Podcasts about alamance county

After wrongful conviction, exoneration brings freedom but not healing. Chris Mumma, Executive Director of the NC Center on Actual Innocence, joins host Amber Nimocks to discuss the unique challenges faced by those released after years of wrongful imprisonment. Inspired by Joseph Sledge, who took his own life five years after being exonerated following 37 years in prison, the center is creating the Joseph Sledge Houses of Healing—a first-of-its-kind transitional sanctuary where exonerees can decompress and begin healing with comprehensive support. The project, being built on Second Act Farm in rural Alamance County, aims to address the often-overlooked trauma of wrongful incarceration.Learn more about how you can support the center's new re-entry project at their website at www.nccai.org or at Second Act Farm. You can also follow the center on Facebook.

This week, ENN Radio host Monika Jurevicius highlights Alamance County's vigil for Wyatt Outlaw, book labeling at libraries, and Elon's men's basketball before the CAA Championships from March 6 to March 12.

This week, ENN Radio host Monika Jurevicius highlights Alamance County's contract termination with ICE amid national mass deportations and Lunar New Year celebrations on campus.Sports Editor Miles Hayford sat down with selected 2025 Commencement speaker and sports broadcaster Wes Durham '88 to talk about being back on campus and delivering his speech in just a few months.

This week we're diving into the stories of Kenny, Arianna, and Shelley. Hear how each of them found belonging and purpose at Storied Church, and discover how they are reimagining what it means to cultivate a vibrant, inclusive community here in Alamance County. Their journeys are filled with hope, inspiration, and a shared vision for creating a space where everyone has a seat at the table. Find out more about Storied Church @ STORIEDCHURCH.org TO GIVE storiedchurch.org/give JOIN OUR LISTSERVE: storiedchurch.org/connect instagram.com/storiedchurch facebook.com/storiedchurch YouTube: @storiedchurch921

Burlington Police are warning that a man found guilty of first-degree murder is on the loose. 47-year-old Litego Marshall left during a lunch break and never returned when the jury handed down a guilty verdict. WRAL's Shaun Gallegher dug into his criminal history.

As Executive Director of Benevolence Farm, Kristen Powers brings her expertise from North Carolina's justice reform movement to helm Benevolence Farm—a trailblazing organization serving formerly incarcerated women. Set against the serene backdrop of a 13-acre farm in Alamance County, Benevolence Farm seamlessly combines direct services, harm reduction, and trauma-informed care to reshape the landscape of rehabilitation and community support. Don't miss this insightful episode to learn more about Kristen's impactful work and the transformative mission of Benevolence Farm. Explore further at www.benevolencefarm.org 01:56 Guest Introduction: Kristen Powers 02:23 Kristen's Background and Advocacy Journey 04:26 Benevolence Farm: Mission and Operations 07:36 Trauma-Informed Care and Training 10:11 Kristen's Personal Motivation 15:25 Challenges and Success Stories at Benevolence Farm 26:09 Political Views and Advocacy 31:41 Community and Systemic Change 33:04 Conclusion and How to Support Benevolence Farm --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-hometown-holler/message

In this special Pride Month episode of Hometown Holler, hosts Daniel Ayers and Quinn Ray welcome Rachel Hopkins, founder and president of Transcend Alamance. Rachel discusses the mission and impact of her organization in fostering a sense of belonging for LGBTQIA+ and gender-expansive individuals in Alamance County. From her personal story as a mother of a transgender child to the vital community events hosted by Transcend, Rachel shares profound insights and triumphs. Tune in to learn more about the crucial work being done to support the LGBTQIA+ community and celebrate diversity. Learn more about TranscendAlamance at their website. 00:00 World's Greatest Podcast Intro 01:48 Meet Rachel Hopkins 03:37 Rachel's Work with Transcend Alamance 14:31 Personal Stories and Community Impact 17:14 Parenting and Personal Experiences 27:05 Challenges and Triumphs 28:10 Rapid Fire Questions and Conclusion --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-hometown-holler/message

Take a seat as we discuss the intersection of environmental justice and voting rights. We sit down with a Down Home Alamance County member to discuss the jaw-dropping mold infestation in local schools and the muddled and frustrating response from elected officials. With the passion and tenacity of a working-class mother, we'll discuss the fight for change in Alamance County, decades in the making.Southern Gumption is hosted by Andy Li (he/him/they/them), presented by Southern Coalition for Social Justice, and produced by Earfluence.

Join Quinn and Daniel as they delve into the rich tapestry of Black history in Alamance County with special guest and Friend of the Holler James Shields. A devoted community activist and Manager of the African American Cultural Arts and History Center, James breathes life into local history, uplifting the lives and stories of the oft-overlooked neighbors and leaders who formed our community. Prepare to be moved by stories of resilience, inspired by acts of courage, and challenged to confront the complexities of our past.

This episode features an interview with Enumah (Mona) Evans the Enterprise Assistant and Family Reunification Advocate at Benevolence Farm in Alamance County, NC. Mona is a formerly incarcerated woman in the North Carolina prison system that got a second chance through the great work of the Benevolence Farm and is now on the staff. This episode will challenge you to get involved with social justice efforts in your community. www.benevolence farm.org

www.storiedchurch.org Transcend Alamance join us to share about their story and mission here in Alamance County. Find out more about Storied Church: linktr.ee/storiedumc TO GIVE visit our link tree and click "GIVE NOW": linktr.ee/storiedumc JOIN OUR LISTSERVE: storiedchurch.org/connect instagram.com/storiedchurch facebook.com/storiedchurch youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzxjGUtv-9M

www.storiedchurch.org Transcend Alamance join us to share about their story and mission here in Alamance County. Find out more about Storied Church: linktr.ee/storiedumc TO GIVE visit our link tree and click "GIVE NOW": linktr.ee/storiedumc JOIN OUR LISTSERVE: storiedchurch.org/connect instagram.com/storiedchurch facebook.com/storiedchurch youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzxjGUtv-9M

If a fire breaks out at your house, experts estimate you have 3 minutes to escape. That's far less time than 30 years ago. The reason: Synthetic materials that make up household items these days burn hotter, and faster, than older, heavier ones. One house fire in Alamance County broke out because someone put the wrong material jacket in a dryer.

We will reflect on Mary's courage to embrace the unfamiliar at this Christmas Eve gathering. For Christmas Eve 100% of our gifts will go towards Benevolence Farm here in Alamance County. They serve women who were formerly incarcerated. We hope you might be generous. Find out more about them here: https://benevolencefarm.org TO GIVE visit our Linktree and click GIVE NOW: linktr.ee/storiedumc JOIN OUR LISTSERVE: storiedchurch.org/connect YOUR GIFTS MATTER: storiedchurch.org/give storiedchurch.org instagram.com/storiedchurch facebook.com/storiedchurch Songs from Sunday Gatherings: https://soundcloud.com/storied-church-mebane Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdgmDHRPhzLFxD-Oc8tiA4g

An Alamance County speedway is suing the North Carolina Health and Human Services Secretary over the COVID lockdown orders. The racetrack owner said the order was unconstitutional. A panel of NC Court of Appeals judges said the suit may proceed.Get exclusive content here!: https://thepetekalinershow.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we are joined by Jeff Postin, owner of Living Image taxidermy, and Norms deer processing here in North Carolina. We talk fishing on two of the small lakes here in Alamance County, and how these two lakes close in proximity fish so different. We talk about offshore fishing and using electronics to get on fish in these hot summer months.

