Powell sworn in to fill vacant county commissioner seat

Powell sworn in to fill vacant county commissioner seat

Burlington businessman Dr. Sam Powell was sworn in Monday to fill the vacancy on the Alamance County Board of Commissioners left by the death of John Paisley Jr.

New commissioner sworn in

Burlington businessman Sam Powell seemed to be in his element this week when he was formally installed as the newest member of Alamance County’s board of commissioners. A one-time member of Burlington’s city council who also did a turn as a county commissioner more than two decades ago, Powell returned to the dais on Monday to succeed the late John Paisley, Jr., who passed away in February with nearly three years to go in his term on the county’…