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08/31/2024

ELON TOWN COUNCIL UPS RATES FOR ITS MAGNOLIA CEMETERY, HOPING TO SLOW DEPLETION OF AVAILABLE GRAVE SITES. Town council will continue to allow non-residents to buy plots, but at much higher rates than residents will pay (although theirs will also go up). Read details in this week's (August 29) edition of The Alamance News.

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Officials in Elon hope that a newly-approved price hike for grave plots will seal the lid on a buying frenzy that has consumed much of the available space in the […]

08/31/2024

A SLICE OF ALAMANCE CROSSING SHOPPING CENTER HAS BEEN SOLD. Read more in this week's (August 29) edition of The Alamance News.

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A commercial real estate firm in Raleigh has purchased a 17,200 square-foot outparcel at Alamance Crossing shopping center in west Burlington that consists of approximately seven retail spaces, one of […]

08/31/2024

NEW, CONTROVERSIAL TITLE IX REGULATIONS, WITH LGBTQ PROVISIONS, BROUGHT OUT SUPPORTING AND OPPOSING VIEWS BEFORE ABSS SCHOOL BOARD THIS WEEK. Read each side's perspective in this week's (August 29) edition of The Alamance News.

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A majority of the nine public speakers who addressed Alamance-Burlington school board members Monday night about the new Title IX policy adopted two weeks ago said they support the expanded […]

08/31/2024

BUCKHORN FLEA MARKET TRIES TO FIND NEW, SMALLER HOME ON OUTSKIRTS OF GREEN LEVEL. Many residents are opposed as evidenced by anti-flea market signs throughout the area; planning board to take up rezoning request next week, town council on September 12.

Read details in this week's (August 29) edition, now on sale across Alamance County.

A rural byway near the town of Green Level has become the unlikely battleground over a plan to resurrect a flea market that was recently ejected from its long-time abode […]

08/31/2024

DUKE'S DEFENSE STIFLES ELON, WHICH FALLS 26-3 IN DURHAM.

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Elon’s offense was repelled at about every turn Friday night in a 26-3 loss at Duke to open the football season in […]

08/26/2024

ACE SPEEDWAY WINS (AGAIN), THIS TIME AT STATE SUPREME COURT, IN EFFORT TO SUE STATE OVER DISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT DURING COVID PANDEMIC. State singled out Altamahaw race track, whose owners criticized state's handling of crowds during pandemic, according to the speedway's lawsuit, which can now go forward.

The highest court in North Carolina has waved the green flag with a lawsuit that the owners of ACE Speedway initially lodged four years ago over the state’s allegedly selective […]

08/25/2024

PEEWEE FOOTBALL IS FOCUS OF PUBLIC COMMENTS AND CONCERNS DURING MOST RECENT COMMISSIONERS' MEETING. Parents concerned that program is shrinking. Read much more in this week's (August 22) edition of The Alamance News.

Alamance County’s leaders were nearly thrown off their game this week when a group of concerned parents confronted them about rumors that the county’s recreation department has decided to phase […]

08/25/2024

GET YOUR COPY OF OUR 2024 ALAMANCE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEW SPECIAL SECTION - in this week's (August 22) edition of The Alamance News. A great Sunday read that will bring you up to date on county's seven high school teams and their prospects for 2024 season.

08/25/2024

COMMISSIONERS DECIDE ON $37 MILLION EXPANSION OF JUDGE J.B. ALLEN, JR. COURT HOUSE. Penny tax increase on the horizon in two years to help pay for it. Read more in this week's (August 22) edition of The Alamance News.

It may have pleased the courts – and it certainly gladdened the local court system’s top brass – when Alamance County’s commissioners signed off on a long-ruminated expansion of the […]

08/25/2024

BURLINGTON COPS NAMED TOPS IN N.C. Read more about the statewide honor in this week's (August 22) edition of The Alamance News.

It was a good time to be “blue” in Burlington this week as the city’s finest were hailed as the finest in North Carolina by one of the state’s leading […]

08/25/2024

CUMMINGS HAS A WEALTH OF TALENT COMPETING FOR QB POSITION; last year's quarterback is also effective as a running back, his original position before filling in under center last year. Read more on the team's strategy in this week's (August 24) edition of The Alamance News.