In rural North Carolina, dog-whistle politics focused on scapegoating minorities for social and economic problems have long fueled racial resentment but have done little to address high poverty rates and rising inequality, says Alicia Walker-Patterson. This is why Walker-Patterson, deputy field director of Down Home North Carolina, works with other grassroots organizers to get residents in rural areas engaged in the political process and to show them that their voices matter. Since 2016, these progressive activists have organized areas like Alamance County and other parts of deep-red, rural North Carolina that have long been ignored by the Democratic Party. However, just going door to door and asking voters to support their cause doesn't make much of a difference, and that is why Down Home relies on deep canvassing, a strategic approach to canvassing that draws on active listening and asking non-judgmental questions to spark deep, meaningful conversations.In this on-the-ground report for our special series “Defending Democracy in the 2022 Midterm Elections,” TRNN's Jaisal Noor and Joshua Komer speak with members of Down Home North Carolina about how they are working to build working-class, grassroots power one voter at a time.Read the transcript of this report: https://therealnews.com/how-organizers-in-rural-north-carolina-are-bridging-racial-and-class-dividesPre-Production/Studio: Jaisal Noor, Joshua KomerPost-Production: Jaisal Noor, Joshua Komer, Cameron GranadinoThis story is part of a series that was made possible with the support of the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous and compelling reporting about responses to social problems.Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-podSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/newsletter-podLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

Alamance County, North Carolina, is probably best known for its defense of Confederate monuments and backing Republicans in every presidential campaign since Jimmy Carter. But an important grassroots fight for racial and economic justice is currently unfolding there. One of the leaders of that fight is Dreama Caldwell, a Black working mother who, in 2015, faced a $40,000 bail for a crime she didn't commit—now she is working to organize across racial and class lines to build grassroots power in rural areas that have been abandoned by the major political parties.In the latest installment of his investigative series “Defending Democracy in the 2022 Midterm Elections,” supported by the Solutions Journalism Network, TRNN's Jaisal Noor speaks with Caldwell about her story and her organizing work with Down Home North Carolina.Featured music courtesy of Joe Troop: “The Rise of Dreama Caldwell” by Joe TroopRead the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/jailed-for-a-crime-she-didnt-commit-dreama-caldwell-is-now-taking-on-the-systemPre-Production/Studio: Jaisal NoorPost-Production: Jules TaylorHelp us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-podSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/newsletter-podLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

This week on ENN Radio: Russia invades Ukraine; price increases in Alamance County reflect global inflation; the Alamance Burlington School System lifts mask mandates.

Welcome back to ENN Radio. On this week of ENN Radio Anna Terry talked to executive director Kyra O'Connor about the pandemic's impact on staffing in Alamance County.

January 10, 2022 Rockingham County Board Of Commissioners Meeting(Wentworth, NC) - Audio of the January 10, 2022 meeting of the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners. The meeting was held at the Rockingham County Governmental Center in Wentworth, NC.AGENDA1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN BERGER2. INVOCATION BY MINISTER LEM HARDISON, NORTH SPRAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, EDEN3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE4. RECOGNITIONa. Corporal Frankie Martin is retiring from the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office effective January 1, 2022 with over 24 years of service in law enforcement.b. Sharon Hamlett retired from the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office December 1, 2021 with 29 years of service.5. APPROVAL OF JANUARY 3,2022 AGENDA6. CONSENT AGENDA (Consent items as follows will be adopted with a single motion, second and vote, unless a request for removal from the Consent Agenda is heard from a Commissioner)A) Jennifer Woods, Clerk to the BoardApproval of Minutes-November 15, 2021 Regular Meeting MinutesB) Pat Galloway, Director of Financial Services1. Approval- Appropriate available Dental Clinic reserve fund balance in the amount of $19,000 to cover a contract position to work the front desk at the Dental Clinic.2. Approval-Increase EMS budget $319,421 for COVID 19 grant funds awarded to the County from Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for use in EMS services.3. Approval- Increase Public Health budget $230,791 for CDC Covid-19 Vaccination Program (M716) grant revenues allocated by the State. Funds will be used for vaccine clinics and awareness. No local match required.4. Approval- Appropriate $29,534 in available restricted fund balance from Public Health Escrow-Dental for increase in personnel cost.5. Approval - Appropriate $44,178 of available fund balance in the E-911 Special Revenue Fund to cover 911 eligible portion of the cost to upgrade 911 consoles to match the software version on the VIPER Statewide Radio Network.6. Approval- Appropriate Golden Leaf grant awarded in the amount of $992,000 for site development of Reidsville Industrial Park Lot 11.7. Approval- Appropriate $100,000 in available fund balance to cover increase in juvenile detention costs expected in the current fiscal year based on the invoices received the past four months.8. Approval- Amend the TDA Fund and General Fund to reduce contribution from TDA to General Fund due to lapse salary in the TDA manager position during FY2022. A corresponding reduction in EDC salary and benefits of $30,000 is also being made.9. Approval - Emergency Management budget $10,000 for the FY21 Hazardous Material Emergency Preparedness Grant award.10. Approval- Amend the FY21-22 budget to agree with the final FY22 allocation of Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) grants from NC Department of Transportation.C) Mark McClintock, Tax AdministratorApproval- Tax Collection and Reconciliation Reports for November 2021, including refunds thru December 14, 2021D) Rodney Stewart, RCEMS Operations SupervisorApproval- EMS Financial Statement for November 2021E) India Simpson, PTRC Area Agency on AgingApproval- Appointment to the Rockingham County Planning Committee for Older Adults; terms to expire January 1, 2025: Pamela DrewsF) Felissa Ferrell, Director of Health & Human Services1. Approval- Additional Federal Funding has been authorized for the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program for FY 21-22. The original budget estimate was $472,125. The new funding authorization dated 12/3/2021 is in the amount of $582,474. This represents $110,349 in additional funds for Rockingham County.2. Approval - Budget revision for the new funding authorization for Pandemic LIEAP ARPA funds effective 12/1/2021 payable in January 2022. Authorization from State Division of Social Services received on 12/21/2021.G) Ronnie Tate, Director of Engineering & Public UtilitiesApproval - Reappointment to the Rockingham County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board; terms to expire December 31, 2023: Mavis Dillon, Lee Templeton, Jason Wood, Ronnie Tate, Jenny Edwards, Mara O'Neil, Judy Yarbrough and Commissioner Charlie HallH) Captain Jennifer Brown, Sheriffs Office1. Approval- Move Federal Forfeiture funds $2,500 to pay for Sheriff Page to attend National Sheriff's Association Winter Legislative & Technology Conference in Washington, DC February 5-8, 2022.2. Approval- Request to use $4,800 of Reserve Other funds to purchase a fuming chamber for the Crime Scene Investigator to use to safely develop latent fingerprints in a controlled environment. The prints may lead to solving crimes both past and present.I) Jason Byrd, Director of Soil & Water ConservationReview applicant for participation in the Voluntary Agricultural District - Mark & Taylor Apple Parcel # 179529J) Lance Metzler, County ManagerMemorandum of Understanding between Alamance County, Guilford County, Chatham County, Orange County, Rockingham County and the City of Burlington, City of Graham, City of Greensboro, Town of Swepsonville and the State of North Carolina, Department of Environment and Natural Resources Concerning the Haw River Trail Corridor7. PUBLIC COMMENT8. DR. MARK KINLAW, PRESIDENT ROCKINGHAM COMMUNITY COLLEGERockingham Community College requests permission to proceed with exploring the feasibility of constructing a driving pad and related facilities to an approximately 53-acre site owned by the County.9. RONNIE TATE, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING & PUBLIC UTILITIESA) Consideration & Approval - Citty's Plumbing and Pools, Inc. as contractor for Carlton Road Water Line Extension project. Low bid was $302,400. Request approval of budget for $332,640 (10% contingency) and to allow the County Manager to approve change orders up to $50,000 without Board approval.B) Consideration & Approval- Budget for Phase 1 of Belews Lake Park Project.10. DEREK SOUTHERN, DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYApproval- Mobile Devices for Planning and Inspections Department11. NEW BUSINESS12. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS13. ADJOURN# # #

Sen. Amy Scott Galey is a Republican from Alamance County, the home-place of the storied Scott Family, the very family that produced two North Carolina Governors, an Agriculture Commissioner, and a President Pro Tem of the Senate.  However, they were are all Democrats.    Sen. Galey talks about her upbringing, her decision to register as a Republican, and her impressive political career as a county commissioner and state senator.  She even talks about Tomato Sandwich Day at the General Assembly, and how she continued the tradition this past legislative session.   Brian and Skye also unpack the week in North Carolina politics, including the redistricting court hearing, Medicaid expansion news, retirements and staff transitions announced, and more.    The Do Politics Better podcast is sponsored by New Frame, the NC Travel Industry Association, and the NC Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association.

