Monthly Archives: August 2022
Commissioners consider state plan to reorganize workforce development
Alamance County’s commissioners have agreed to give some thought to a state level plan that seeks to restructure the way that North Carolina distributes...
Where did the money go? School board wants answers to missing $3M
A seemingly innocuous report on the school system’s finances turned into a major concern for school board members who said they didn’t understand where...
Did suspect in Wake Co. deputy’s death spend time in Alamance Co.’s jail?
QUESTION: Did a suspect in the murder of a Wake County deputy recently pass through Alamance County’s jail?
ANSWER: Alamance County’s detention center was, indeed,...
School board going astray chasing money for athletic trainers
Hope springs eternal that Alamance-Burlington school board members and the officials they oversee will some day prioritize academic achievement.
Alas, that seemingly fundamental purpose is...
Why such an obsession to keep LGBTQ books in school libraries?
And if the other flaws in the school system aren’t bad enough, now some school board members apparently want to prevent regular citizens from...
Speakers tell school board: keep LGBTQ books in school libraries
Alamance-Burlington school board members heard Monday night from five ABSS employees and one parent, criticizing a recent request to remove what one local resident...
Musical chairs for ABSS teacher staffing
Well, we hate to unload on the school system all at once, but school officials invite public scrutiny and ridicule with some of their...
Tuesday special school board meeting set on naming new high school after violation of N.C. Open Meetings Law
The Alamance-Burlington school board Monday night removed an item from its meeting agenda, ostensibly to ratify the naming of the new high school under...
Eastern High School back makes big early impression: 6 touchdowns!
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Tyrek Samuel’s workload expanded in a hurry for Eastern’s football team in the first week of the season.
The...
Court date for sheriff’s daughter on drug charges set for November
Grand jury adds death by distribution indictment, as well as indictments stemming from 2017 break-in
The adult daughter of Alamance County’s sheriff Terry Johnson is...
