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Some local residents express concerns about Flock camera use
The proliferation of Flock cameras in some parts of the county has elicited scowls, rather than smiles, from some people who’ve passed in front of the lens. In Burlington, a […]

Flock cameras: Burlington, Graham police chiefs see law enforcement benefits
The police chiefs in Burlington and Graham are holding firm in their use of an AI-enabled technology that has been alternately hailed as breakthrough in policing and condemned as a […]

ACC likely to see bump in budget from change in how state funds community colleges
Alamance Community College officials are projecting that ACC will see an increase in the state-funded portion of its annual budget due to a new funding methodology that ties state funding […]

New drive-thru coffee shop in Mebane gets city’s planning board approval
Mebane’s planning board gave its imprimatur of support to a proposed rezoning of a small portion of a parcel off Wilson Road, across from the Walmart shopping center, for a […]

New plan in Mebane: 120 apartments instead of 51 townhouses on S. 11th Street
Mebane’s planning board has agreed to recommend rezoning for 120 apartments to take the place of a previous rezoning plan approved five years ago for 51 townhouses on about 14 […]

Legal Notices, Thursday, September 17, 2026
For assistance with legal advertising, please call Carol Boney at (336) 228-7851 or send email to: legals@thealamancenews.com Notice of Public Hearing The Board of Aldermen for the Village of […]

Alamance News honored with top state writing, reporting awards
The Alamance News was honored Thursday night with some of the state press associa-tion’s top writing and reporting awards for news coverage during 2025. At the annual convention held in […]

Graham planning board reverses opposition to city’s first gated community
An Ohio developer’s revisions contained in a third set of plans for White Rock Estates, near the corner of Hanford Road and West Moore Street – intended as Graham’s first […]

State report card (Part 2): ABSS improves graduation rates, but still trails region, state
The Alamance-Burlington school system’s on-time graduation rate improved at four high schools over the past year and increased by 1.5 percentage points overall – from 84.5 percent in 2024-2025 to […]

Randy L. Faircloth
Randy L. Faircloth passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at his home in Burlington, NC. A native of Burlington, Randy was born on June 20, 1957. He graduated from […]

Southeast loses hoops duo to TBS
By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Two key members of Southeast Alamance’s Mid-Carolina Conference championship boys’ basketball team from a season ago have transferred. Donnie Fairley and James […]

Southeast edges Southern in wild, high-scoring conference opener
Southeast, Eastern, Cummings roll up TDs on the way to victories By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Freshman Dorian Cruz scored his first varsity points on a short […]