Rep. Ricky Hurtado talks about his family's immigration story from El Salvador, growing up in Sanford, and the journey to Alamance County, where he won a NC House seat in 2020.   The freshman Democrat also talks about the national and state notoriety he attracted on the campaign trail, and he even reveals his winning “playbook”.  However, Rep. Hurtado wants more than just winning an election.  He wants to be a bridge-builder, both in his community and across the political aisle in the General Assembly.   Brian and Skye also share their optimism about a final budget agreement between Governor Roy Cooper and the General Assembly, they discuss the one bill that was to be voted on this past week and why it was pulled off the calendar, and explain what happens when the Governor does't appoint a party-selected legislator to a seat. The Do Politics Better podcast is sponsored by New Frame, the NC Travel Industry Association, and the NC Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association.

Anti-Law Enforcement and the Southern Border Crisis Policies Impact on Local Communities, Part 1. Sheriff Johnson Alamance NC & Sheriff Page of Rockingham NC are our guests in this special episode of the show. Increases in Violent Crime, drug overdoses, plus the recruiting and retention problems for Law Enforcement Agencies caused by Washington DC's Anti-Law Enforcement and Southern Border policies. Special episode of the show coming from F,A.I.R.'s annual Feet 2 The Fire Radio Row event in Washington DC. We are joined by two special guests. Sheriff Terry S. Johnson from Alamance County North Carolina and Sheriff Samuel S. Page from Rockingham North Carolina. Don't miss their perspective and experiences. Never miss out on an episode of the Law Enforcement Today Podcast, AND be automatically entered in all future contests. Simply subscribe for our free email newsletter, never more than 2 issues a week sent out. Click here and scroll down about half way. Follow us on the MeWe social media platform. We are on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. In the Clubhouse app look for and follow @LetRadioShow. Background song Hurricane is used with permission from the band Dark Horse Flyer. If you enjoy the Law Enforcement Today Radio Show and Podcast, please tell a friend or two, or three about it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on ENN Radio, reporter Kyra O'Connor chats with Elon News Network's Design Chief Emma Farrell about the role of designs in the Pendulum and highlights the first annual Hispanic Heritage Month Festival in Alamance County.

The Sports Shop with Reese & K-Mac: The best urban sports talk show heard weekday mornings from 7 to 10 on Buzz Sports Radio in the Raleigh-Durham area. Reese and K-Mac talk about the crazy series of events that have taken place in and around the Triangle, with the most recent ones being a car that backed over the red ball in front of a Target in Holly Springs, as well as a car that drove through a Wendy's in Alamance County. Reese tells the story of him getting a ticket at the airport this morning. NC Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Bobby Purcell joins the show. Milwaukee Bucks color analyst Marques Johnson also stopped by to talk about the NBA Finals. Also, Reese gets the plot of E.T. completely wrong.

TJ Gwynn was born in Chapel Hill, NC and grew up in Burlington, NC which is in Alamance County.  Basketball was the only organized sport he played until he got to middle school.  He started in recreation and then started playing AAU when he was 10 years old. In high school, TJ also played football and track, but he said that was mainly so he could hang out with his friends.  He did mention that it didn't hurt to get out of school early as well! Basketball was TJ's focus though and at 6'4” in 9th grade, he was making an immediate impact on the court.  TJ said he was skinny, but tough due to his older brothers Brendon and Jamal.  He started to get noticed by colleges in 9th grade when his high school won the state championship and TJ was named the tournament MVP. TJ got a lot of interest and offers, but decided to take his talent to Virginia Commonwealth University. At VCU, TJ had a very good career, but learned that college basketball was a business. Amazingly, and TJ believes he is the only college player to experience this, he had three head coaches during his time at VCU.  He discussed with Paul and Kevin the ups and downs of that experience.  TJ ended by talking about his family.

Generalization of People is a Bigger Issue Than RacismRacism seems to be the hot topic at the moment, but for a congressional candidate running for congress in North Carolina, he sees things differently. Peter Boykin, who is the president of “Gays For Trump” and is running for Congress, joins “After Dark With Rob And Andrew” to talk about racism and how Republicans need to do a better job with its outreach efforts.Boykin said there are troubling issues with every group, but grouping them and saying the troubles affect the entire group isn't the best way to solve the problem. He said there should be community leaders who can identify issues within the groups and help to resolve them. The congressional candidate continued and said him being a gay man doesn't make him any less effective in identifying with issues of the people he hopes to represent. He, too, is concerned about jobs, as he has been without a job. He is concerned about abortions, as he feels it should not be a form of contraception. He is also concerned with gun rights and thinks that more people should learn gun safety. Other topics the congressional hopeful discussed with “After Dark” included election integrity, Critical Race Theory, and the polarization of both parties, and their inability to work together and compromise to get things done for the American people. He said if elected, he will try to work with Democrats when needed to get things done.Peter Boykin is a US Congressional Candidate for District 13 in North Carolina. Boykin is a political commentator, podcaster, author, and citizen journalist who resides in Alamance County, North Carolina. He is the founder and serves as president of Gays For Trump.Video: https://youtu.be/sSvb9dtu6zISpreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/user/9922149/generalization-of-people-is-a-bigger-iss_1Article: https://gorightnews.com/generalization-of-people-is-a-bigger-issue-than-racism/Original Article: https://americaoutloud.com/generalization-of-people-is-a-bigger-issue-than-racism/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=SocialSnap#Boykin4CongressFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BoykinForCongressTwitter: https://twitter.com/Boykin4CongressWebsite: https://BoykinForCongress.com

Jonathan Hood talks about the late Don Kernodle, Mid-Atlantic wrestling star who committed suicide at the age of 71. Don Kernodle passes away After a wrestling career at Elon College, Kernodle broke into the sports-entertainment world with Jim Crockett Productions in 1973. The grappler burst onto the scene of the National Wrestling Alliance as part of Sgt. Slaughter’s “Cobra Corps,” teaming with Slaughter and Pvt. Jim Nelson. The partnership spawned multiple NWA World and Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship reigns for Kernodle, battling the likes of Ricky Steamboat, Jay Youngblood, Iceman King Parsons and others. Kernodle competed with WWE throughout 1982 and 1983, as a team with Nelson and in one-on-one bouts against legendary competitors such as Tito Santana and Rocky Johnson. After the singles stint, Kernodle returned to the NWA for memorable tag team runs with Bob Orton Jr. and Ivan Koloff. Kernodle stepped away from the NWA in 1986 but continued to wrestle in a number of independent promotions. Outside the ring, Kernodle served as a deputy sheriff with the Alamance County sheriff’s office in North Carolina. Kernodle, who had a law enforcement career following his pro wrestling days, was scheduled to be inducted into the Lou Thesz/George Tragos Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in July.

What’s the best thing about the summer time? It’s gotta be enjoying time with your family watching America’s favorite past time, baseball! Well today we’re talking baseball, specifically Burlington, NC baseball in the form of the recently renamed team. Today’s guest is Anderson Rathbun, the General Manger of the Burlington Sock Puppets. Yes, this is their real name... and YES, they like to do things sockingly different. The Burlington Sock Puppets are the best affordable family entertainment in Alamance County. They are in the business of making memories. We discuss everything from the name change to what we can expect from the Sock Puppets this season, both on and off the field! So grab your box of Cracker Jacks, and enjoy the podcast! Check out the Burlington Sock Puppets below! IG: @GoSockPuppets FB: @GoSockPuppets Youtube: Burlington Sock Puppets Website: https://www.mlb.com/appalachian-league/burlington ________________________________________ SPONSOR - Cardinal Chiropractic & Sports Recovery - www.cardinalchirosports.com SPONSOR - Alamance Kaffee Werks - www.akwcoffee.com

This week in history: the Battle of Alamance County heralds the coming American Revolution; an 8-year-old boy receives the first smallpox vaccine. The post History Matters: Shots Given, Shots Fired appeared first on Chapelboro.com.

