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(11/11/15 5:16pm)
The North Carolina Supreme Court upheld a state law that prohibits registered sex offenders from using social media sites, including Facebook. The ban applies to sites that minors can join, and its goal is to protect children under 18 from registered sex offenders, according to a Raleigh News & Observer report. Opponents of the law contend it hinders registered sex offenders’ ability to re-enter society. More than 14,000 people are in the state’s Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry database, according to the report.
(11/12/15 9:15pm)
The Town of Elon’s water tower is being reconstructed to bring the design up to industry standard. This means increased safety and efficiency for the utilities employees who man the tower as well as increased cell coverage for Elon’s citizens.
(11/09/15 9:37pm)
Holding up a piece of colored paper the instructor declares, "Yellow. Amarillo." A chorus of 4 year olds sitting crosslegged in a circle around her repeat, "Yellow. Amarillo."
(11/09/15 3:05pm)
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(11/04/15 2:59pm)
Howard Coble, 84, died Nov. 3, 2015, in Greensboro after an extended hospital stay.
(11/04/15 6:22am)
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(11/03/15 5:11am)
The town of Elon's Board of Aldermen approved annexation for the Schar Convocation Center. This allows the property of North Williamson Avenue behind Elon University's Hunt Softball Field to become property of the Town of Elon and Elon University. Before, the land was only a part of the county, but not the town.
(11/04/15 1:37am)
Elon Town Center was sold Oct. 30 by local EDG Properties, LLC to New Market Strategies, a firm of investors based out of Stuart, Florida.
(10/30/15 3:43am)
The U.S. Justice Department is allowing Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson to receive federal funds after a court dismissed allegations that he ordered deputies to violate the civil rights of Hispanic residents.
(10/29/15 4:31pm)
As of September 30, there have been over 8,000 alcohol related crashes in North Carolina in 2015 and 288 of them resulted in fatalities.
(10/26/15 7:41pm)
It turns out that man's best friend can do more than play fetch and roll over.
(10/26/15 1:25pm)
The TickleMyRibs parking lot was packed over the weekend when the owners raised money for Little Pink Houses for Hope. The now annual "Q for the Cure" brought the community together to help families of cancer patients. The goal for the event was to raise $25,000.
(10/20/15 9:52pm)
An Elon University alumnus has accused Tony Caruso, the owner of Tony’s Pubs-N-Subs, of punching him in the mouth after an altercation over a sandwich early Oct. 17.
(10/19/15 2:07pm)
It's called The Presidential Task Force on Campus Social Climate and out of Class Engagement. It's also known as President Lambert's Passion Project. According to Dr. Naeemah Clark, the co-chair of the task force, the idea started when Lambert was talking to students around campus.
(10/15/15 3:43am)
Governor Pat McCrory and several legislators celebrated the preservation of historic tax credits in front of a large crowd at the Burlington Depot this afternoon.
(10/12/15 10:50pm)
It may have drizzled over Alamance County on Saturday, but the more than 1,000 people gathered at the Historic Train Depot & Amphitheater paid little attention to the rain. What was on their minds, instead, were rainbow flags and making history.
(10/09/15 12:20pm)
The U.S. Attorney’s Office is investigating the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, according to a Sept. 25 News & Observer report. Under criminal investigation are contracts for a consulting firm hired by the department and high-ranking employees. The federal office subpoenaed the department for information on more than 30 employees and contracts in late July, according to the report.
(10/12/15 2:17pm)
The City of Burlington Water Resources Department is asking for volunteers to clean trash and debris from Little Alamance Creek Oct. 31. Volunteers will meet at 8 a.m. in the parking lot of the city’s Water and Sewer Pipe Maintenance Building, located at 1103 S. Mebane St. For more information or to volunteer, contact stormwater@ci.burlington.nc.us or 336-222-5140.
(10/12/15 1:20pm)
Burlington will host one of the meetings of the North Carolina Tea Party Constitutional Caucus Oct. 17. On-site registration begins 9 a.m. at Holly Hill Mall and Business Center, located at 309 Huffman Mill Road. According to the caucus website, its mission is to find a U.S. presidential candidate and a North Carolina senatorial grassroots candidate who “embrace limited government, individual rights, fiscal responsibility and free markets, and who represent the citizens of the State and not special interests.” The Burlington meeting is one of several that the group is holding across the state on the same date. More information can be found on the caucus website.
(10/06/15 3:31pm)
The friendly faces behind the counter serving you cookies, sandwiches and coffee at Acorn are often thought of as just workers with some southern sweetness. One Acorn employee, Kathryn has been working in the coffee shop for over 10 years. One night, she told two Elon students her dream of taking her family to Disney World. The two girls saw the passion and heart Kathryn put into each shift, even when they lasted until 2 a.m. Lucy Smith-Williams, a freshman, and Taylor Zisholtz, a junior, decided they needed to help.
