Monthly Archives: September 2023
Jaw-dropping 5-year costs of $225M proposed by Superintendent
The county’s search for spare cash to mold-proof area schools has been thrown for a loop on Friday when Alamance County’s manager Heidi York...
Commissioners consider next steps, financial options in ongoing mold discussions with ABSS
After two weeks of delays and $18.5 million in decontamination expenses, the Alamance-Burlington school system has been officially declared free of invasive mold.
But while...
Elon Hall of Fame trainer saw a bit of everything in 43 years at Elon
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Marty Baker began his time as an athletic trainer for college teams at Elon more than four decades...
Should county ‘go to war’ with Big Box retailers over revised tax values on their local stores?
Tax administrator acknowledges inadvertent undervaluation which he reconsidered based on persistence of critic
“We can’t be cowards here. I think we need to go to...
The Public Asks: lots of questions about ABBS and mold
One of this newspaper’s most popular features over many years has been our “Public Asks” column, in which the newspaper tries to find answers...
A slushy slope toward a conflict of interest
We really don’t mean to be picking on school board member Ryan Bowden, but it just seems that he continues to be at the...
Even ABSS propaganda can’t put positive spin on dismal academic performance
“The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture and the Ministry...
THE PUBLIC ASKS: What’s being built on Mebane Oaks at Fieldale Road?
QUESTION: What’s being built on the corner of Mebane Oaks and Fieldale roads the new Zack’s and near the new Rocket Wash Car Wash?
ANSWER:...
Board of Elections open in new location
Karyn Newcomb and her colleagues at the local elections office spent more time dealing with moving boxes than ballots this week as they settled...
THE PUBLIC ASKS: Is ABSS planning to go remote?
QUESTION: Is the Alamance-Burlington school system planning to start the new school year on Monday with remote instruction (i.e., online) – instead of in-person?...
