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Alamance County, North Carolina
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About Alamance, NC

Population
Approximately 171,415 residents
County Seat
Graham, North Carolina
Coverage Area
435 square miles in central North Carolina

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Graham council reallocates $600,000 state grant for beacons and park plan

Graham council reallocates $600,000 state grant for beacons and park plan

Graham reallocates $600,000 state grant to pedestrian flashing beacons and park relocation planning, altering Court Squa...

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Government

Graham council approves moving Sesquicentennial Park to West Elm

Graham council approves moving Sesquicentennial Park to West Elm

Graham city council voted 4-1 to relocate Sesquicentennial Park to a museum parking lot, expanding event capacity but re...

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Government

Renovation costs for LabCorp site threaten Elon town hall plan

Renovation costs for LabCorp site threaten Elon town hall plan

Due-diligence found asbestos, roof and HVAC problems at a LabCorp building, raising potential renovation costs to roughl...

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Education

Elon earns Carnegie community engagement classification, boosting local partnerships

Elon earns Carnegie community engagement classification, boosting local partnerships

Elon University received the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, recognizing strong campus ties to Alamance Co...

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Government

Mebane Man, Former Durham Officer Sentenced to 3 Years for Welfare-Check Assault

Mebane Man, Former Durham Officer Sentenced to 3 Years for Welfare-Check Assault

Mebane residents will learn that a former Durham officer living in Collington Farms was sentenced to three years in fede...

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Education

Free Elon course aims to bridge campus-community divide in Alamance

Free Elon course aims to bridge campus-community divide in Alamance

Elon launched a free Winter Term HealthEU course that sends students into Alamance County to volunteer, learn and suppor...

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Education

Cummings star Diamond Moore signs with Jacksonville State University

Cummings star Diamond Moore signs with Jacksonville State University

Cummings senior Diamond Moore committed to Jacksonville State University, a local track milestone that highlights redist...

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Education

Alamance officials, ABSS present improvements amid academic concerns

Alamance officials, ABSS present improvements amid academic concerns

County commissioners and the Alamance-Burlington school board met with legislators to review finances, facilities, and p...

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Education

Elon's two-year tie links Alamance to national coaching stage

Elon's two-year tie links Alamance to national coaching stage

An Indiana head coach once spent two years on Elon’s staff, connecting the university to national coaching conversations...

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Education

ABSS board advances rezoning, teacher pathways, school security upgrades

ABSS board advances rezoning, teacher pathways, school security upgrades

ABSS reviewed rezoning plans, approved a $1.4 million teacher leadership grant, and okayed safety upgrades and student t...

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Community

Graham honors two men who saved neighbor from house fire

Graham honors two men who saved neighbor from house fire

Two men awakened and rescued a woman from a burning house on Nov. 29; Graham officials praised their quick action as lif...

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Education

Elon Law seeks ABA approval for Charlotte J.D. campus

Elon Law seeks ABA approval for Charlotte J.D. campus

Elon Law applied to the ABA to open a full-time Charlotte J.D. program starting fall 2027. The expansion aims to add sea...

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Education

Eastern Alamance names alumna Marisa Camuto new girls' soccer coach

Eastern Alamance names alumna Marisa Camuto new girls' soccer coach

Marisa Camuto, an Eastern Alamance alumna and ICU nurse, was hired as the girls' soccer coach, preserving continuity aft...

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Community

Haw River Assembly Plans 36th Annual Clean-Up-A-Thon on March 21

Haw River Assembly Plans 36th Annual Clean-Up-A-Thon on March 21

The Haw River Assembly will host its 36th Annual Clean-Up-A-Thon on Saturday, March 21, 2026, mobilizing volunteers acro...

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Government

Mebane council honors three new Eagle Scouts, highlights youth civic pipeline

Mebane council honors three new Eagle Scouts, highlights youth civic pipeline

Mebane city council recognized three local youths as Eagle Scouts, underscoring the role of scouting in preparing commun...

