This year we recognize an incredible milestone for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, more commonly known as WIC. This is a milestone not only in Alamance County but across the nation. We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the WIC program! The WIC program opened its first clinic in 1974 and has since been a steady community partner supporting healthy outcomes for women, infants, and children.
For Immediate Release: November 5, 2024 Contact: Tory Frink, Clerk to Board (336) 570-4042
The Alamance County Board of Commissioners is seeking a qualified resident to fill a vacancy on the Alamance Community College Board of Trustees. The appointee will be appointed to an unexpired term ending June 30, 2026.
Description: The Alamance Community College Board of Trustees governs the College within the framework of the Community Colleges Act, Chapter 115D of the North Carolina General Statutes. The ACC Board of Trustees is responsible for and approves the budgets for the financial operation of the College. The ACC Board of Trustees is responsible for providing adequate and competent administration for the efficient operations of the College.
Desired qualifications: Familiarity with Alamance County and a history of advocacy for post-secondary educational training.
Meetings: The ACC Board of Trustees typically meets on the second Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. (except July and December) in the Wallace W. Gee Building. G-222, on the Alamance Community College Campus.
Members: Four of the board members are appointed by the County Board of Commissioners, four by the Board of Education, and four by the Governor.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE the Alamance County Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting on Friday, October 25, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. at 133 E. Davis St, Burlington, NC 27215.
The meeting’s purpose is to convene a closed session pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 143-318.11 (a)(6) to conduct interviews.
This 22nd day of October 2024.
Tory M. Frink, Clerk to the Board Alamance County Board of Commissioners
The 2024 General Presidential Election is just two weeks away. The Alamance County Board of Elections would like to pass along information from the NC State Board of Elections.
Please be sure to check your voter registration, voting site, and sample ballot ahead of time. All of this can be checked using the Voter Search tool on the NC State Board of Elections website: https://www.ncsbe.gov/
Please be advised that Verizon and other cell phone carriers that are associated with Verizon and Verizon’s network are having issues getting through to 911 due to extreme static on the line. At this time, the issue is not affecting AT&T. If you are unable to get through to 911 on Verizon service or a phone associated with Verizon please call the Alamance County non-emergency line at 1-336-570-6777. The issues with Verizon are occurring nationally and not just locally.
Alamance County will continue to provide updates as new information regarding operability is received.
At 11:30AM, Alamance County initiatied a Declaration of a State of Emergency for the county. At this time, the declaration is for Alamance County and includes some municipalities including City of Elon. Additionally, all nonemergency county offices will close at 12pm today.
The Alamance County Emergency Operations Center is open and monitoring the situation and deploying assistance as needed.
Effective August 1, 2024, credit card payments made at the Alamance County Landfill will be charged a service (convenience) fee. This fee does NOT apply to debit card, cash, or check purchases.
A convenience fee of 2.95% will be added to the total, with a minimum fee of $2.20 for credit card payments.
Technical issues at YouTube interrupted the Commissioners’ Live Stream for July 15, 2024. A more complete recording of the meeting was made and will be made available as soon as possible on our YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/AlamanceCountyNC.
Alamance County, NC– The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) is partnering with Alamance County to show The Veteran’s Battlefield, the newest documentary from NCACC’s 100 Strong Productions. The screening will take place on July 25, 2024.
WHAT: The Veteran’s Battlefield is a documentary that explores veterans’ challenges in North Carolina and how counties and residents can best support our veteran population. North Carolina is home to around 700,000 veterans and has the eighth-largest veteran population in the nation.
Veterans face a wide range of challenges that can seem insurmountable. The Veteran’s Battlefield highlights these challenges and how county Veteran Service Officers and community leaders are working to support them.
The documentary showing is free and open to the public.
WHO: Alamance County government is hosting this event in partnership with Alcovets. Alamance County Commissioners and other local stakeholders and organizations will be at the event to host community discussions surrounding veteran services and support.