Monthly Archives: June 2024
Burlington approves budget with no property tax increase
Burlington’s city council has given its unanimous nod to a budget for the new fiscal year that calls for nearly $85.2 million in outlays...
Elon cross country coach returns to take Duke job
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Kevin Jermyn, who has been Elon’s cross country coach and associate head coach for track and field, has...
440th Army band in free concert Saturday
The City of Burlington will present the 440th Army band at the Paramount Theater, 128 E. Front Street in Burlington, on Saturday, June 15,...
Beach volleyball brings rewarding experiences for Alamance County’s Allred sisters
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
All it took was sampling of beach volleyball and Reilly Allred was pretty much hooked.
It took her all...
Class of 2024 Valedictorians and Salutatorians have high aspirations for life after high school
Alamance-Burlington school officials have announced the names of the valedictorians and salutatorians in the class of 2024 for each of the seven traditional ABSS...
ABSS supporters turn out to lobby commissioners for more spending
The tribulations of the local school system crowded all else off the agenda this week when Alamance County’s commissioners held a state-mandated hearing on...
Trucking and freight terminal, two large warehouses planned for 134 acres along Buckhorn Road near I-85/40
Mebane planning board members will hear two rezoning requests Monday night that would allow two big projects to be built on about 134 acres...
Options for relocating Sesquicentennial Park to be presented to Graham city council Tuesday
Graham’s city council is scheduled to hear a report at its upcoming meeting Tuesday night about the feasibility of relocating Sesquicentennial Park from its...
Educational funding comes under the microscope
The top-ranking administrators from the Alamance-Burlington school system were put through their paces last week when they appeared before the county’s board of commissioners...
Class of 2024 first in ABSS eligible to receive Latin honors; no more “Top Ten” seniors
This weekend’s commencement exercises for the Alamance-Burlington school system’s class of 2024 will be the first time that the highest-achieving seniors will receive Latin...
