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Mother’s Little Helper
Alamance County Commissioner Tim Sutton questions a $9 million ‘Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration’ grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to ‘to provide services for…
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Hot in Alamance County
For what it’s worth, here’s video of the altercation between Alamance County Commissioner Tim Sutton and local activist Michael Graves. That’s Sheriff Terry Johnson playing peacemaker. Tempers flared following Monday’s…
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Alamance sheriff’s 287(g) report
Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson made a presentation to county commissioners on enforcement of the federal 287(g) law, which has stirred quite a bit of controversy, not to mention a…
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Alamance tried performance-based budgeting
Five Alamance County departments will switch to performance-based budgeting based on a study conducted by an Elon University junior who worked as an intern in the county finance department. One…
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Alamance signs off on sales tax referendum
Alamance County commissioners approved a resolution supporting a referendum for a quarter-cent sales-tax increase with a 3-2 vote. The resolution passed after motions by Commissioner Tim Sutton to hold a…
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Alamance commissioners spar over sales tax hike
Alamance County commissioners are embroiled in a partisan debate over a proposed sales tax hike: Democratic Commissioners Linda Massey, Eddie Boswell and Ann Vaughan said Thursday they will vote in…
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Fed grant will save Alamance a ‘ton of money’
Alamance County Commissioner Tim Sutton grudgingly signed off on the $13,000 trip required as part of a $9 million federal grant for a DSS program: Gary Ander, who heads the…
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Illegal immigration 101
I read with interest yesterday’s N&R front-pager on illegal immigrants ‘living in the shadows.’ It wasn’t a bad article, although it did read like a primer on a subject that’s…
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Terry Johnson and Fairness Alamance
Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson meets with his critics: “You’ve got to commit a crime here in Alamance County to come in through the 287(g) program,” Johnson said. Otherwise, the…
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Making his list, checking it twice
Burlington City Council member David Huffman thinks Alamance County should pony up for more services such as animal services and — you guessed it—- mass transit. No surprise, County Commissioner…