Monthly Archives: June 2026
Dowler finds ultimate prize as time as Western tennis coach closes
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Rich Dowler went out a winner as coach of the Western Alamance boys’ tennis team.
“You can’t draw it...
School officials euphoric over preliminary end-of-year test results
TRULY PHENOMENAL DATA GAINS
“We gained seven points this year, and I want to really emphasize how unbelievable that is. Only nine districts last year...
Survey says most ABSS teachers like their schools but remain concerned about misconduct and facilities
A majority of 1,473 Alamance-Burlington school system teachers who participated in the latest biennial teacher working conditions survey – 1,369 or 93 percent –...
Commissioners say they’re ready to resume discussions on capital with ABSS, but no meeting planned – yet
The anticlimactic outcome of Monday’s mediation has given way to a high-stakes game of wait and see for Alamance County’s board of commissioners.
Since the...
Cotton claims national title in triple jump
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
D’Anna Cotton of Burlington won the women’s triple jump during USA Track and Field’s under-20 national championship last...
Southern athlete working to be back on fall football field after knee surgery
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Southern Alamance lacrosse standout Tustin Johnson, also the school’s quarterback on the football team, has been rehabbing into...
Anne Ellington Powell
October 1, 1960 - June 27, 2026
Anne Ellington Powell, known affectionately as “Dee” by her children, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, June...
Mitzi Sanders Wegerek
Mitzi Sanders Wegerek, 92, of Burlington, North Carolina, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on June 22, 2026, after a courageous battle...
Ronnie Wilson Lutterloh
Ronnie Wilson Lutterloh, 76, of Burlington, NC passed away at AuthoraCare Hospice Home on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
A native of Alamance County, he was...
End of DAY ONE of mediation between ABSS, commissioners: impasse on current expenses, more discussions could come over capital spending levels for ABSS
A full day of mediation has ended in a deadlock between Alamance County’s leaders and the local school board over the county’s financial commitment...
