News

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NEWS 11/11/20 10:13am

Alamance County GOP will vote on vacant commissioner seat

By Kyra O'Connor

The Alamance County GOP executive board will vote on a candidate to finish the remaining two years of Amy Galey’s term in January, according to Chairman of the Alamance County GOP Ben York. 

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NEWS 11/10/20 7:57pm

Board of Aldermen approves five story building for Twin Lakes

By Kyra O'Connor

The Board of Aldermen voted this week to approve granting the Lutheran Retirement Ministries a special ordinance to build a five-story apartment project in the Twin Lakes Community campus, which will be the town’s first five story building. 

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NEWS 11/10/20 11:15am

Transfer students integrate themselves into campus life

By Genevieve Smith

During this fall, 54 transfer students began their journey on Elon’s campus. They — like freshmen — had to learn how to navigate the challenges of meeting friends and integrating themselves into Elon’s campus during a pandemic. 

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NEWS 11/9/20 10:37am

COVID-19 affects early decision applications for incoming students

By Sophie Rosenthal

Elon University offers all three of these options and on average, 393 students apply early decision per year. This year, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench into the college application process. As the pandemic has impacted the economy and workforce, many students have had to reevaluate their college choice.

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NEWS 11/7/20 7:41pm

Joe Biden elected president, leaving some students optimistic

By Sam Hess

Former Vice President Joe Biden — a Democrat — is the projected 46th president of the United States, winning the election after four days of ballot counting in key battleground states. Kamala Harris, a senator from California, was elected the vice president.

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NEWS 11/4/20 3:22pm

ABSS teachers, families grapple with online learning

By Mackenzie Wilkes

The Alamance-Burlington School System originally planned to start the year remotely and transition to Plan B halfway through the semester. But on Oct. 23, ABSS reversed course and decided pre-K through 12th grade students would not return to the classroom until January 2021. 

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NEWS 11/4/20 2:29pm

Where do we go from here?

By Kieran Ungemach

America in 2020 has emerged as a divided country. The country’s divergence came to a head with an intense Election Day that saw former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump face off. The path ahead has the American people wondering how they got here and where they go from here.

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NEWS 11/4/20 1:47am

Dennis Riddell projected to win re-election for North Carolina house District 64

By Julianne Quinn

Incumbent Dennis Riddell has won the N.C. house representative seat for District 64. According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections dashboard, Riddell beat his opponent, Eric Henry, by almost 20% of votes.

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NEWS 11/4/20 1:08am

Democrat Ricky Hurtado projected to win North Carolina District 63 race

By Graysen Shirley

Ricky Hurtado has won the race for District 63 of the North Carolina House of Representatives. According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections dashboard, 20 out of 20 precincts are now reporting tallied votes. The NC District 63 race was a close race between the two candidates.

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NEWS 11/4/20 12:30am

Alamance County commissioners projected to maintain Republican majority

By Kyra O'Connor

With 38 of 38 precincts reported in, the three Republican candidates for county commissioner — John Paisley, Jr., Bill Lashley, Jr. and Pamela Thompson — took the three seats available. John Paisley won the majority of votes for county commissioner with 18.48%.

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NEWS 11/4/20 12:15am

Amy Galey projected to win North Carolina State Senate District 24 seat

By Kieran Ungemach

Republican Amy Galey has won the North Carolina District 24 Senate seat against her opponent Democrat J.D. Wooten, after all the precincts have reported their results. Election results show Galey winning with 52.53% of the votes, against Wooten’s 47.47%.

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NEWS 11/3/20 9:30pm

LIVE UPDATES: Alamance County, North Carolina Election results

By Elon News Network

Live results from six elections in Alamance County and across North Carolina.

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NEWS 11/3/20 8:56pm

Peaceful march to the polls in Graham following Saturday’s attempt to march

By Kyra O'Connor

Hundreds of marchers came to Graham to march to a polling site on Election Day. This march followed the “I Am Change: Legacy March to The Polls,” which was cut short after police used pepper spray to disperse the crowd and multiple people were arrested.

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NEWS 11/3/20 5:03pm

Elon Votes sees increase in student voter registration, expects greater turnout in 2020 election

By Brian Rea

Elon University students historically have had lower political participation. The Princeton Review ranked Elon six in the country for colleges with the least-politically active students, based on students’ ratings of their own political awareness. Since August 2020, 32% of Elon students have registered for the first time with Elon Votes.

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NEWS 11/3/20 3:31pm

Alamance County voters head to the polls on Election Day

By Christine Guido , Anna Terry and Miranda Ferrante

As of Nov. 3, North Carolina had 7.3 million registered voters, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections website. NCSBE said it anticipates that the results reported by the end of election night will include 97% or more of all ballots cast in North Carolina in the 2020 general election. Some Alamance County voters opted to vote in-person on Election Day.

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NEWS 11/3/20 2:12pm

East Haggard Avenue to be closed on election night

By Sophie Rosenthal

East Haggard Avenue will be closed on election night until Nov. 5 for an art project that will take place on the road. Elon University applied for a special events request for the closure of the road. This request was approved the day before the road was expected to close.

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NEWS 11/3/20 11:36am

Some Alamance County Hispanic voters embrace conservative values

By Mackenzie Wilkes

One of the defining political issues for Hispanic conservative voters is economic policy. A coalition of Hispanic Republicans is working to elect conservative candidates and to get Hispanic people elected to office.

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NEWS 11/3/20 11:11am

Lawsuit filed on behalf of Graham march organizer against Alamance County law enforcement officials

By Mackenzie Wilkes

Following the march to the polls in Graham on Oct. 31 that abruptly ended after a clash with law enforcement, march organizer Rev. Gregory Drumwright has a lawsuit  filed on his behalf against Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson and Graham Police Department Chief of Police Kristy Cole.

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NEWS 11/3/20 9:14am

Elon University provides students shuttles to the polls

By Abby Goretsky

On Election Day, students will have the chance to take the BioBus — which will be running on loops all day — to voting centers. In addition to this option, they can drive or walk themselves to their polling place. 

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NEWS 11/3/20 8:55am

How to vote in Elon, North Carolina on Election Day

By Ellis Chandler

Students who are registered to vote in North Carolina and plan on casting a ballot in-person on Election Day need to know a few details before they head to voting booths.

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