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NEWS 10/20/22 5:09pm

2022 Voting Guide to Alamance County

By Elon News Network

Nov. 8 is Election Day and early voting began Oct. 20. Along with information on who’s running, where to vote and what times, linked, are also profiles on all candidates that will be on the ballot in Alamance County. 

NEWS 10/19/22 11:48pm

Campaigning for Alamance County Commissioner: Anthony Pierce hopes to improve public health and safety in Alamance’s education system

By Michael Leung

Anthony Pierce is running for the position of Alamance County commissioner in the Nov 8 midterm elections . He once ran for the position in 2020 as a first-time candidate, but was unsuccessful and came in fourth place during the primaries. Now, he is running again as the only Democrat against Republican candidates, Craig Turner and Steve Carter, for a seat on the all-Republican board.

NEWS 10/19/22 11:08pm

Campaigning for ABSS Board of Education: Charles Parker hopes to enhance school safety, recruit and retain teachers and improve communication and transparency

By Ryan Kupperman

As a North Carolina native, husband of 23 years, father to three children and scientist and laboratory director at Duke University, Charles Parker said he is running for the Alamance-Burlington School System’s Board of Education to enhance school safety, improve communication and transparency from schools to the community, recruit and retain teachers and address learning loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

NEWS 10/19/22 10:57pm

Campaigning for Alamance County Clerk for Superior Court: Meredith Edwards hopes to continue improving customer service, information efficiency and transition to e-filing system

By Ryan Kupperman

Meredith Edwards is a Republican and is running uncontested for her second term as Alamance County Clerk for Superior Court. Having been first elected in 2018, Edwards said she has worked for the last four years to grow and improve the clerk’s office to better serve the citizens of Alamance County.

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NEWS 11/01/2024 12:34pm
Elon University launches Law Flex, sports management programs in Charlotte

Elon University's campus in Charlotte has launched its new Flex Law Flex Program this fall. Alan Woodleif, vice dean of Elon Law, said the program has already exceeded its enrollment goal of 35 students for the first year. Sitting at 36 students, Woodleif said the program projects a class size between 35 and 40 for several years to come. Woodlief also said in order for the program to be successful, he wants to focus on incremental, slow growth.

NEWS 11/01/2024 10:44am
Shots fired in Elon; suspect identified

Matthew Dylan Earnhardt, 23, of Winston Salem, was arrested Nov. 1 and faces five misdemeanor charges — including discharging a firearm, concealing a weapon, possession of marijuana and marijuana-related items, and communicating threats. At 1:41 a.m. Nov. 1, an E-Alert reported that shots had been fired in the area of Elon University. A follow up was sent at 1:54 a.m. saying law enforcement had “suspects in custody” and there were no further threats to campus. Court documents also indicate that Earnhardt had made threats to an individual — identified by Elon News Network as an Elon University student.

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