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Woman charged with hitting 4 people with car, killing one in Alamance County, deputies say
A 21-year-old woman is charged after hitting four people with a car, killing one, according to the Alamance County Sheriff's Office (ACSO). On Friday just before 10:50 p.m., deputies and troopers with the N.C. State Highway Patrol said they responded to a crash on the 2400 block of East Simpson Road in Green Level. When officials arrived, they said they found four people who had been hit lying in the roadway.
National firm gets help from NC, Graham to outfit specialized laundry
Business-services company Cintas is getting help from the state of North Carolina and Graham in outfitting a specialized clean-room laundry facility it opened last year in the Alamance County city to serve high-tech manufacturing, research and testing customers.<\p> The city of Graham is getting a $100,000 grant approved last week by the N.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority under the state Building Reuse Program, in the existing-building category. Graham City Council approved a local match valued at $5,065 in May. The program awards grants to local governments who in turn aid companies renovating buildings for economic development.<\p>
Seniors' pageant open for entries
The fifth Ms. Senior Alamance County Pageant will be held on Saturday, Aug. 10, at 2 p.m. at Ebenezer United Church of Christ, 734 Apple St., Burlington. This event is free and open to the public. The pageant is an opportunity for women 60 or older to showcase their maturity, inner beauty, style, poise, and talent. Each candidate will model an evening gown, share their talent, recite their personal belief, and have an interview with the judges. The panel of judges will select the winner.
Woman accused of running people over
GREEN LEVEL – One woman was killed and three other people were injured Friday night when a woman reportedly drove her car into them on purpose, the Alamance County Sheriff's Office said. Tamyiah Lakerria Anderson is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Brendy Janet Garcia Resendiz, 22,...
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