October 4, 2018 – Due to water and water related damage, resulting from the past inclement weather, the South Annex Library will not reopen. Alamance County Public Libraries will continue to provide free Internet service to southern and northern Alamance through the Mobile Café service, please find this schedule here: https://www.alamancelibraries.org/services/mobile-vehicles. Library patrons may also return their library materials through this new service as well.
Alamance County Public Libraries will continue to service southern and northern Alamance County through a bookmobile in the near future.
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If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Susana Goldman at 336-290-8679 or email at sgoldman@alamancelibraries.org.
The Alamance County Veteran Services will be accepting parade entries for the 5th annual Veterans Day Parade, NO LATER THAN, October 19, 2018. You may pick up applications at the Veteran Services Office, 201 W. Elm St. Graham, NC 27253 located in the County Office Annex building or register online at www.alamance-nc.com/veterans or visitgrahamnc.org
The Alamance Veterans Parade will be Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 10am. Participants must be in the lineup by 9am on E. Parker St. (Enter from Elm St.) . This year we will honor the Desert Storm Veterans as our Grand
Marshal.
The Veterans Day Festival will immediately follow the parade. Festivities include: live entertainment, food trucks, various vendors, raffle drawings, and a 50/50 drawing sponsored by ALCOVETS
For more information, please contact Alamance County Veteran Services at 336-570-2361.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Arlinda Ellison
October 1, 2018 Office: (336) 229-3665
Health Department Begins Offering Vaccinations for 2018 Flu Season
Flu Shots Available Monday, October 1, 2018
BURLINGTON – Flu season is upon us and the Alamance County Health Department wants you to protect yourself and your family. Beginning Monday, October 1, the health department will begin offering seasonal flu shots to the public.
This year, the health department will be providing the following vaccine options to the public:
Quadrivalent flu vaccine injection which covers four strains of influenza
Flublok flu vaccine injection which is recommended for people with egg allergies that are ages 18 years and older
High Dose Trivalent vaccine which covers three strains and is recommended for people over 65 years
The vaccine is available while supplies last. One shot is all most people will need. Children under age 9, who have not previously been vaccinated against the flu, may need two doses.
The cost of the Quadrivalent vaccine is $30.00. The cost of the Flublok and High Dose Trivalent is $40.00. Uninsured children less than 19 years old are eligible for free vaccine. Insured children less than 19 years old whose insurance does not cover the cost of a flu shot may be eligible for free flu vaccine.
The health department can bill Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurances. The flu vaccine will be available by appointment only at the following times:
Monday – Friday (excluding holidays)
8:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.
1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Increase your chances of keeping the flu away by getting the vaccine. Also, remember to wash your hands often, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer, cover coughs and sneezes, and stay home if you are sick to help stop the spread of illness. For an appointment or more information, call the health department at 336-227-0101.
Contact: Emily Ball, Assistant Solid Waste Director 336-376-0411
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day
The Alamance County Landfill will host a household hazardous waste collection day on Saturday, October 13, 2018 from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm in the parking lot of Holly Hill Mall.
The following is a general list of materials that will be accepted:
Automotive products including brake fluid, antifreeze, used motor oil up to 5 gallons per customer, motor oil filters, gasoline
Pesticides and insecticides including poisons, aerosols, weed killers
Miscellaneous materials such as acids, bases, kerosene, lead-based and electronic batteries, photographic chemicals, swimming pool chemicals, mercury, fluorescent light tubes
Latex and oil-based paint and spray paint
Propane Cylinders – (Grill and camp size ONLY)
Materials not acceptable for collection include:
explosives/ammunition
radioactives/smoke detectors
medical waste including sharps
electronics/televisions/computers
This free rain or shine collection event is for Alamance County residents only. No waste from businesses or commercial sources will be accepted. Members of the agricultural community are encouraged to participate in the event.
If you have any questions regarding this event please call the Alamance County Landfill at 376-8902 or visit the website at https://www.alamance-nc.com/landfill/.
