Alamance, North Carolina

• The Alamance Scene: chicken pies, pintos and books
  

  The A-O Civitan Club will sponsor a pinto bean supper and raffle from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday March 19.

• Number of HIV cases increases in Alamance County
  

  It's estimated that, on average, about 1,900 people in North Carolina are diagnosed with HIV each year.

• The Alamance Scene: herbs, clothes and newcomers
  

  The Women's Resource Center's 13th Annual Herb Festival is April 23 and 24. Become a WRC member and you will be invited to the April 22 Preview Party, where you'll have first choice of all herbs, plants and vendor items.

• The Alamance Scene: Book Club hosts Ronald Cotton, Jennifer Thompson
  

  Democratic Women will meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Occasions. A buffet dinner will be available for $10. The speaker will be political analyst, Stephen Gheen, who will present "Women's Voices," documenting the rise of the power of women within the leadership of government.

• State, federal officials: DSS not following election law
  

  The Alamance County Department of Social Services is violating state and federal law regarding voter registration record-keeping requirements, the state Board of Elections' top attorney says.

• Snow causes few problems on roads
  

  The winter weather that brought two to four inches of snow to Alamance County caused minor accidents in some parts of the county Wednesday morning but did not disrupt driving conditions overall, authorities report.

• Fleeing suspect in pink car wanted in Alamance, other counties
  

  Police across the Triangle and Triad -- including Alamance County -- had nearly a dozen outstanding arrest warrants dating to 2000 for Randel Riggsbee Jr.

• Graham, Western Alamance cruise in softball
  

  At Graham, Taylor McCann went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and three RBI as Graham defeated visiting Williams 12-6 in its season opener.

• The Alamance Scene: meetings and a pillowcase project
  

  The Alamance County War Memorial Committee will meet Monday at 7 p.m. in the county commissioners' chambers in Graham to continue planning for the Memorial Day Ceremony.

• The Alamance Scene: bluebirds and breakfast
  

  The Democratic Precinct meeting for North Burlington, for those who vote at Mayco Bigelow Center, has been rescheduled for March 9 at 7 p.m. at the Sertoma Shelter, 849-A Sharpe Road.

• The Alamance Scene: not one, but two church pinto bean suppers
  

  Cane Creek Friends Quaker Men are holding a pinto bean supper with trimmings, dessert and beverage on March 6 from 4 to 7 p.m. Donations accepted to benefit church projects.

• The Alamance Scene: training and support meetings
  

  CrossRoads Sexual Assault Response and Resource Center's 2010 training sessions will be held Thursday, March 11, and Thursday, March 18 from 5:30 to 8:30 at the Center, 1206-B Vaughn Road, Burlington.

• Alamance Cares: Community once again comes through in time of need
  

  The expression "too many people to thank" is a term generally bandied about on Oscar night or when Grammy Awards are handed out.

• River Mill rolls into sectional final with rout: E. Alamance girls fall
  

  Lenaira Ruffin pumped in 22 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and made five steals as River Mill throttled visiting East Columbus 84-52 in the second round of the Class 1-A state playoffs for girls' basketball Wednesday night.

• The Alamance Scene: giving blood and breaking ground
  

  The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at Lakeview Community Church from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

• Alamance Chorale brings back memories of the jukebox
  

  John Flowers, president of the Alamance Chorale, calls the music of the Beach Boys, Elvis Presley and the Beatles "the kind of music that lives forever." "It really was the classic music of that time.

• The Alamance Scene: precinct meetings and pancake breakfasts
  

  Graham Presbyterian Church, is having an auction Saturday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. to raise funds for the youth mission trip to the Ukraine to The Village of Hope this summer.

• Local News, Weather and Sports for Wilmington, NC and the Cape Fear Region
  

  Submitted by Scott Pickey on 18 February 2010 - 12:40pm. Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that 43 contracts totaling $138.3 million have been awarded for highway and bridge projects across North Carolina, including 12 projects funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

• Strategies explored to reduce crime
  

  The state of North Carolina will partner with the Council of State Government's Justice Center to take a broad look at the state's corrections system to see if money can be reinvested in strategies that reduce crime.

City Description

Alamance is a village in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 310 at the 2000 census. The current (2008) estimated population is 357. Alamance is located at 36°1′40″N 79°29′20″W / 36.02778°N 79.48889°W / 36.02778; -79.48889 (36.027672, -79.488863). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.9 km²), of which, 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) of it is land and 1.37% is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 310 people, 148 households, and 92 families residing in the village. The population density was 434.7 people per square mile (168.6/km²). There were 161 housing units at an average density of 225.8/sq mi (87.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.10% White, 1.29% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.32% Asian, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population. There were 148 households out of which 18.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.9% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8%

City Contained By:

• United States of America
• North Carolina
• Alamance County

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 1.81299167724 km squared

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