Alamance County

After another year of increased foot traffic downtown and minimal violations, Mebane's social district is expanding its hours. It's now open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week.

The Alamance-Burlington School System is exploring potential partnerships with local colleges to bring speech-language pathology programs to the county.

Alamance County assigns trash collection companies based on where residents live. Now, commissioners have approved a limited way for people to opt out of that system.

Alamance County put new trash contracts on hold while commissioners explore whether residents should have more choice over who picks up their garbage.

The controversy comes amid an ongoing debate over parental advisory labels on children’s books.

Surry County commissioners unanimously approved a two-year moratorium on the development of data centers Monday night. Yadkin and Alamance counties have also set public hearings to consider similar pauses.

Governor Josh Stein has announced that the Department of Environmental Quality will dedicate more than $244 million to water infrastructure projects across the state. Officials say these projects will increase resilience against future storms, reduce the contamination of forever chemicals, and replace lead pipes.

The brightly colored, 12-foot, aluminum guitar sculpture symbolizes Currin’s love of music, family and bringing people together.

Portions of Guilford and Alamance counties are now experiencing exceptional drought, the most severe category recognized by the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Alamance-Burlington School System officials say increased operating costs and proposed state raises for teachers are putting a strain on finances.