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Government

Graham Council to Meet at Elections Office Despite Mayor's Objection; Recording Planned

Graham Council to Meet at Elections Office Despite Mayor's Objection; Recording Planned

Graham city council will meet at the county elections office despite the mayor's objection; the meeting will not be live...

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Community

Double murder trial of suspect with Eastern Alamance ties begins

Double murder trial of suspect with Eastern Alamance ties begins

Jury selection is under way in the killings of Devin Clark and Lyric Woods, a case raising questions about juvenile pros...

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Education

Southeast Alamance stars Quidachay and Lloyd win Stallion Stampede titles

Southeast Alamance stars Quidachay and Lloyd win Stallion Stampede titles

Southeast Alamance juniors Janiyah Quidachay and Katie Lloyd captured individual titles at the Stallion Stampede, boosti...

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Government

State board upholds Kernodle Center as Burlington early voting site

State board upholds Kernodle Center as Burlington early voting site

The N.C. Board of Elections confirmed Kernodle Center as an early voting location after a split local vote. The ruling d...

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Government

Graham Planning Board to Meet Jan. 20 at 6:30 p.m.; Agenda Posted

Graham Planning Board to Meet Jan. 20 at 6:30 p.m.; Agenda Posted

Graham planning board will meet tonight at 6:30 p.m. in council chambers; the agenda was posted Jan. 14. Residents are e...

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Government

Johnson re-elected sheriff; commissioners and school board winners named

Johnson re-elected sheriff; commissioners and school board winners named

Terry S. Johnson won re-election as Alamance County sheriff with about 59.18% of the vote, and county commission and sch...

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Government

Mebane man accused of setting neighbor’s fence ablaze, smashing window, resisting deputies

Mebane man accused of setting neighbor’s fence ablaze, smashing window, resisting deputies

A Mebane man allegedly set a neighbor’s temporary fence on fire after a noise complaint, then smashed a window and resis...

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Healthcare

Cone Health posts urgent care and clinical jobs for Mebane area

Cone Health posts urgent care and clinical jobs for Mebane area

Cone Health advertised multiple clinical openings in mid-January for MedCenter Mebane and regional urgent care, signalin...

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Government

Alamance Judges Urge State to Fund GPS Ankle Monitor Program

Alamance Judges Urge State to Fund GPS Ankle Monitor Program

Alamance judges urged the state to fund a GPS ankle-monitor program that tracks alleged offenders in domestic violence a...

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Education

LaChapelle reaches 1,000 points as Southeast rolls, coach Sarratt hits 200 wins

LaChapelle reaches 1,000 points as Southeast rolls, coach Sarratt hits 200 wins

LaChapelle scored 12 to reach 1,000 career points in Southeast's 55-26 win, and coach Amy Sarratt notched her 200th care...

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Healthcare

Burlington First Responders Rescue Same Man From Port-a-John Third Time

Burlington First Responders Rescue Same Man From Port-a-John Third Time

A man was freed from a portable toilet in a Rauhut Street parking lot on Jan. 18 after bystanders heard him shouting; of...

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Government

Elon Continues Water Line Inventory; No Lead Found, 66 Galvanized Pipes

Elon Continues Water Line Inventory; No Lead Found, 66 Galvanized Pipes

Elon continues an inventory of water service lines; no lead piping has been found and 66 galvanized pipes were identifie...

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Government

Graham Announces Jan. 20 Budget Planning Session, Offices Closed Jan. 19

Graham Announces Jan. 20 Budget Planning Session, Offices Closed Jan. 19

Graham posted a notice of a budget planning session set for Jan. 20 at 8:15 a.m. at the Alamance County Board of Electio...

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Community

Alamance Libraries Launch Winter Reading Program with Free Books

Alamance Libraries Launch Winter Reading Program with Free Books

Alamance County Libraries announced on Jan. 8 that its Winter Reading 2026 program will run from Jan. 20 through Feb. 21...

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