PRESS RELEASE
The Alamance County Board of Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, October 1, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, 2nd floor of the County Office Building, 124 W. Elm St., Graham, NC. The purpose of the meeting will be to receive comments on a proposal to extend economic development incentives to Universal Preserv-A-Chem, Inc., a company with plans to create new taxable investment in Alamance County of $9,000,000 in building expansion and equipment and to create approximately 39 full-time jobs at an average annual salary of $44,192 with no temporary workers. The proposed incentive offer is $90,000 to be paid over three (3) years.
Local officials charged with operating and staffing Alamance County’s emergency shelter, have decided to close the operation by 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 19.
At 1:00 p.m. today (9/18), the shelter was serving 14 clients. Directors of Alamance County’s Social Services and Public Health, along with their respective staffs, have initiated a closure plan with the American Red Cross, to relocate the clients.
Based on current weather conditions, and waters of area creeks and the Haw River beginning to recede, emergency shelter needs are no longer at a critical stage.
For the same reasons the shelter is closing, the county’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will also cease 24 hour service. The Office of Emergency Management will close the EOC today (9/18), at 5:00 p.m. The EOC call center line, 336-290-0362 will remain active. A recording directing residents to local resources will be placed on the call center phone.
Aside from shelter and EOC operations, only one road in the county remains closed due to storm damage. A culvert on Greenwood Drive, near Isley School Road (in the vicinity of Indian Valley Golf Course), was washed out. The road will remain closed until North Carolina Department of Transportation (DOT) staff can make repairs. (Inquiries for a timetable should be directed to DOT).
After 5:00 p.m. today, information requests for county storm-related matters and resources may be directed to Public Information Officer Michelle Mills, or Emergency Management Director, Debbie Hatfield.
El Centro de recreación ubicado en la 311 College St., Graham será el refugio principal del Condado de Alamance a partir de las 3:00 pm del sábado, septiembre 15.
Los residentes del centro de Amparo ubicado en Lamb’s Chapel en el campus de Haw River (415 Roxboro Rd, Haw River, NC) y el Centro Comunitario Fairchild (827 S Graham-Hopedale Rd, Burlington, NC 27217), serán transferidos al Centro de Recreación de Graham. Moviendo hacia delante, todos esos buscando un Centro de Amparo deben ir al Centro de Recreación de Graham.
Aquellos que buscan refugio de emergencia deberán traer sus propias mantas/ almohadas, medicamentos, alimentos o suplementos dietéticos especiales, información de contacto y otros artículos necesarios. No se permite el consumo de alcohol, drogas, ilegales o armas. El centro comunitario Fairchild no admite mascotas. Sin embargo los residentes pueden traer sus mascotas y serán transportadas al refugio de animales en Burlington donde serán atendidos durante la tormenta.
Para asistencia relacionada con el Huracán Florence, pueden comunicarse al centro de llamadas del Condado de Alamance al teléfono 336-290-0362.
Si necesita información adicional del Condado de Alamance con respecto al Huracán Florence visite la página de internet https://www.alamance-nc.com/emergency-information/.
The Graham Recreation Center located at 311 College Street in Graham will be the primary shelter for Alamance County as of 3pm on Saturday, September 15.
Shelter residents at the Lamb’s Chapel located at the Haw River Campus (415 Roxboro Rd, Haw River, NC) and the Fairchild Community Center (827 S Graham Hopedale Rd, Burlington, NC 27217) will be moved to the Graham Recreation Center. Moving forward, all those seeking shelter should go to Graham Recreation Center.
Those seeking emergency shelter should bring their own blankets/pillows, prescription medication, special dietary foods or supplements, contact information, and other necessary items. No alcohol, illegal drugs, or weapons are permitted. The Graham Recreation Center Shelter is not pet friendly, but residents can bring pets, and they will be transported to the Burlington Animal Shelter where they will be taken care of during the storm.
For assistance pertaining to Hurricane Florence, please call the Alamance County Call Center Line at 336-290-0362.
Additional Alamance County Government information regarding Hurricane Florence is found at https://www.alamance-nc.com/emergency-information/.
The shelter at The Lamb’s Chapel church has reached capacity. Residents seeking shelter are asked to go to the Fairchild Center at 827 S. Graham-Hopedale Road in Burlington.
For assistance pertaining to Hurricane Florence, please call the Alamance County CallCenter Line at 336-290-0362.