This week on the Every Story Matters podcast we will talk about the value of friendship in Christian community. Jesus said, "No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." What does that mean for the church today? How do we lay down our lives for our friends? Join us as we consider how to live the Christian values of friendship, solidarity, and community right here in Mebane, North Carolina. Storied Church is a new faith community in Mebane, serving the Alamance County area and welcoming all people. We are open, inclusive, and affirming, and our mission is to reclaim church as a Christ-centered space. NEW TO STORIED? https://www.storiedchurch.org/newtostoried JOIN OUR LISTSERVE: storiedchurch.org/connect YOUR GIFTS MATTER: storiedchurch.org/give storiedchurch.org instagram.com/storiedchurch facebook.com/storiedchurch

On this week's episode of ENN Radio, Anna Terry speaks with Design Chief Nyah Phengsitthy about a local documentary “Unlearn: The Consequences of Racism," that tells the story of racism in Alamance County.

This week on the Every Story Matters podcast we are reflecting on the story of the Eunuch and Phillip. Who belongs in the church? What can we learn about the value of inclusion from the story of a first-century eunuch in the book of Acts? Join us this Sunday as we reflect on the church's calling to be a community of full-inclusion. Storied Church is a new faith community in Mebane, serving the Alamance County area and welcoming all people. We are open, inclusive, and affirming, and our mission is to reclaim church as a Christ-centered space. NEW TO STORIED? https://www.storiedchurch.org/newtostoried JOIN OUR LISTSERVE: storiedchurch.org/connect YOUR GIFTS MATTER: storiedchurch.org/give storiedchurch.org instagram.com/storiedchurch facebook.com/storiedchurch

This week on the Every Story Matters podcast we are reflecting on the parable of Jesus and spiritual growth. Spring is a season of natural growth and a time to reflect on our spiritual growth. What do Jesus's parables teach us about growth in the kingdom of God? Join us as we reflect on how we, as people of faith, may continue to grow as individuals and as a community. Storied Church is a new faith community in Mebane, serving the Alamance County area and welcoming all people. We are open, inclusive, and affirming, and our mission is to reclaim church as a Christ-centered space. NEW TO STORIED? https://www.storiedchurch.org/newtostoried JOIN OUR LISTSERVE: storiedchurch.org/connect YOUR GIFTS MATTER: storiedchurch.org/give storiedchurch.org instagram.com/storiedchurch facebook.com/storiedchurch

The people of Snow Camp and Alamance County, NC, knew the Fogleman family well. The customers and neighbors of the family's country store also knew of their firstborn, Tom, having watched him grow up from boy to man. Those who knew him best, however, are the people who grew up alongside him and the people he watched grow up. We meet the man behind the name in episode 2 of A Country Store Killing.

On January 23, 2002, 61-year-old Tom Fogleman was brutally murdered in the country store his father built in 1940, in Snow Camp, NC. News of the killing rocked the Alamance County community and sparked heavy coverage of the murder within several news organizations. Over the next several years, numerous detectives worked the case, but failed to solve it. In February 2021, the Alamance County Sheriff's Office sent out another press release, continuing to ask for the public's help in the case, shortly after it was assigned to a new detective, who had never previously heard of the murder. In this episode of A Country Store Killing, we look back at the day Tom was killed and become acquainted with some of Tom's closest remaining family members.

Tom Fogleman was a quiet, meticulous, and generous man who managed his family's country store right off a small highway in Alamance County, North Carolina. He ran the kind of store where you could buy most anything with an IOU, that's just the way he did business. So who would brutally attack him hitting him more than 27 times in the head leaving him for dead on the floor of his store? It's a mystery nearly 20 years old. It's one of many cold cases, but this one is about to heat up as detectives put new eyes on the January 2002 murder.

Our episode this week features North Carolina State Representative Ricky Hurtado, who became the first Latino Democrat elected to the NC General Assembly in 2020. In addition to representing District 63 (Alamance County), Ricky serves on the Board of Alamance Partnership for Children and co-founded LatinxEd, a nonprofit that aims to expand opportunities for first-generation college students and immigrant families. After finding his passion for public service during his time at the University of North Carolina, he received his Masters from Princeton with a focus in fighting poverty and community building.

In this week's episode of ENN Radio Anna Terry talks with reporter Cate McCahill about the strain the coronavirus pandemic has taken on food banks and pantries in Alamance County and across North Carolina.

President Trump reveals he supports and endorsed the street assassination of an Antifa member accused of murder without trial in a speech in Georgia. We discuss drugs from the good old days that we miss or missed out on. You be the judge. Elijah regales us with his harrowing tale of staying in a freezing Airbnb that was a converted school bus with no plumbing and no heat on a PIG FARM!!!! Elijah then regales us some more with a harrowing tale about the couple having sex and fighting in the adjoining motel room he stayed in on the last night of his thanksgiving trip to see his family in Alamance County, NC. Anytown, USA. Apparently, Ashely and David, the couple in question had some heated fun, then had a heated argument in which David demanded that Ashely leave her long term boyfriend, that we name Chester, for David because they have sex real good. Darien, Elijah, Alexander and Chris all flex their accent work something fierce. A good time will be had. Join us! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/closing-time-podcast/message

Kuyler Jordan is Alamance County’s Young Stud of Olympic Lifting. With big competitions under he belt already, he and I discuss what brought him into the sport as well as his future endeavors in the sport and beyond. If you’re a fan of olympic lifting, rookie seasons, or just great conversations then this one is for you! Instagram: @kuylergj ________________________________________ SPONSOR - Cardinal Chiropractic & Sports Recovery - www.cardinalchirosports.com SPONSOR - Alamance Kaffee Werks - www.akwcoffee.com

-This week we go back in the not doing distant past to learn about the former Altamahaw Kart Track in Altamahaw, North Carolina. Brad Allen joins us to share some stories about the former track along with stories from Richard and Brenda Murphy in addition to contributions from Scott Wicker about a small piece of kart racing history in Alamance County. The Half Priced Concessions Podcast is brought to you thanks to the support of North Carolina 8-1-1 dig, that reminds you to Dial 8-1-1 before you do ANY kind of digging. Find more info online at www.nc811.org. Also thanks to Performancenter Racing Warehouse in Statesville, North Carolina. Call Performancenter Racing Warehouse today for your race car needs at 704-838-1400 or visit them online at www.performancenter.com

