Partial eclipse passes over Elon
Updated as of 5:36 p.m. on April 9 to include video of the eclipse from Elon University's campus.
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Updated as of 5:36 p.m. on April 9 to include video of the eclipse from Elon University's campus.
During a press conference held in Graham on April 4, an emotional Terry Johnson — Alamance County sheriff — announced that authorities found the suspect in the 1979 murder of then 20-year-old Tammy Aldridge. The suspect in the case was Gary Lane Laframboise, who died in 2020 in South Carolina.
Updated as of 6:09 p.m. on March 20 to include more photos from the event.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was the first in a long line of plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Alamance County and its Board of Commissioners for protecting the Confederate monument located in front of the county courthouse in Graham.
Hours after being sworn in as Interim Superintendent of the Alamance-Burlington School System, Bill Harrison was welcomed into his role by members of the Alamance County Board of Commissioners during their meeting on March 18. He replaced former Superintendent Dain Butler who resigned earlier this month.
Updated as of 7:07 p.m. on March 14 to include video.
Updated as of 10:56 p.m. on March 5 to include comment from those at the event, as well as additional photos.
Updated as of 11:46 p.m. on March 2 to include comment from event attendees, as well as a photo gallery.
Updated as of 3:43 p.m. on March 1 to include when the ABSS School Board is scheduled to further discuss the budget.
Updated as of 11:36 p.m. on March 5 to include video from the vigil.
The Alamance-Burlington School System discussed a revised financial reduction plan at a work session held Tuesday, Feb. 13, days after State Sen. Amy Galey requested an investigation into the school system’s finances.
Authorities from the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office reported they found human remains near Travis Creek and the Haw River on Jan. 31. The discovery occurred during a missing-person search for 19-year-old Elon resident Antwain McDaniel. The remains were identified to be McDaniel shortly after 6 p.m.
The 2024 “first in the nation” presidential primary in New Hampshire marked a deviation from precedent, where both Republicans and Democrats would host their respective primary elections in the Granite State. But this year, the primary for the Democrats officially shifted to South Carolina, while the Republican primary remained in New Hampshire.
The Alamance County Sheriff’s Office announced Dec. 7 that three adult males were arrested and charged on Dec. 6 and 7 for the Carolina Mill fire along Haw River. The mill burned on Nov. 25, with hot spots lingering through the night to Nov. 26.
The Alamance County Sheriff's Office provided an update Dec. 5 on the cause of the Culp Weaving Mill fire at 300 E. Parker St. in Graham, which occurred overnight Nov. 12 to 13. This was the first of two Alamance County mill fires in November, with the Carolina Mill burning on Nov. 25. The Culp Weaving Mill also caught fire in October 2022.
Despite forecasts for rain, Graham was able to hold their 62nd annual Christmas parade. The parade route began on North Main Street and continued south toward Court Square and down South Main Street.
Elon University faculty members listened to a presentation by Dean Nicole Guajardo from Christopher Newport University inside upstairs Lakeside on Nov. 30. This comes as the university is looking for a new dean to helm Elon College, College of Arts and Sciences starting fall 2024.
All Elon University students will see an increase in parking permit rates next academic year. For regular permits, the rates will increase from $160 to $225, except for Global Neighborhood lot permits which will increase from $50 to $100.
Luminaries lined sidewalks in three of Elon University’s major sections including the Historic neighborhood, Under the Oaks and the Lambert Academic Village.
For a second day, Alamance County fire crews responded to the Carolina Mill along Haw River, as hotspots from the prior day flared back up. A blaze on Nov. 25 destroyed the historic structure located at 2058 Carolina Mill Road. Vehicle traffic on both Carolina Mill Road and Carolina Road was impacted.