Monthly Archives: May 2023
BREAKING SAT.: Eastern girls WIN state soccer championship
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
UPDATE SAT. P.M.: EASTERN WINS SOCCER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. Check back for game details.
A light drizzle fell on Eastern Alamance’s stadium shortly after the end of the Class 3-A East Region final for girls’ soccer Tuesday night.
No worries, nothing...
A-O teacher named state D.A.R.E. Educator of the Year
Veteran teacher Erika Kennedy surprised by announcement during class Tues. morning
Altamahaw-Ossippee Elementary School 5th grade teacher Erika Kennedy has been named the North Carolina D.A.R.E. Educator of the Year. In a surprise ceremony Tuesday morning, A-O principal Erin Millspaugh, ACSO D.A.R.E. Instructor Sgt. Chad...
Elon falls as baseball season closes in CAA Tournament
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Elon’s once-promising baseball season ended during the weekend in the rain-interrupted Colonial Athletic Association Tournament at Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.
The Phoenix finished the season with a 33-22 record.
The last game turned out to come Sunday afternoon when Elon...
Patsy Simpson’s send-off from school board
Alamance-Burlington school board members honored retiring board member Patsy Simpson for her 15 years of service to ABSS during their meeting Monday night.
Simpson was presented with a commemorative plaque and a North Carolina flag that was flown over the state capitol in recognition of...
Burlington police arrest seven in connection with Williams High School vandalism
UPDATED WITH COURT FILE AND SCHOOL ENROLLMENT INFORMATION
Burlington police have arrested five 18-year-olds and two juveniles (under the age of 18) in connection with Memorial Day weekend vandalism at Williams High School.
When Burlington police officers arrived shortly before midnight last Thursday night, a group...
Elon increases fines for violating time limits for on-street parking
Elon’s town council has agreed to jack up the town’s parking fines in the hope that this increase will deter drivers from monopolizing the coveted on-street spaces in the downtown area.
During a regularly-scheduled meeting on Monday, the town council voted to hike the base...
Vandals – probably high school seniors – leave thousands in property damage at Williams, other ABSS high schools
"Senior pranks" prove costly to school system, taxpayers
Alamance-Burlington school system officials are working with local law enforcement to identify the perpetrators who broke into and left thousands of dollars in property damage last Thursday night to Williams High School, as well as other ABSS...
Legal Notices, Thursday, May 25, 2023
Public Notice
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA-Part B, Public Law 108.446) Project is presently being amended. The Project describes the special education programs that Alamance Burlington School System proposes for Federal funding for the 2023-2024 School Year. Interested persons are encouraged to review...
Eastern girls’ soccer playoff site changed – again: Back at Eastern tonight
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
The Class 3-A East Region final for girls’ soccer between top-seeded Eastern Alamance and second-seeded Jacksonville will be back at its original site after all.
Information coming from Eastern Alamance late Tuesday morning announced that Tuesday night’s game will...
BCA boys’ track and field team secures first title in any sport for school
Twice previously a runner up, now state champs
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
The boys’ track and field team at Burlington Christian Academy made history.
The Royals secured the school's first state team championship by winning the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association’s Division III...