Organizing in "No Chance Alamance" County This week on the show I'm speaking with three folks engaged in organizing in the rural Alamance County, North Carolina, and it's capital of Graham. All three work with the 501c4 political non-profit, DownhomeNC which in Alamance has been working on a range of engagements including running local candidates for office, doing get-out-the-vote work, sparking conversations with rural residents of the county, running a bail fund and working on bail reform, rent relief and operating food distribution. Dreama Caldwell, one of our guests, ran on a platform of bail reform to be the first Black woman elected to the County Commission, though she was not elected, is a mother, and as an Abolitionist has been working to abolish cash bail and change the condition for people of Color and poor folks as relates to the Alamance courts and jail. Sugalema is an organizer, a mom, and the daughter of undocumented parents from Mexico who's been living in Alamance for the last decade. Gwen is a mother from a white, working class background who has also worked to support Alamance organizers through Downhome on a number of campaigns. You can learn more about the organization at DownhomeNC.org and their various social media pages. As a side note, the folks who produce The Final Straw do not endorse electoralism as a strategy for lasting change or community power. We are anarchists. There are plenty of places you can go to find anarchist critiques of engaging in electoral politics, sometimes with anarchists or anti-authoritarians advocating limited engagement in elections but usually calling for abstention. Even though DownhomeNC is not an anarchist organization, we do feel like the experiences of Sugalema, Dreama and Gwen are important to share because they talk about the work of changing minds and building relationships in the rural south where an autonomous left or anarchist movement doesn't exist… like most of the world. They are intelligent and impassioned women doing hard work to grow community resistance and engagement. Abolition also includes the complicated work of decreasing the harm caused by systems of oppression like the police, courts, borders, white supremacy and capitalism while simultaneously building discourse against those institutions that impose harm. We really hope that listeners will get a lot from this conversation. Announcements Eric King updates Anarchist and antifascist prisoner Eric King caught covid at FCI Englewood, alongside over a hundred other prisoners, thanks to the ineptitude of his captors at the BOP who have been moving staff between Englewood and FCI Florence where an outbreak had been ongoing. His trial for defending himself from an attack by a prison officer has been pushed back to April of 2021. In good news, his mail ban appears temprorarily lifted and his website hosts his book list again. He's been able to receive letters, magazines and books for the first time in years. Check out the update at SupportEricKing.org and send Eric some love. To hear our interview with Eric from last year, visit our website. Xinachtli Parole Support     "Xinachtli," as. many of you know, means literally in English, "Seed," or, as Comrade "X" likes to phrase, it from a prisoner's perspective, "Germinating Seed" and s/n Alvaro Luna Hernandez, is a Chicano/Mexicano-Anarchist Communist and Anti-Imperialist Internationally-recognized Political Prisoner, has suffered long enough from a (50-year) bogus Aggravated Assault conviction rife with racist civil rights abuse and judicial misconduct.       The contrived & trumped-up Aggravated Robbery charge brought by Sheriff McDaniel without the authority of a warrant, was thrown out later at trial, but through prosecutorial chicanery, allowed the assault charge to stick being a paroled felon.         The so-called Aggravated-Assault charge, which should've amounted to a 'misdemeanor,' occurred with his near-term pregnant wife nearby in their own front yard, as he, showing no demonstrative violent aggressive behavior, correctly disarmed the Sheriff as he drew his service revolver in anger as "Xinachtli" challenged his authority to attempt an arrest in a situation that could've proved lethal for all three, mother, baby, and most surely "Xinachtli" himself. The local authorities hated him and his family and his labor organizing in Brewster County, Alpine, Texas.         Many of you already are familiar with this abuse of authority yarn, but, does bear repeating, as he is still held captive for this injustice in 'STG' (Security Threat Group) status, studying law and assisting other prisoners with their appeals, while continuously sharing, and germinating his revolutionary thoughts and ideals in cocoon-like solitary confinement, at the repressive TDCJ-CID James V. Allred Unit, 'Supermax' Gulag, in Iowa Park, Texas, marooned in the North Texas' Red River Valley. Texas prisons are now one of the nation's COVID-19 virus' 'hotspots,' and the courts are refusing to intervene, WHILE PRISONER DEAD BODIES PILE UP IN LOCAL MORGUES. "XINACHTLI" is an elderly person, with his life in danger.        Presently, "Xinachtli" is preparing for his (1st) upcoming 'Parole Review Hearing,' on July 18, 2021. We are in need of help with a groundswell of support from the Prison Abolitionists, Human Rights, Indigenous, and Prison Activist Movement communities. TBPP suggests that FEW, clear & concise letters are preferred, to place in his case-file for review; lazy eyes is a disguise with TBPP Parole Panels. So, let's blast 'em with a barrage of letters to help us ensure that his 'Review' is an impartially-heard (Hearing?) by traditionally 'parole-stingy' Texas Board of Pardons & Parole Commissioners; and is a successful one.         Try to include in the letter, that"Xinachtli," though, he has tested 'COVID-19 - negative,' and in recent months received a 'flu shot,' he has hypertension that's medicated, and is ostensibly cured of Hep-C, he nonetheless will be 69 years old next May 12th, 2021; so the Corona Virus danger rages on!           Also include, a solid confirmation that there's a solid support system waiting, available opportunities of employment, residence, and transportation, as well as psychological/coping support and a period of adjustment, are all important - he's been in a solitary 'time-capsule, the worldwide 'spider' web has exploded on the social scene since his conviction in June of 1997.         Please address all your Letters of Support for "Xinachtli" with his registered name, ALVARO LUNA HERNANDEZ, and prison number, TDCJ-CID#00255735  You can mail the letters to his lawyer: Allen D. Place Attorneys at Law 109 S. 7th Street Gatesville, TX, 76528 To hear Xinachtli telling his story in his own voice, check out our website.

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12.3.20 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Jon Ossoff GOTV GA rally; Kamala Harris picks chief of staff; Kyle Rittenhouse to stand trial; Pastor banned from Alamance County property; Coronavirus update: New vaccine to roll out soon; Crazy a$$$ TikTok Karen + Raheem DeVaughn talks new music Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered  #RolandMartinUnfiltered is a news reporting platform covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The TTS “Documentary Unit” (that’s Gary with a little video camera) went to Graham on November 3rd to observe the ‘replacement’ for the March to the Polls that had been disrupted by Graham and Alamance County police on October 31. While (tediously) editing that footage, Gary discovered quite a bit of other footage from October 31st. He pieced that together into as cohesive narrative as he could, and in this episode we present both. So this is a rare, edited Triangle Talk Show. We’ll be back to the live, talking-heads version of the show next Sunday.LINKS:Full video of the October 31 march on Reverend Drumwright’s Facebook Feed: https://www.facebook.com/100001565414708/videos/3633900163338795/TTS on YouTube: https://YouTube.com/TriangleTalkShowThis show: https://youtu.be/c2vQLoZz2gsTTS Web Site: https://TriangleTalkShow.com

Our first Common Conversation about Christian Nationalism is the right starting place to understand our history. But there's a parallel discussion to be had. From the beginnings of America, Black Baptists persisted despite the burden of White Baptist pressures.Listen as Rev. Dr. Leslie Callahan, pastor of St. Paul's Baptist Church, Philadelphia, PA, and former Assistant Professor of Modern Church History and African American Studies at New York Theological Seminary andRev. Kasey Jones, Associate Coordinator of Outreach of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and former pastor of National Baptist Memorial Church in Washington, DC,talk with Dr. Derek Hicks, Associate Professor of Religion and Culture at Wake Divinity.Moderated by Dr. Oliver M. Thomas (class of ‘10), Adjunct Instructor, North Carolina A&T State University, and Associate Pastor, Providence Baptist Church of Greensboro, NC.We received questions from Rev. Steven Floyd (class of '21) and pastor of Buncombe Baptist Church in Lexington, NC, Rev. Dr. LaTonya Penny ('13) and pastor of New Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Roxboro, NC and the Executive Director at Family Abuse Services of Alamance County, Rev. Matthew Johnson ('10) and pastor of Fernwood Baptist Church in Spartanburg, SC, Rev. Kevin Gardner-Sinclair ('08) and pastor of Broadway Baptist Church in Louisville, KY, and Rev. Ryan M. Eller ('07) and Co-Founder & Executive Director at The New Moral Majority. Note that the audio version is missing a few components from the video or transcript versions; however, all the conversation is included.Common Conversations are conversations on common topics between experts in our community and members of the Wake Divinity faculty and staff moderated by Wake Divinity alumnus, students, and supporters. CC is sponsored by the Baptist Commons. For our first Common Conversations series in the fall of 2020, we focus on three topics under the theme of “the weight of racism.”As architects of equity, hope, and healing, we feel there is no more important place to begin than to talk about racism in America. The weight of this injustice is on us all.  As our beloved Deacon  Maya Angelou said, “It is impossible to struggle for civil rights, equal rights for blacks, without including whites. Because equal rights, fair play, justice, are all like the air: we all have it, or none of us has it.”In our series, we'll tackleThe Load of Christian Nationalism and Baptist History for our first episode released in October;Black Baptist Burdens | White Baptist Pressures for the second episode released in November; andThe Gravity of Trauma of These Enmeshed Communities for the third episode released in December.Don't worry; you don't need to be a Baptist to engage.We hope, however, you'll do more than watch. We hope you are inspired to start your own conversation after listening to ours. And that you, too, will continue the call for justice, compassion, and reconciliation.