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News On the surface it appeared that Devin Witherspoon, who developed into a clutch performer for Cummings last year, would be a player […]

08/25/2024

SOUTHERN ALAMANCE RUNNING BACKS: they can run up the middle, around the sides, but a new mix of running weapons continues a ground game of proven success. Read about them in this week's (August 24) edition of The Alamance News.

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Southern Alamance needs a replenishment of running backs to keep its potent ground attack at full speed ahead. The Patriots want to […]

08/25/2024

SOUTHEAST QUARTERBACK, FORMERLY AT SOUTHERN, FOCUSES ON FUTURE WITH NEW TEAM. Read more about Landon Dodson in this week's (August 22) edition of The Alamance News.

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By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News For Landon Dodson, his focus is on what’s ahead with his new team. Dodson left Southern Alamance in the spring, enrolling for […]

08/25/2024

ARE YOU UP ON LATEST HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL? First games were Friday night. Here's the rundown: Read game summaries here:
Southern over Graham - https://bit.ly/3YY1PCQ

Cummings, Southeast win; Eastern, Western, and Williams lose in home field openers: https://bit.ly/4fVpNEL

MORE LOCAL SPORTS COVERAGE about Alamance County teams than you'll find anywhere else. Subscribe online for unlimited access.

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Southern Alamance used a familiar formula under a new coach and the result was just the way the Patriots like it. Southern […]

08/25/2024

WILLIAMS BOYS, BCA GIRLS WIN COUNTY CROSS COUNTRY MEETS. Read more in Sunday Sports Special online today:

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News The Williams boys and the Burlington Christian Academy girls were the team winners in the Alamance County Cross Country Championships on August […]

08/23/2024

GRAHAM HAS NEW COACH, NEW OPTIMISM FOR 2024 FOOTBALL SEASON. Biggest first challenge: Southern Alamance visits Friday night. Read about team's outlook for 2024 in this week's (Aug. 22) edition of The Alamance News.

And subscribe so you can keep up with each week's results – for Graham and other Alamance County teams.

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Graham’s football team has been in this situation often in recent seasons: the Red Devils hope their 2024 story takes a different […]

08/23/2024

EXPECTATIONS HIGH AT WILLIAMS WITH DUKE-DESTINED QUARTERBACK: Season begins tomorrow in Burlington. Read about team's outlook for 2024 in this week's (Aug. 22) edition of The Alamance News.

And subscribe so you can keep up with each week's results – for Williams and other Alamance County teams.

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News All the nice things being said about the Williams football team are like a return to a past era for the Bulldogs. […]

08/23/2024

FIRST-YEAR PROGRAM'S SUCCESS AT SOUTHEAST ALAMANCE SURPRISED OPPONENTS IN 2023; CAN TEAM MATCH HIGH EXPECTATIONS IN 2024? Finding out begins tomorrow night at school's stadium with visiting Orange High School.

Read about team's outlook for 2024 in this week's (Aug. 22) edition of The Alamance News. And subscribe so you can keep up with each week's results – for Southeast and other Alamance County teams.

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News The second football season for Southeast Alamance won’t seem so new. After an astonishing amount of success a year ago in their […]

08/23/2024

WESTERN ALAMANCE REBUILDS IN 2024 AFTER 26 SENIOR PLAYERS GRADUATED. Read all about it in this week's (Aug. 22) edition of The Alamance News. And subscribe so you can keep up with each week's results – for Western and other Alamance County teams.

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News This is looking like a season of transition for Western Alamance. But the Warriors hope it will be trending in the right […]

08/23/2024

SOUTHERN ALAMANCE HAS HAD FOOTBALL SUCCESS RUNNING THE BALL YEAR AFTER YEAR. Team has a new coach for 2024, but he and team seem ready to deploy the same, successful ground game of the past. Read all about it in this week's (Aug. 22) edition of The Alamance News. And subscribe so you can keep up with each week's results – for Southern and other Alamance County teams.

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Even with a new coach, Southern Alamance isn’t much interested in a lot of change for the 2024 season. The program’s momentum […]

08/23/2024

CUMMINGS HAD WINNING SEASONS AND SPECTACULAR PERFORMANCES WITH HIGHLY-RECRUITED STAR RUNNING BACK JONATHAN PAYLOR. But Paylor is now at N.C. State. So coach David Grimm is developing new weapons. Read preview story on this year's team in this week's (Aug. 22) edition of The Alamance News, now on sale across Alamance County.

