Graham News

Former governor of Alaska and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin arrives at the Asheville, N.C. airport on Sunday afternoon Nov.

Amanda Leigh Ferguson and Bradley Edward Haveman were married at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov.

When Ed Roberson was growing up, Beaufort, N.C., "it was going backwards, losing residents to nearby Morehead City," he recalled.

I am searching for my husband's birth family. He was born possibly in Alamance Co., NC.

Although the fire Sunday evening at 418 E. Harden Street was minor and quickly contained, it was a lesson in the importance of having a working smoke detector, firefighters say.

Published: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 3:22 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 3:22 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 310 S. Main St., is the Relay Center for Operation Christmas Child again this year.

A memorial service for Somer Thompson will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday. The service will be at Riverside Baptist Church at 1568 E. Harden St., Graham.

The family of a little girl found murdered in a Georgia landfill plans on holding a community awareness event in Alamance County.

Two Alamance County teenagers were arrested Monday for drug violations. School Resources officers at Southern Alamance High School arrested them after an investigation from a tip.

The 234th Marine Corps Birthday Ball will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Twin Lakes Community Club House.

Lakeview Civitan Turkey Shoot is held each Friday and Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m. through Dec.

Hazmat crews were called to the Wilco/Hess on Jimmie Kerr Road after a chemical spill.

Burlington police arrested a Graham man in the stabbing of another man late Thursday night.

Two pieces of property were annexed into the city Tuesday, including one parcel that was also rezoned for future use by the Alamance Municipal ABC Board.

Mt. Zion Christian Church will hold its fall festival Saturday at the church, 3210 Mt.

Alamance Community College is one of 10 colleges selected for a free performance "Piece Work," an original play adapted for the stage by Brenda Schleunes and based on Barbara Presnell's book by the same name.

THUMBS DOWN to boards, councils and commissions that always want to err on the side of secrecy.

The 87-year-old Haw River man missing since last week was found dead by a hunter in Montgomery County on Friday.

At least one new member will take a seat on the Graham council after Tuesday's election.

GRAHAM Two dancers arrested in June as part of a raid at a local adult entertainment club pleaded guilty Thursday in Alamance County District Court and received suspended sentences, probation and were fined.