This was going to be a kind of routine Weekend conversation… nothing heavy. Some whining about the unnecessary semi-annual time change, some idle chatter about the election. And then Elizabeth Crudup called about 30 minutes to showtime. It seems there was a bit of a dustup in Graham between some people who were holding a ‘get out the vote’ rally and the Alamance County Sheriff. She had two people who wanted to get the word out about what happened. Scott Huffman is a candidate for US Congress from the 13th District, including Alamance County. Shon Green is a ‘full time activist’ and PR rep for People for Change. They were both there, and described a scene out of the Old South, with police confronting a totally peaceful group of citizens with tear gas. There was no vandalism going on. No broken windows. Nobody throwing fireworks. You’ll see some of this story on the news, but not all of it.LINKS:News & Observer video: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article246866352.htmlScott Huffman (for Congress, NC 13th)Twitter: https://twitter.com/HuffmanForNCWeb: https://www.scotthuffman.com/TTS on YouTube: https://YouTube.com/TriangleTalkShowThis show: https://youtu.be/XiTZfAoH2mkTTS Web Site: https://TriangleTalkShow.com

Marchers in Graham (Alamance County NC) were stopped by the county Sheriff last Saturday (October 31) as they attempted to hold a rally and march to the polls. We heard the story from two of the activists present on the last TTS (Episode 120). They will try again on Tuesday, Election Day, November 3rd at 9 AM. Shon Green returns to update us on plans for the event. Understand that as we record on Monday at noon, planning is still underway. Shon recommends checking in on march leader Greg Drumwright’s Facebook Page for updates. Here’s what we see at noon Monday: We're Ready 4 CHANGE March to the Polls - tomorrow, 11/3 @ 8:30am Wayman's Chapel AME church. Further details are forthcoming via all social media this afternoon. ALAMANCE COUNTY rise up and lets celebrate our RIGHT TO VOTE!That’s the main takeaway, but Gary took the opportunity to talk with Shon in more detail about what happened Saturday, and what to expect on Tuesday. Hey, we didn’t even play the music!LINKS:Rev. Greg Drumwright’s Facebook page (march updates)Justice 4 the Next GenerationWRAL StoryBurlington Time-News StoryTTS on YouTube: https://YouTube.com/TriangleTalkShowThis show: https://youtu.be/drkdnOi9oaYTTS Web Site: https://TriangleTalkShow.com

On this week's episode of ENN Radio Anna Terry, in conversation with reporter Kieran Ungemach, tells you what to expect at the polls for early voting. With early voting in full swing in North Carolina, hear from students and election officials about what in-person early voting has been like in Alamance County and across the state.

The Every Story Matters podcast is a part of a church community called Storied Church. If you would like to know more about our community visit storiedchurch.org or facebook.com/storiedchurch This week on the Every Story Matters podcast we talk to Dayson Pasión. Dayson is from Elizabeth, New York, and grew up in Alamance County, North Carolina. Currently, he is an educator and running for the Alamance County school board. I am always interested to hear how our stories form and shape our realities and the issues we fight for. One of the poignant moments for me with my time with Dayson was the lack of diversity in the school system he grew up in. As a Latino person and not having teachers who looked like him and how that affected his identity. Definitely for me, eye-opening, and significant in how we think about diversity in the school system and why it matters. Find out more about Dayson https://pasion4edu.com/

This week, Anna Terry speaks with reporter Graysen Shirley on how Allied Churches of Alamance County has adapted its homeless shelter amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The sisters celebrate International Podcast Day with some great murder cases and yummy baked treats!  Anne bakes up a last taste of summer with scrumptious Key Lime Bars, using a recipe straight from Key West, FL.  While Anne's in the kitchen, Karen tells the maniacal tale of Blanche Taylor Moore from Alamance County, NC.  Then, Anne weaves a gruesome, yet interesting story from Jericho, NY, that starts with Dick & Jane & a mysterious barrel. 

In North Carolina, we see friendships being forged in the face of centuries of racism; anti-racist organizing happening at the corner of Plantation and Corporation avenues; and meet a historical political candidate, a Black woman quite literally from the wrong side of the tracks, campaigning to co-govern with her community.In Alamance County, Down Home North Carolina has been building a multi-racial grassroots movement against white supremacy. George talks to Brigid Flaherty, co-founder of Down Home North Carolina; Sugelema Lynch, a Latinx mother; Pat Rogers, a young white engineer; and Dreama Caldwell, who’s running to serve as Alamance County’s first Black woman Commissioner. For all of them, meeting the left-behind where they are is key to transforming the landscape. And it’s creating a new common identity that Alamance County can be proud of.This episode features additional music by Jake and Sarah Owen.You can learn more at ToSeeEachOther.org People’s Action is a national network of 40 state and local grassroots, power-building organizations united in fighting for justice.

The Latino community in Alamance County is being impacted by COVID-19 at disproportionate rates compared to other races and ethnicities. Mackenzie Wilkes spoke to some people in the community about why that is the case.

Today we are wrapping up the discussion on Opioids in North Carolina by talking with Gary Ander and SGT Josh Hayes from Alamance County's Stepping Up Initiative. Gary Ander and SGT Hayes will explain how the county of Alamance teamed up with everyone in the community and aligned with the Sheriff's Office to make this initiative operate and become the successful model of treating a problem.

Today we are wrapping up the discussion on Opioids in North Carolina by talking with Gary Ander and SGT Josh Hayes from Alamance County's Stepping Up Initiative. Gary Ander and SGT Hayes will explain how the county of Alamance teamed up with everyone in the community and aligned with the Sheriff's Office to make this initiative operate and become the successful model of treating a problem.

Interest in locally grown food has grown over the past two decades, and disruptions in the food supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic have brought even more attention to this segment of our nation’s agricultural industry. How has the pandemic affected farmers and others involved producing and selling local foods? And what does the future hold for local foods in our state? Our guestsWhitney and Isaiah Allen own and operate the 20-acre Rocky Run Farm in Mebane, North Carolina, producing an array of produce, meat and flowers for the local market. Isaiah is also executive chef and co-owner of The Eddy Pub in Saxapahaw in Alamance County. Kathryn Boys, an associate professor and department extension leader with North Carolina State University’s Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, analyzes problems and policies related to the economics of food safety and quality and studies the links between food systems and economic development and human health. Hannah Dankbar is manager of North Carolina Cooperative Extension’s local food program, which promotes the production, marketing and consumption of foods produced within North Carolina. To achieve that goal, Dankbar works with a team of experts from NC State and North Carolina A&T State universities and the Center for Environmental Farming Systems as well as county Extension agents and others partners throughout the state.

Murielle Elizéon and Tommy Noonan — partners in life, art and business — both have lengthy resumes that list an impressive array of dance, choreography and teaching projects with august companies from Mexico and Argentina to Australia and Slovakia. At first glance, it is therefore surprising that in 2014 they chose the small unincorporated village of Saxapahaw, NC (pop. 1,418 in the 2010 census) as the home of their latest artistic venture, Culture Mill, a performing arts laboratory. As Murielle and Tommy explain in this conversation with Pier Carlo Talenti, however, Saxapahaw was the perfect place in which they could engender their vision: an organization whose artmaking was woven inextricably into the fabric of its geographic home. In their first full year of operation, for instance, Culture Mill launched “Trust the Bus,” an experience in which audiences boarded a 44-seat Bluebird biodiesel school bus and were then driven to an assortment of interdisciplinary performances throughout rural Alamance County. Since then Culture Mill has welcomed many noted international artists in various disciplines to Saxapahaw for lengthy residencies; offered countless free or low-cost workshops and arts events to the community; and become a regular fixture at the prestigious American Dance Festival in Durham, NC, which commissioned one of their latest pieces, “They Are All,” a dance work created in collaboration with people living with Parkinson’s Disease, many of whom performed in its world premiere in 2019.   Murielle and Tommy spoke with Pier Carlo from Culture Mill’s studio, several weeks into the COVID-19 lockdown. http://culturemill.org/ https://indyweek.com/culture/stage/rethinking-revenue-based-arts-Culture-Mill/

Murielle Elizéon and Tommy Noonan — partners in life, art and business — both have lengthy resumes that list an impressive array of dance, choreography and teaching projects with august companies from Mexico and Argentina to Australia and Slovakia. At first glance, it is therefore surprising that in 2014 they chose the small unincorporated village of Saxapahaw, NC (pop. 1,418 in the 2010 census) as the home of their latest artistic venture, Culture Mill, a performing arts laboratory. As Murielle and Tommy explain in this conversation with Pier Carlo Talenti, however, Saxapahaw was the perfect place in which they could engender their vision: an organization whose artmaking was woven inextricably into the fabric of its geographic home. In their first full year of operation, for instance, Culture Mill launched “Trust the Bus,” an experience in which audiences boarded a 44-seat Bluebird biodiesel school bus and were then driven to an assortment of interdisciplinary performances throughout rural Alamance County. Since then Culture Mill has welcomed many noted international artists in various disciplines to Saxapahaw for lengthy residencies; offered countless free or low-cost workshops and arts events to the community; and become a regular fixture at the prestigious American Dance Festival in Durham, NC, which commissioned one of their latest pieces, “They Are All,” a dance work created in collaboration with people living with Parkinson’s Disease, many of whom performed in its world premiere in 2019.   Murielle and Tommy spoke with Pier Carlo from Culture Mill’s studio, several weeks into the COVID-19 lockdown. http://culturemill.org/ https://indyweek.com/culture/stage/rethinking-revenue-based-arts-Culture-Mill/

The Senate passed a measure that would allow gyms and bars to reopen, despite Gov. Roy Cooper's pandemic-related restrictions. Meanwhile, the Cooper administration ordered an Alamance County racetrack closed for repeatedly defying restrictions and becoming "an imminent hazard" for coronavirus spread. Cooper also formed a task force to find ways to eliminate racial inequity in policing and the courts.

