Monthly Archives: January 2024
Eastlawn principal charged with sex offense to be recommended for termination
Alamance-Burlington school officials announced Tuesday that Eastlawn Elementary School principal Daniel Stephen McInnis will be recommended for termination by the school board following his...
Rescue crews mobilize to save man trapped in river
Rescue crews from nearly a dozen agencies converged on Burlington’s northeastern periphery on Monday after a man somehow became trapped within the frigid waters...
Longtime former Gibsonville alderman passes away
By Charity L. Cohen
Special to The Alamance News
Longtime former Gibsonville alderman, Clarence Owen, 84, died last Thursday, January 4.
The cause of Owen’s death hasn’t...
Request from schools for post-storm funds might’ve been nonstarter for county commissioners
The pounding that Tuesday’s rainstorm inflicted on several area schools had left some of Alamance County’s leaders fully expecting that the local school system...
Man allegedly steals victim’s car after assaulting him with cane
A man from Burlington has been arrested after he allegedly assaulted another man with a cane and hightailed it out of town in the...
ABSS: PR first; substance, if any, later
We keep thinking that surely the superintendent and other school system officials would learn their lesson about being more transparent and honest.
And dealing more...
Commendations to ACC for open presidential search process
We want to commend Alamance Community College’s board of trustees for the open search process used to select the college’s new president, Dr. Ken...
Director Randy Scott views grand possibilities at Burlington Tennis Center
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Randy Scott had been around the globe in support of tennis. When he decided to return to the...
Severe weather forecast prompts ABSS to shorten school day, cancel afterschool activities; ACC cancels classes
QUESTION: Why did the Alamance-Burlington school system cancel all afterschool activities for Tuesday afternoon?
ANSWER: Because of the potential for severe weather Tuesday afternoon and...
LOCAL HEROES: Williams grads make water rescue in dark at coast
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Two recent Williams graduates were at the forefront of a coastal water rescue on New Year’s Eve.
Caleb Fogleman...
