Monthly Archives: January 2021
Almost 40% of ABSS middle & high school students failed at least one course during first fall grading period; parents press for return to in-classroom instruction
Parents speak up for return to in-person, in-classroom instruction
Alamance-Burlington superintendent Dr. Bruce Benson recently presented school board members with figures showing that a combined...
Graham council OKs new subdivision on split vote, 3-2
Graham’s city council agreed to a new single-family home subdivision with about 200 houses in the fast-growing southern part of the city. The development...
Graham commends outgoing Alamance Arts director, new director announced
Graham’s city council passed a resolution, during its monthly meeting Tuesday night (held this month remotely by Zoom due to the coronavirus pandemic), praising...
Sheriff decries violent crimes by people from other counties
The arrest of a reputed gang member from High Point for Alamance County’s first murder of 2021 has proven to be more than just...
Name change for Sesquicentennial Park misguided, inappropriate – and we’re not even sure it would be legal
Bursting onto the scene this week in the last few minutes of a Graham city council meeting was an idea proposed by NAACP president...
Graham city council to conduct public hearings Tues. night on 2 new subdivisions with 305 new homes
Graham’s city council will conduct two public hearings on Tuesday night to consider two new subdivisions.
One is for about 200 new single-family homes between...
City officials insist ‘political correctness’ had nothing to do with decision to remove ‘Indian’ from golf course name
From high school gymnasiums to the gridiron of pro football, athletic venues across the U.S. have summarily ejected the Native American mascots and names...
ABSS enrollment down; lowest in 15 years
Total enrollment in the Alamance-Burlington school system declined by 1,109 students, from 22,851 students during the 2019-20 school year to 21,742 students for the...
No more COVID vaccine lines, appointments only
After two days with lines of 200 cars backing up onto North Church Street, morning and afternoon, officials have decided to abandon the first-come/first-served...
Elon aldermen approve 205 homes at intersection of Gibsonville-Ossipee Road and Manning Drive
The town of Elon is on track to get 205 new single-family homes following the unanimous approval of a preliminary site plan by the...
