RECIPES
A Twist on Traditional Burgers
(Family Features) Warm weather and grilling go hand-in-hand, and few dishes say summer like burgers. While traditional beef patties come to mind for many,...
NAMES IN THE NEWS
Future superintendent welcomed back home
Pictured from left to right are: Alamance-Burlington school board chairman Sandy Ellington-Graves, vice chairman Patsy Simpson, and the new ABSS superintendent, Dr. Dain Butler,...
Burlington hires Graham native, city resident as new Downtown Manager
Erin McClure Nettles has been hired to be Burlington’s next Downtown Manager. In this role, Nettles will be responsible for working with downtown merchants,...
Student writers selected for awards
The Burlington Writers Club annually sponsors the Student Writing Contest to recognize exceptional student writers in Alamance County.
An award ceremony was recently held at...
Audience member offers spontaneous donation after board balks at nonprofit’s plea for bailout
A spontaneous pledge from an audience member spared Alamance County’s governing board from having to deny a financial lifeline to a local nonprofit group...
Area students earn honors in Piedmont Regional Youth Cattle Working Contest
Twenty-seven students recently competed in the Piedmont Regional Youth Cattle Working Contest that was held at the Alamance County Cattlemen’s Association Livestock Facility in...
OPINION
Mebane: prioritizing city bureaucrats over taxpayers – as usual
Mebane city manager Chris Rollins unveiled his proposed budget for the city this week. And it’s a real whopper in terms of spending levels...
What’s the purpose of county government?
We’ve become convinced that many of the people attending the semi-monthly county commissioners’ meetings of late – especially those with their hands out to...
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