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Train gate malfunction causes traffic disruption downtown Elon
Traffic at the intersection of South Williamson Avenue and East Trollinger Avenue has been disrupted due to a railway line malfunction on May 16. Town of Elon police officers on scene said the train company is on the way to fix the problem — though the issue and how long it will take to fix is still unclear.
Alamance-Burlington budget proposal cuts vacant positions, avoids layoffs
Leaders of the Alamance-Burlington School System have approved a budget proposal that realigns dozens of positions amid the district's funding crisis. The proposal also cuts nearly 70 vacant positions. The system spent $26 million last summer to clean up mold at nearly every school building. Districts across the state are...
Person killed by train while crossing tracks near at Fisher Street in Burlington, police say
BURLINGTON, N.C. — Burlington officers are investigating a pedestrian fatality. The police department reported that Monday afternoon, a train hit a person. Officers say it happened around 12:50 p.m. on May 13 at the railroad overpass at Fisher Street and Webb Avenue. Burlington Fire Department and Alamance County EMS...
Last student who helped integrate the University of North Carolina's undergraduate body has died
Ralph Kennedy Frasier, the final surviving member of a trio of African American youths who were the first to desegregate the undergraduate student body at North Carolina's flagship public university in the 1950s, has died.Frasier, who had been in declining health over the past several months, died May 8 at age 85 at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, according to son Ralph Frasier Jr. A memorial service was scheduled for Saturday in Columbus, Ohio, where Frasier spent much of his working career.Frasier, his older brother LeRoy, and John Lewis Brandon — all Durham high school classmates — fought...
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