This episode I talk with Jane Lea Hicks who is a founding member of the No Snow Camp Mine Chapter. Snow Camp is a small community in Alamance County and the concern is that the County approved an intent-to-construct permit that was submitted for a crushed stone quarry on over 344 acres in the middle of Snow Camp. Crushed stone is produced by mining a suitable rock deposit- which in this case is the quarry and breaking the removed rock down to the desired size using crushers. The land for the quarry had been purchased by Snow Camp Property Investments, LLC. After the residents found out about the permit, the No Snow Camp Mine Chapter formed and is a group of concerned residents are working to protect the health, safety, and welfare of their small North Carolina community. We discuss the issues of this proposed quarry, who is investing in the project, the environmental and health effects to the community, and other major concerns with this proposed project. We talk about what the No Snow Camp Mine has done to fight against this and what you all can do to get involved. Learn more about No Snow Camp Mine Chapter: https://sites.google.com/view/nosnowcampmine/home/what-is-the-mine?authuser=0 Sign the No Snow Camp Mine Petition: https://www.change.org/p/all-concerned-citizens-tell-the-deq-to-deny-the-state-mining-permit-for-alamance-aggregates-f63258ef-d1a7-41b6-a42f-f2eeeeb8a5f9?recruiter=921828469&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&recruited_by_id=d2309c30-fa32-11e8-b7d2-bfe0a424d62b Alamance County Health Department on Air Quality and Asthma: https://www.alamance-nc.com/envhealth/program-areas/air-quality-and-asthma/ Dangers of pipelines near mining operations: https://thecostofthepipeline.com/2015/03/02/flammable-gas-pipelines-and-quarries-a-match-made-in-heaven-am-i-right/ https://www-bostonglobe-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/01/18/west-roxbury-residents-decry-planned-natural-gas-line-near-blasting-quarry/o4MkVnbId42e7YHNifN4EK/amp.html?usqp=mq331AQCCAE%3D&_js_v=0.1#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s Potential Impact Radius and Immediate Ignition Impact Zone for liquefied gases: The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) provides instructions for calculating the PIR of a methane natural gas pipeline. Background Music Credits: https://www.youtube.com/c/mbbmusic https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial https://www.instagram.com/mbb_music

On this week's episode, we hear from SGA student body president-elect Robbie Miley. Hear who's moving on to the general election for Alamance County Commissioner. We also talk spring sports with Alex Reynold's and how the men's basketball team is faring ahead of the CAA tournament.

On this weeks episode of ENN Radio Baylor Rodman gives an update on a shooting in the Town of Elon. Mackenzie Wilkes talks the primary election season in Alamance County .

Happy 2020! We are kicking off the new year with a brand new series "20/20 Victory". Pastor Bud teaches about the importance of collaboration this week, not only in our everyday relationships but with Christ and the church. This is the first of five keys to having a successful and fulfilling 2020! Support the show

This week's episode of ENN Radio is all about Alamance County politics. Mackenzie Wilkes breaks down the election results for the Elon Board of Aldermen race and the city of Burlington mayoral race. Maeve Ashbrook tells us the state of the search for Elon's new town manager.

On this week's episode of ENN Radio there's an update on the mumps and Kyra O'Connor explains how vaccination exemptions work at Elon University. Grace Morris describes what the active shooter drill in Alamance County was like and how town of Elon police and university police performed during the drill.

Puppetry is one of the oldest types of performance art in the United States. Within the last five years, there has been a renaissance of puppetry happening across the world. Puppets are appearing on television, in movies, and onstage. In fact, just last month, Sonny Tilders and Creature Technology Company received a Special Tony Award for the technical design of the 20-foot, 2000-pound puppet featured in the musical King Kong. Closer to home in, Donovan Zimmerman and his team are putting the finishing touches on http://paperhand.org/ (Paperhand Puppet Intervention’s) 20th annual production entitled WE ARE HERE, which opens next month in Chapel Hill. Lauren Van Hemert met up with him at his studio in Saxapahaw, which is adjacent to the Haw River Trail in Alamance County. As you will hear, Donovan is deeply connected to nature and his environment. So it seemed fitting we record this episode outside at a picnic table next to the river. Hear what Donovan has to say about art, discipline, and shifting the status quo one giant puppet pageant at a time. About the Guest Donovan Zimmerman is the co-founder and director of Paperhand Puppet Intervention. After graduating from the School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) in Cincinnati, he traveled to Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and India before moving to Oregon where he started the Sticks and Stones Theater puppet company. After taking part in the http://hawriver.org/events/haw-river-festival/ (Haw River Festival) for many years, Donovan met his wife Lea. The pair settled down in Saxapahaw. He and his longtime friend and collaborator Jan Burger have been working together on Paperhand for seven years. This year marks Paperhand's 20th annual production. Connect with RDU on Stage - The Podcast for Triangle Theater People Facebook – @rduonstage Twitter – @rduonstage Instagram – @rduonstage Web http://www.rduonstage.com/ (www.rduonstage.com) Support this podcast

Burlington Animal Services is committed to ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of people and pets in their community through their commitment to public service, active enforcement of state and local laws, providing humane animal care, promoting responsible pet ownership and addressing pet overpopulation in Alamance County.  The staff has done an amazing job of expanding their foster program, improving their isolation and quarantine protocols, and increasing spay and neuter compliance of the community.

You can still recycle glass in Alamance County, at least for a while. But our neighbors in Greensboro no longer can. Reporter Isaac Groves looked into why that is, and how Alamance County is handling glass recyclables.

Christopher Lee Neal and his former girlfriend are accused of attempted murder after a Rockingham County DSS worker was shot at in summer 2017. The bullets barely missed her. Neal defended himself in the trial, which has spanned the course of several weeks in Alamance County Superior Court due to scheduling conflicts. The jury was expected to hear closing arguments Tuesday afternoon, June 25.

Under state law, we're all required to report child abuse to the authorities. Reporter Isaac Groves explains why officials think an increase in reported cases is a good sign for the health of our children and families.

Some students and even some teachers are chronically absent from school. Reporter Jessica Williams looks at how large that problem is and how Alamance-Burlington School System is addressing it. Sometimes the solution is as simple as letting a student's family or teacher know that their absences are noticed.

Reporter Kate Croxton spent months learning about the process of collecting rape kits and what goes into prosecuting sexual assaults. Why are so many kits in N.C. untested? What's been done to change that? And why is so much of the responsibility of prosecution placed on victims?  

This episode offers information about services being offered in Alamance County, NC to educate school administrators, teachers, and local law enforcement on effective and trauma-informed strategies for suicide prevention. It features Meredith Peffley, Community Relations Specialist at Cardinal Innovations Healthcare and past Director of Development and Community Relations for Women’s Resource Center in Alamance County.

