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Democrats tap Baltutis to replace state house district 63 candidate who dropped out
19+ hour, 58+ min ago (899+ words) Less than six months after his election to Burlington's city council, Burlington's former mayor Ian Baltutis has accepted an overture from local Democrats to run for the state's 63rd house district. On Thursday, the executive committee of Alamance County's Democratic Party…...
ALAMANCE NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Comprehensive Coverage of County Manager's Proposed 2026-2027 Budget, Property Tax Rate Increase
19+ hour, 53+ min ago (84+ words) alamancenews. com 114 West Elm Street ALAMANCE NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Comprehensive Coverage of County Manager's Proposed 2026-2027 Budget, Property Tax Rate Increase For the most comprehensive coverage of county government, you need to be reading The Alamance News each week. Here are this…...
Western girls aim for spot in soccer state final; Southern, Southeast fall short in baseball, softball
19+ hour, 59+ min ago (304+ words) Special to The Alamance News Western Alamance's girls' soccer team is the lone Alamance County team still participating in the spring sports postseason. The Warriors need two more victories to repeat as state champions. Top-seeded Western (23-0) faces second-seeded Dixon (18-3-2) on…...
Proposed Budget: Spending Down 1. 2%; Net Cut in Staff: 47
20+ hour, 16+ min ago (649+ words) Alamance County's manager has unveiled a spending plan that would add 2. 25 cents (or nearly 4. 6 percent) to the county's property tax rate to bankroll a package of outlays that are actually 1. 2 percent less than the county's current budget for its general…...
Manager's budget gets mixed verdict from board
20+ hour, 16+ min ago (752+ words) Members of the general public weren't alone in their ambivalence about the proposed budget that county manager Heidi York unfurled on Monday. Equally mixed was the reaction from Alamance County's commissioners " especially when it came to York's recommendation for a…...
County Residents Put in Their Two Cents Even Before Proposed Budget Is Released
20+ hour, 17+ min ago (1033+ words) The will of the general public is theoretically the driving force behind every decision made by Alamance County's top brass. But the public's role was unusually conspicuous this week when county manager Heidi York presented the board of commissioners with…...
Manager Blames Post-reval Tax Rate for Current Revenue Crisis
20+ hour, 35+ min ago (714+ words) Alamance County's manager Heidi York insisted that it wasn't simply bad luck that has led to the financial predicament which she identified in her budget presentation to the county's governing board. Instead, the county manager pointed to some crucial decisions…...
Manager's Warning: Don't Keep Using Fund Balance
20+ hour, 35+ min ago (169+ words) We cannot continue to drain our fund balance." " County manager Heidi York Alamance County's manager Heidi York has insisted that the dose of tough love she recommends for the county's departments and agencies is meant to relieve a very real…...
Burlington council OKs new fee structure for "rain tax" while cutting $1 from current fee for homeowners
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (612+ words) After many a spurt and start, Burlington's elected leaders have released the nozzle on a new rate structure for a municipal fee that pays for the city's efforts to curb rain runoff and flooding. The city council reached a consensus…...
Mebane planning board recommends rezoning for insurance agency
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (341+ words) Mebane's planning board has voted unanimously to recommend rezoning property at 203 South Fifth Street from R-12 to neighborhood business to allow an insurance agency to operate out of the existing single-family home. Nicole Cockerman, an insurance agent with State Farm, had…...