And subscribe so you can keep up with each week's results – for Cummings and other Alamance County teams.

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Cummings won’t look the same as in past seasons, but that isn’t going to deter the Cavaliers. “Everything will be good,” said […]

08/23/2024

EASTERN READIES FOR NEW SEASON WITH A NEW COACH: First game Friday in Mebane with Eastern Randolph. Read preview story on 2024 team and its new coach, Mitch Mitchener - in this week's (Aug. 22) edition and online here. And subscribe so you can keep up with each week's results – for Eastern and other Alamance County teams.

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Let’s just get this out of the way: The upcoming season will be different for Eastern Alamance. The Eagles will be playing […]

08/22/2024

BURLINGTON POLICE CHIEF, SHERIFF EXPRESS CONCERNS ABOUT SERIOUSNESS OF GUN THEFTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE INVOLVING JUVENILES. Read more in this week's (Aug. 22) edition, now on sale across Alamance County.

The office of Alamance County’s sheriff has teamed up with the county’s largest municipal police force to warn area residents about some disconcerting trends in the illegal guns that are […]

08/22/2024

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL? Our second annual High School Football Preview Special Section is out - in this week's (Aug. 22) edition. Pick one up at your local grocery or convenience store. Can't find one (if you wait too long)? Or proud Mommas and Grandmas who need extras for your scrapbooks and relatives, we'll have some extras at the news office, 114 West Elm Street, Graham.

08/20/2024

SENIOR RESIDENT SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE ANNOUNCES PLAN TO RETIRE OCT. 1. Timing will allow Democratic governor Roy Cooper to appoint replacement for remaining two years of his eight-year term. Read more here:

As anticipation continues to mount over this fall’s Presidential election, one of Alamance County’s superior court judges has sprung what amounts to an “October surprise” ahead of November’s big vote. […]

08/20/2024

GIBSONVILLE MAYOR ANNOUNCES HE WILL STEP DOWN IN DECEMBER – UNLESS HE CHANGES HIS MIND. He's served the town for 23 years as mayor, 8 as an alderman, and 5 as planning board member, but Lenny Williams, now 90, is ready to retire, he announced Monday night during board of aldermen meeting.

Gibsonville mayor Leonard “Lenny” Williams announced at the end of Monday night’s board of aldermen meeting that he may step down from his post at the end of December – […]

08/18/2024

MORE COUNTY NEWS: There’s only one newspaper that provides comprehensive coverage of county government. You need to be reading The Alamance News every week (in print) and every day (online) to keep up with what’s going on in Alamance County government.
• Tax administrator resigns, two tax department employees fired: https://bit.ly/4dOEese
• Commissioners to consider contract for county attorney: https://bit.ly/3WOPiig
• Commissioner candidates: how much money have they raised for 2024 races: https://bit.ly/4e5UAx5

Alamance County’s tax administrator has abruptly resigned from his post after more than a decade at the head of the county’s tax office. Jeremy Akins ultimately hung up his lanyard […]

08/18/2024

MORE GRAHAM NEWS: More hometown coverage of county seat news than you’ll find anywhere else. See, for instance, these stories from this week’s edition:
• City council takes first step toward restoring “Arts ‘Round the Square” in 2025: https://bit.ly/3WMtHHn
• Soliciting, panhandling spark concerns in Graham: https://bit.ly/4dtkniB
Subscribe now so you’ll be aware of what’s happening in Graham.

Graham’s city council gave its recreation department the go-ahead to proceed with plans to resurrect Graham’s most famous street festival, Arts ‘Round the Square, next spring. Obliquely listed as a […]

08/18/2024

MORE MEBANE NEWS: The Alamance News provides more coverage of what’s going on in Mebane than any other source. MORE on city council, planning board, business news. Subscribe today so you’ll know the latest. And catch up with recent activity in Mebane by reading these stories:
• Two new subdivisions get favorable recommendations from planning board; to be considered by Mebane city council on September 9: https://bit.ly/3YPUOnE
• Planning board votes new chairman, vice chairman: https://bit.ly/3yFfCn5
• Three incentives packages, ranging from $7,250 to $1.1 million, approved by city council for industrial expansions: https://bit.ly/3YPQWmr
• One Mebane employee fired, two police officers and a firefighter disciplined, during past year: https://bit.ly/3YOpnKk

Mebane’s planning board unanimously approved two rezoning proposals Monday night on the eastern side of the city in western Orange County. One subdivision plan proposes to build 106 single-family houses […]

08/18/2024

HOW MUCH HAVE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CANDIDATES RAISED FOR THEIR 2024 RACES. Read details on each of six candidates – three Republicans and three Democrats. All in this week's (August 15) edition of The Alamance News.