What are Opportunity Zones? Where are they in Burlington and Alamance County? What do they mean for investment and economic growth here? Burlington Economic Development Director Peter Bishop fleshes out the US Dept. of Treasury / IRS program and how it funnels trillions in capital gains going unused to kickstart low-income areas nationwide. Burlington has two zones: around Maple Avenue and northeast Burlington. Alamance County's other two are in Graham, and a swath of Haw River and Green Level. In this episode: :00 - What are Opportunity Zones, broadly, and how do they work? 3:40 - How and why were Alamance County's zones chosen? 6:30 - Where are Burlington's zones and why? 10:00 - How could this program help East Burlington economic development? 12:30 - Business growth, expansion, real estate, new business development 13:00 - Program puts more eyes on Alamance County and Burlington 14:00 - The possibility of a local  or regional Opportunity Fund 16:00 - Direct versus indirect investment 18:00 - How the City of Burlington is promoting its Opportunity Zones 23:00 - When could we start to see results? 25:00 - $4 trillion in unrealized capital gains nationwide now available to invest 28:00 -- Return on investment versus local/regional impact: Which may win out? 30:00 - How can the average person get involved in these programs? 37:00 -- City of Burlington's documents and web resources coming soon

Have you met Peter Bishop? If you're a business owner or entrepreneur in Burlington, he's someone you'll want to know. Among other things, his job is to help you grow your business and harness resources that local and state governments offer. This is the first of what we hope will become a regular podcast with Peter Bishop, who has his fingers in all sorts of pies as Director of Economic Development for the City of Burlington. He's the first economic development director in our city's history. Future casts will get into the details of growth and projects in Burlington and Alamance County, but for now, let's get to know him and his job. In this podcast: Peter's background in Cleveland and eastern NC 19:00 -- Role and goals of economic development 20:27 -- The LabCorp/ACC biotech partnership and what that means for biz 22:30 -- Aiding start-ups 27:00 -- Which entities does Peter work with locally and statewide? 32:30 -- Economic and job growth comes from small businesses. Peter's job is to help those business plan well and succeed. 37:00 -- Who's on the city's economic development team? 40:00 -- A day in the life of a city economic developer 42:00 -- What's happening at the city's old landfill site near the airport, and what Peter has to do with it. 47:30 -- How data helps attract, retain business interest 48:30 -- Beginning to end: How an economic development director assists a business development or expansion. 54:00 -- "If it's not one person's job, it's nobody's job."  

An Alamance County deputy shot and killed a family's German shepard while responding to a medical emergency call Dec. 4. The Irby family posted their own surveillance video of the incident online and officials say at least eight shots were fired. This story is sparking heated debate online about officer training, why there won't be an official investigation, and why the dog's body will go to the landfill. Reporter Kate Croxton and online editor Michael Abernethy talk through the story.

No one's sure just what or how much snow, freezing rain or sleet we may get in Alamance County and statewide this weekend, but state agencies are starting to worry.

It's been a tumultuous fall for Allied Churches, which provides Alamance County's only homeless shelter. In late September, the now former executive director put out an emergency call for $50,000, threatening the shelter could close otherwise. He and some other fulltime staff were then let go, and the board has been largely silent as its worked behind the scenes to keep the shelter and services running. Reporter Kate Croxton fills us in after a sit-down with ACAC Board Chair Kelly Paul and United Way of Alamance County President Heidi Norwick and as she finishes a story for Sunday, Nov. 18.

Can you pre-register to vote when you get your driver license at 16 or 17? Do felons in N.C. have to have their rights restored before they can vote? These shouldn't be difficult questions, but information given to voters and the public have only muddied them. Reporter Isaac Groves has spent the week trying to find clarity on two issues for people registering to vote in North Carolina and Alamance County. As of Thursday night, he was still trying to get answers from the state and officials.

A recording of the 911 call reporting a disturbance and at least one shot fired before deputies were dispatched to Oak Grove Church Road near Liberty late May 2. Billy Carson Pike Jr. was later shot 15 times by three deputies, an autopsy showed. 

In this epsode we had an exclusive statement from Yvette Gaboury regarding the political controversy that has Alamance County talking. Disclaimer: Counter Culture Chronicles does not support any specific political parties nor it is affiliated with any candidates of any political party. We invite anyone who is currently running or supports certain candidates to come and promote their ideas and movements. For any exclusive podcasts are any interest in attending one of our session please contact us via our social media platforms or at thecounterculturechronicles@gmail.com

Digital Editor Michael Abernethy and Reporter Isaac Groves talk about the toppling of the UNC Confederate monument, the rhetoric on Alamance County-based ACTBAC's Facebook page, our recollections of being students on campus with the monument, and what's being done to protect Graham's monument from violence and vandalism.

Carroll Middle School in Raleigh is scrapping letter grades for a new approach that is gaining traction nationally known as competency based learning and grading. We talk to the school’s principal Elizabeth MacWilliams on why they are making the switch. We also meet the 2018 Burroughs Wellcome Fund NC Teacher of the Year with an unforgettable name, Freebird McKinney of Alamance County. Guests: Elizabeth MacWilliams, Principal, Carroll Middle School, Raleigh Freebird McKinney, 2018 Burroughs Wellcome Fund NC Teacher of the Year

Reporter Kate Croxton describes interviews with "inactive" gang members and what they said led them to join a gang and to eventually want to participate less in gang life.

Reporter Kate Croxton discusses the reporting she did and what led to this week's six-part series on gang activity in Alamance County and how law enforcement track gangs.

We're still digging for details on what may be happening at the property, but reporter Bill Cresenzo fills us in on what we know so far.

The $6.5 million1958 school bond built four of Alamance County's six current high schools. The issues it addressed and controversy around it were similar to Alamance-Burlington Schools and the public are grappling with in 2018. This year, ABSS is petitioning the county commissioners for a potential $150 million bond to build a new high school and add additional space at others.

This week's show takes us to the Winston-Salem Air Show, we explore New River State Park, check out the music scene at North 87 South in Alamance County, explore the woodworking of Master Woodwright Eddie Hamrick at the Hickory Museum of Art, and Bob Garner meets the Lebanese family behind the popular Neomonde in Raleigh.

Dr. Brenda Cleary is running for the 13th Congressional District. The Wicked Chicken Auction sells chickens & barnyard birds to hobbyists & breeders. An Alamance County dairy farmer is working to preserve his business. And Bright Leaf Hot Dogs are among the Top 20 brands in the US.

During this Got To Be NC Agriculture month, we visit four unique businesses with ties to our state's #1 industry. An Alamance County man turns a career set-back into a new business. A Harnett County family is brewing up new business on their family farm. A Buncombe County business is preserving & promoting traditional seeds. And a Gibsonville B&B is drawing tourists to its historic facility.

Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Kyle White talks about the recognition & his service. The NC Arboretum's Germplasm Repository helps small businesses learn good manufacturing practices for their natural products. B&B Yachts designs & builds boats that are gathering quite a following. And author John Kasson talks about his new book.

This week's show takes us to Beech Mountain for some serious mountain biking, we explore the Imperial Centre for the Arts & Sciences in Rocky Mount, take a ride on the carousel at Burlington City Park, visit Harry's Place in Elkin, and Deborah Holt Noel takes us to Port Discover in Elizabeth City.

Mushrooms 'n More & Dogwood Hill Pickles & Salsa are growing big business for an Alamance County man. Keep Your Fork Farm is helping bring truffles to NC. The Overmountain Victory Trail is part of the National Trails System. And Marco Zarate talks about the work & mission of the NC Society of Hispanic Professionals.4NCN2106543-iPod_QTCC.mov

Mushrooms 'n More & Dogwood Hill Pickles & Salsa are growing big business for an Alamance County man. Keep Your Fork Farm is helping bring truffles to NC. The Overmountain Victory Trail is part of the National Trails System. And Marco Zarate talks about the work & mission of the NC Society of Hispanic Professionals.

This week's show takes us to the Children's Museum of Alamance County, explores the Cupola House in Edenton, tours the Thomas Day House in Milton, explores three mansions in Wilmington and Deborah Holt Noel enjoys wine and cool jazz at Rioja's Wine Bar in Greensboro.

Westglow Resort & Spa Blowing Rock, NC Karin Reed shows us why this sumptious resort is listed as one of the best in the world. Exploring the Yadkin Valley Jonesville, NC Find out why the Yadkin Valley has so much more to offer than wine--such as ballooning, llamas, even truffles. Mebane Mebane, NC Stephanie Bourland explores this quaint Alamance County town and finds lots of cool things to do and see. Herons Cary, NC This may be the most prestigious restaurant in the triangle and Deborah Holt Noel shows us why it has recently won a coveted 5-star rating. Josh's On Union Square Hickory, NC Bob Garner samples brunch as this popular new restaurant in Hickory.