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&&& Greensboro interim police chief: 'Don't hesitate to call' when situations appear to be out of control

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Nov 2, 2022

Greensboro Interim Police Chief Teresa Biffle is reminding residents not to feel shy about calling police about an activity that they suspect could turn into something worse.

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'Criminal charges will be brought' after fight at local high school

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Oct 20, 2022

A knife was found on a student involved in a fight at Eastern Alamance High School in Mebane.

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Jean Kaplan, president of Alamance Artists Guild: ‘One of my favorites was a long jacket’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Oct 20, 2022

The Alamance Art Extravaganza is coming back after a two-year COVID-19 hiatus. The event is this weekend, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

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Burlington police lieutenant: ‘You’ve got to bring a higher number of folks in, and you’ve got to try to retain the ones that you have with you’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Oct 12, 2022

After a couple years of losing more officers than the city hires, Burlington is trying to increase its number of police officers.

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Carolina Jackpot lottery winner: 'I had to let it sink in over the weekend'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 30, 2022

If at first you don’t win, you’ve got a second chance when you play some lottery games in North Carolina.

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Owner of Sweet B Cookies: 'I definitely love to help people and to see them smile'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 12, 2022

When Brittany Shaw was a student in nursing school, she used to bake cookies as a way to make money.

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Wendell Middle’s Principal Trudell: ‘It is an unexpected loss, and we are saddened by it’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 9, 2022

After the body of an eighth-grade student was found on the Wendell Middle School campus, school officials responded by bringing in counselors to help students cope.

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Stabbing death at Northside High School shocks parents: 'It just really broke our hearts'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 6, 2022

Three students have been arrested in connection with Thursday’s stabbing death of a student at Northside High School, which is in Jacksonville, North Carolina.

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Stolen pet returned to Burlington owner: 'Some people don't realize what animals can mean to people'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Aug 19, 2022

When his dog Abby was taken from his yard, Harry Mashburn was devastated. He searched for her, put up signs around the neighborhood and more.

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Play about war trauma comes to Burlington: 'We're not only doing it for us but [also] all the other soldiers'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Aug 6, 2022

Many successful literary works are based on real-life events, and "Guns of Ava" is no exception.

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Labcorp CEO: ‘Spinning off the clinical development business will benefit customers and shareholders’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jul 29, 2022

Labcorp is breaking into two separate companies, with one part providing lab services to medical providers and the other managing clinical trials.

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Alamance-Burlington director of athletics: 'We're definitely excited for much-needed renovations'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jul 26, 2022

Some of the student-athletes in the Alamance-Burlington School System will see some major changes in the sports facilities they use, thanks to a budget line item of $938,000.

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Burlington man on the murder of a neighbor: 'If you needed something done, he would do it’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jul 17, 2022

The Burlington community is mourning the loss of a helpful neighbor, Tracy Brown, who was gunned down in a Burlington front yard recently.

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Mother whose child died in hot car in 2014: 'You always miss your loved ones and it's still difficult'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jul 5, 2022

As temperatures rise, so do dangers, especially when it comes to leaving children in unattended cars.

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Alamance Regional Medical Center expands breast and heart units: ‘Some of the most advanced health care anywhere will be in Burlington’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 23, 2022

Work began Tuesday on a $34-million project at Alamance Regional Medical Center in Burlington.

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Burlington business owner: 'I don't think people realize how much is changing downtown'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 15, 2022

When Petula Clark sang "Downtown," urban cores were vibrant parts of the American scene, but that culture is harder to maintain now that so many Americans are opting to move out of cities.

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Mebane's planning director: 'We're very excited about formalizing the Main Street program in the city'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 1, 2022

Like many downtown districts in smaller cities, Mebane has seen its vitality wane -- but now it’s part of the state’s Main Street Program, which intends to pump some new life into the area.

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More Elon University grads choosing to stay in the area: 'Burlington has a lot to offer in terms of businesses'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 27, 2022

Sam Santos left a small town in Massachusetts to attend Elon University and she not only got an education, but she fell in love with Burlington.

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Mebane North Carolina Education Lottery winner: ‘It was almost like an out-of-body experience’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 27, 2022

Rhonda Villasenor now has the opportunity to build a pool, go on vacation and maybe even start a new business, thanks to winning more than $275,000 from the North Carolina Education Lottery.

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Trucker driver Miller: ‘Basically as soon as diesel went up, chicken, beef, everything else went up’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 4, 2022

If you’re wondering about an explanation for food inflation, look no further than the local fuel pumps, where diesel fuel — the primary fuel for trucks — has climbed to an average of $5.14 per gallon, up more than $2 per gallon from a year ago.