ALAMANCE SWIMMERS ADVANCE TO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION. Swimmers from Southern, Western, Williams, & Southeast advance. @SEHS_Stallions @StallionAthDept @SAHS_Patriots @sahssports @We_Are_WA @WA_WarriorsAD @WMWHS @BoosterWilliams @DawgAthletics

UNC, ELON SOFTBALL ROSTERS PACKED WITH LOCAL ALUMS. @eah_eagles @SAHS_Patriots @sahssports @SAHS_fastpitch @CloverGarden1 @OrangeHS_NC @orangepathers1 @BYHSCaswell @ElonSoftball @UNCSoftball

UNC, ELON SOFTBALL ROSTERS PACKED WITH LOCAL ALUMS. @eah_eagles @SAHS_Patriots @sahssports @SAHS_fastpitch @CloverGarden1 @ElonSoftball

SOUTHEAST WRESTLERS PULL OFF UPSETS IN PLAYOFFS. @SEHS_Stallions @StallionAthDept

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WHEN SHOULD ABSS SCHOOL YEAR BEGIN NEXT FALL? And when should it end in 2026? School board to start discussion on whether to disregard state law that sets narrower window for "school year." Parents who answered ABSS survey want earlier start. @ABSSPublic

GIBSONVILLE'S LONGEST-SERVING MAYOR, LENNY WILLIAMS, TO STEP DOWN – after 91st birthday later this month. Williams has served 23 years as mayor, 31 years altogether on the board of aldermen.

MORE POTENTIAL GROWTH IN MEBANE: Planning board to consider rezoning request for 565 new single family houses around current Mill Creek Golf Course and subdivision. Read The Alamance News for MORE MEBANE NEWS than you'll find anywhere else.

ALAMANCE NEWS EXCLUSIVE: ALAMANCE CROSSING SHOPPING CENTER COULD HAVE A NEW OWNER AFTER MONDAY. Superior court judge is being asked to rule on request from receivership company on potential sale. MORE BUSINESS NEWS than you'll find anywhere else.

ATTN: SOUTHERN ALAMANCE: Wrestling team back on the mats - and with a new coach. Read more in this week's (Jan. 9) edition of The Alamance News. @SAHS_Patriots @sahssports

ATTN: WESTERN ALAMANCE: KEEP UP WITH CURRENT AND FORMER ATHLETES. In Jan. 9 edition, read about current basketball phenom James Newton & former kicker Joshua Karty, now with Los Angeles Rams. @We_Are_WA @WA_WarriorsAD @WAABWarrior

READ MORE ABOUT WESTERN'S REMARKABLE COME-FROM-BEHIND VICTORY IN LAST WEEK'S SOCCER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. @We_Are_WA @WA_WarriorsAD @WAHS_Soccer

PLAYOFF HEARTBREAK: Williams, Southeast couldn't keep second-half leads; both fall at home. Western loses in Havelock. @SEHS_Stallions @StallionAthDept @We_Are_WA @WA_WarriorsAD @WarriorsWA @WAABWarrior @WMWHS @whsbulldogsfb @BoosterWilliams @DawgAthletics

WILLIAMS, SOUTHEAST, WESTERN STILL IN HUNT FOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. Game summaries here. Check tonight for results. @SEHS_Stallions @StallionAthDept @We_Are_WA @WA_WarriorsAD @WarriorsWA @WAABWarrior @WMWHS @whsbulldogsfb @BoosterWilliams @DawgAthletics

Western Alamance posts dramatic victory; Williams, Southeast also win to open state playoffs. @We_Are_WA @WA_WarriorsAD @WarriorsWA @WAABWarrior @SEHS_Stallions @StallionAthDept @WMWHS @whsbulldogsfb @BoosterWilliams @DawgAthletics

SOUTHERN ALAMANCE, EASTERN ALAMANCE MAKE HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFFS; WILL BE ON THE ROAD FOR FRI. NIGHT GAMES. @eah_eagles @EAHS_Football @SAHS_Patriots @sahssports @SAPatriotsFB

SOUTHEAST, CUMMINGS, WESTERN, WILLIAMS BEGIN PLAYOFFS FRI. ON HOME TURF. @SEHS_Stallions @StallionAthDept @CummingsCavs @We_Are_WA @WA_WarriorsAD @WarriorsWA @WMWHS @whsbulldogsfb @BoosterWilliams @DawgAthletics

SOCCER STATE PLAYOFF SCHEDULES ANNOUNCED: Southeast, Western, Williams will begin Saturday on home fields. @SEHS_Stallions @StallionAthDept @We_Are_WA @WA_WarriorsAD @WAHS_Soccer @WAABWarrior @WMWHS @BoosterWilliams @DawgAthletics

ELECTION NIGHT SUMMARY: REPUBLICANS SWEEP ALAMANCE COUNTY OFFICES.

SOUTHEAST WINS SOCCER REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP IN ONLY SECOND YEAR AS A HIGH SCHOOL. Quite a season heading to state playoffs. Story by veteran sports writer Bob Sutton in our Sunday Sports Special. @SEHS_Stallions @StallionAthDept