Monthly Archives: April 2023

Elon’s town council has endorsed a new property tax rate for its rural fire district that not only exceeds the figure needed to make ends meet after Alamance County’s most recent revaluation but even surpasses the rate necessary to offset inflation. During a regularly-scheduled meeting...

We’ve generally had a pretty good impression of the new superintendent, Dr. Dain Butler, since he arrived last July.  Likewise, we’ve felt that board chairman Sandy Ellington-Graves and most other board members have generally been paying closer attention than many previous boards when school...

NOTICE OF LEGISLATIVE HEARING Please take notice that the Alamance County Board of County Commissioners will hold legislative hearings on Monday, May 1st, 2023, at 9:30 AM to consider recommendations by the Alamance County Planning Board to the Unified Development Ordinance: 1. Article 8 Appendix A-...

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Southern Alamance gained plenty from Friday’s 4-1 softball victory against visiting Durham Jordan. Most of all, the Lady Patriots were happy how they handled a competitive game. “It was good to have a closer game,” shortstop Greta Hessentahler said. “I...

Do you know who's the Teacher of the Year at your child's school? See the list and photos of all ABSS teacher of the year nominations here, as well as the seven finalists.  One of those finalists will be named ABSS Teacher of the Year...

ABSS will also honor 18 high school students (two from each school) who have been selected as the superintendent’s Award of Excellence winners.  They will be recognized during Thursday night's banquet announcement of the school system's Teacher of the Year. ALAMANCE-BURLINGTON EARLY COLLEGE   MARIAH GARCIA    JOHN SELLARS   ALAMANCE...

Williams, TBS, BCA also win By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Nathan Teague struck out 12 batters in 5 2/3 innings in Southern Alamance’ 9-0 baseball victory against visiting Durham Hillside in a DAC-VII Conference game Friday night. That pushed the senior right-hander’s strikeout total for...

It wasn't a command from Olympus that brought actor Kevin Sorbo to Alamance County this week. Instead, the celebrated film star, who’s best known as the titular hero of TV’s Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, had a much less fantastical reason to be in this...

A frequent protester at Black Lives Matter protests in downtown Graham during the second half of 2020 has filed a new lawsuit against Alamance County sheriff Terry Johnson over alleged First Amendment violations. Maurice Wells, Jr., 36, black male, had previously filed a similar suit...

The Alamance-Burlington school board has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed earlier this year against ABSS and a now-former teacher who was fired after she allegedly attacked a 14-year-old female student at Broadview Middle School. The suit alleges that the now-former teacher, Danielle...