Monthly Archives: August 2023
Former county commissioner circles back to moribund road project to address future growth
Meridian Waste’s pitch to Alamance County’s commissioners took a bit of a detour on Monday when a former public official approached the county’s governing...
BREAKING TUES. P.M.: Mold assessment of ABSS schools will delay school openings across Alamance County until Sept. 5
BREAKING TUES. P.M.: The Alamance-Burlington School System is delaying the start of the 2023-2024 school year until September 5, 2023 (the day after Labor...
THE PUBLIC ASKS: Were humidity control devices in schools turned off all summer?
QUESTION: Were the humidity control devices in ABSS schools turned off all summer? Doesn’t that cause mold to develop?
ANSWER: Yes, according to three sources...
Years of ABSS ignoring damage from water leaks in schools has contributed to apparent proliferation of mold
ABSS officials are almost breathless with alarm about the possibility that mold may be present in, possibly, more than a dozen of the school...
THE PUBLIC ASKS: Didn’t the school board vote to use designated money for air quality improvements on teacher bonuses?
QUESTION: Didn’t the school board vote 4-3 to in 2021 to use money that had been designated for air quality improvements to give teachers...
Burlington city council hears plans to widen sidewalks, cut on-street parking in downtown business district
Burlington’s city council has agreed to move forward with a “streetscaping” plan for the city’s downtown business district that would give pedestrians more of...
Possible mold contamination discovered at two more ABSS schools
Alamance-Burlington school system officials announced Monday that potential mold contamination was discovered at Broadview and Cummings over the weekend, after teachers returned to work...
No. of ABSS schools with potential mold problem grows; fifth with possible problem: Williams High School
Mold was discovered late Monday afternoon at a fifth school, Williams High School, Alamance-Burlington school officials announced late Monday evening.
Williams is the fifth ABSS...
Paramount renovations could go up $4.3M, to $11.3M – 60% above original estimate
Burlington’s elected leaders were in for a bit of a dramatic twist this week when they received a seemingly routine update on a multi-million-dollar...
School board appoints interim asst. principal at Southern Middle
Alamance-Burlington school board members have voted to appoint Donna King as interim assistant principal at Southern Middle School during a special-called meeting Wednesday afternoon.
King...
