Monthly Archives: March 2025
NFL kicker plans ‘Karty Party’ at Western
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
An NFL kicker is sponsoring a free football camp that has been dubbed a “Karty Party” on April...
School officials react to NCHSAA playoff plan
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
It will be easier to win team state championships for many schools based on the North Carolina High...
School board approves $78.6M budget county budget request
Alamance County taxpayers could be asked to provide $78.6 million in county funding for the Alamance-Burlington school system during the upcoming fiscal year that...
Revised plans filed for long dormant Mebane Kingsdown project downtown
A long dormant downtown project for the former Kingsdown mattress factory property in downtown Mebane appears to be coming back to life.
Almost 2½ years...
Elon exploring buying LabCorp building, property for new town hall, police station
A piece of property that LabCorp owns off of Elon’s South Williamson Avenue has wound up in the sights of Elon’s town council as...
Proposed shooting range standards trigger concerns for Burlington’s planning board
Some potential new rules for shooting ranges have emerged in the latest round of revisions that a consultant for the city of Burlington has...
Newton runs fastest; Western boys, Cummings girls claim team titles
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
James Newton became the answer to his own question.
“Who’s the fastest in the 100?” the Western Alamance senior...
ABSS seeking $19.5M in county capital funding for facilities projects
The largest single item in the Alamance-Burlington school system’s county budget request for the 2025-26 fiscal year is a total of $19.5 million in...
Spending cheerleaders
We’re always rather amazed at how Alamance-Burlington school board members can sit with perfectly straight faces while considering some of the most outlandish ideas...
ABSS plans to ‘open the books’ with new financial dashboard
ABSS' Fleming, Messer outline plans for more financial transparency
Alamance-Burlington school system’s top two administrators say they’re taking a hard look at the school system’s...