The contenders for Alamance County’s board of commissioners seem to be having vastly different degrees of success in obtaining funds for their respective political campaigns. These incongruous efforts are apparent […]

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Videos

Paving along South Main Street in Graham

DOT crews have completed much of the work south of the interstate, now concentrating on area between interstate and Historic Court House.

"Embracing Peace" statue leaving after almost 3 years in Graham

The 25-foot tall statue, weighing 16,000 pounds, finally leaving. Its 6-month stay was extended due to Covid-19, one of the few benefits of the pandemic.

MAJOR PROJECT PLANNED FOR CHERRY LANE IN GRAHAM.

ALAMANCE NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Information can only be found in this week's (August 11) edition.

Eastern soph drives in 2 runs on a triple to put team up over Western 5-0. See more: https://bit.ly/3gBqLK2

ALAMANCE GIRLS SOFTBALL HIGHLIGHT FROM THE WEEK: EASTERN OVER WESTERN, 5-0. Watch this video as Eastern sophomore drives home two runs on a triple to right field to extend the Eagles’ lead to 5-0. See more – story, additional video, and photographs – at: https://bit.ly/3gBqLK2

REP. MARK WALKER HONORS ELECTIONS DIRECTOR KATHY HOLLAND FOR 30 YEARS OF SERVICE

Rainy night before scheduled march and demonstration in Graham

It's quiet in downtown Graham Friday night, but Saturday a crowd marching from Burlingon, expected to be between 500-2,000, will converge on Court Square in Graham.

CUMMINGS HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND POPULAR AT GRAHAM CHRISTMAS PARADE

With lively marching and dance steps – and vibrant sound – Cummings High School’s marching band was a favorite during Dec. 7, 2019 Graham Christmas Parade. More videos and photos from the page to be posted within next 24 hours.

Highlight of MEBANE CHRISTMAS PARADE: N.C. A&T BLUE AND GOLD MARCHING MACHINE (Dec. 6, 2019)

MEBANE CHRISTMAS PARADE HIGHLIGHT: N.C. A&T MARCHING BAND, THE BLUE AND GOLD MARCHING MACHINE. The high-stepping marching band from Greensboro is always a crowd favorite, and Friday night (Dec. 6) was no exception. Loud, proud, and in perfect step and rhythm, they led off Mebane’s annual Christmas Parade. If you couldn't be there, this excerpt may be the next best thing to start getting you in the Christmas spirit.

Mebane tribute to city's retiring mayor Glendel Stephenson

Mebane city hall named in honor of 35-year veteran mayor during Mon. reception. Incoming mayor Ed Hooks reads (excerpts from) a resolution of appreciation, culminating in the naming of Glendel Stephenson Municipal Building.

RIBBON-CUTTING AT GRAND RE-OPENING OF GRAHAM HISTORICAL MUSEUM, Thursday afternoon, May 9, 2019

Fresh paint, new exhibits, new library are among the changes at the Graham Historical Museum, 135 West Elm Street in Graham. The Museum is free and open to the public every Friday and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Group tours are available by appointment. For information call 336-506-7644.

WESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND IN GIBSONVILLE CHRISTMAS PARADE 2018

Gibsonville streets (West Main Street and Burlington Avenue) were filled Sat., Dec. 8, with Christmas music from Western Alamance Middle School Band. Listen and watch here.

WESTERN ALAMANCE HIGH SCHOOL BAND IN GIBSONVILLE CHRISTMAS PARADE 2018

Listen to 1½ minutes of Western High School Band's Christmas music as the band marched along Burlington Avenue during 2018 Gibsonville Christmas Parade (from Sat., Dec. 8) during this video.