Monthly Archives: July 2026
ABSS likely to freeze county supplement for teachers if governor signs state budget with 8 percent teacher raises
Alamance-Burlington school officials forecast Wednesday afternoon that the county-funded supplement for ABSS employees will remain frozen at their current levels if the state budget...
From despair to state champions, BCA tennis player turns in improbable comeback
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Connor Pherson looked around and he knew what was happening as the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association’s...
ABSS teachers leaving profession at about same rate as across state
More than 250 teachers left the Alamance-Burlington school system to teach for another North Carolina public school system or at a public charter school...
Elon redoubles its reliance on Burlington’s animal services
Elon’s municipal leaders have agreed to extend Burlington’s paw-hold over the animal services that its residents receive from the larger community.
This firming up of...
Planning board OKs rezoning for vet clinic on Alamance Road
Burlington’s planning and zoning commission has given its approval to a proposed rezoning along Alamance Road just south of the interstate that will allow...
Heat wave isn’t slowing construction
As the summertime temperatures have shot through the stratosphere, a number of locations in Burlington have started to crackle with the unmistakable signs of...
Former Graham player becomes Williams baseball coach
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
B.J. Curtis found a quick path to become a high school head coach, taking the position with the...
Eastern’s Kirby adds some former head coaches to roster
Former Orange, Bartlett-Yancey coaches to help on the sidelines
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Eastern Alamance’s football staff for 2026 will include a pair...
Judge weighs whether ABSS must face lawsuit from student assaulted at Cummings
Makiya Bradsher was sitting in her classroom at Cummings High School in October 2022, when she was brutally and repeatedly stabbed by another student,...
Fourth of July weekend events
City of Burlington will host July 3rd in the Park Celebration, Fireworks
The City of Burlington invites the community to celebrate Burlington’s largest Independence Day celebration...
