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The Alamance News
Published October 01Has Democratic Party pulled support from county commissioner candidate Sean Ewing?
QUESTION: Has the Alamance County Democratic Party pulled its support from Sean C. Ewing’s campaign for Alamance County’s board of commissioners? ANSWER: It appears that Sean Ewing really is persona […]
The Alamance News
Published October 01Visiting judge dismisses long-running lawsuit over parking dispute at Mebane’s Manorfield subdivision
A visiting superior court judge from Wake County has permanently dismissed a long-running lawsuit over parking restrictions in common areas within the Manorfield subdivision in Mebane. James Crandall, who owns […]
The Alamance News
Published October 01Commissioners OK adding DSS staff ahead of new Medicaid mandates
Alamance County’s commissioners have signed off on a plan that will allow the county’s department of social service to add 11 staff members to meet forthcoming federal requirements for the […]
The Alamance News
Published September 27Commissioners postpone decision on trash, recycling contracts
Alamance County’s leaders may be about to scrap the longstanding policy that gives certain trash haulers the exclusive right to pick up curbside trash and recyclables in unincorporated parts of […]
The Alamance News
Published September 27Pardon of innocence first step to seeking payment for wrongful conviction
A pardon of innocence, like the one that then-Governor Roy Cooper issued in November 2024 to Mark Crotts, is a required first step for someone who intends to seek restitution […]
The Alamance News
Published September 24City offers $23K to settle court battles with local boarding house owner
The city of Burlington has agreed to settle a pair of legal disputes with a former boarding house operator who took the city to court after winding up on the […]
The Alamance News
Published September 24Mark Crotts, whose 3 successive murder trials captured county in 1990s before final not guilty verdict, now suing sheriff’s office
1st trial (1992): found guilty, verdict overturned; 2nd trial (1995): hung jury; All Posts 3rd trial (1997): not guilty An Alamance County man who was convicted in October 1992 for […]
The Alamance News
Published September 20Graham city council votes 4-1 to redirect $338K in remaining grant funds for downtown waterline replacements
Graham’s city council has voted 4-1 to redirect approximately $338,000 in remaining proceeds that had been included in the previous state budget to replace waterlines and decorative planters in the […]
The Alamance News
Published September 20Burlington city council endorses special property tax to raise funds for nonprofit rescue unit
Burlington’s leaders have lent their support to a new property tax that would help bankroll a volunteer force that provides specialized rescue services throughout Alamance County. During their latest meeting […]
The Alamance News
Published September 17Council closes in on new regulations for RVs in Elon
Elon’s municipal leaders have let out the clutch on some potential new rules that could replace the town’s relatively stringent restrictions on recreational vehicles, campers, and other motorized juggernauts. The […]
The Alamance News
Published September 17Staff instructed by city council to draft new ordinance allowing backyard chickens
Burlington’s city council has given the city’s planning staff free range to develop a new policy that would enable the city’s residents to keep small flocks of hens in the […]
The Alamance News
Published September 17Other areas in N.C. have had second thoughts, decided to remove Flock cameras
Despite the high praise that many law enforcement officials have for Flock Safety’s technology, a growing number of agencies across North Carolina have ended, or at the very least rolled […]