School board OKs $240K in contracts for enrollment study and maintenance work
Alamance-Burlington school board members voted during their latest meeting to approve several maintenance contracts, as well as a proposal that drew one dissenting voter...
Longtime ABSS principal promoted to Central Office position
Longtime Alamance-Burlington school system principal Dr. Julie Hancock Turner has been promoted to serve as the new executive director of elementary education for ABSS.
Turner...
BREAKING MON.: Turrentine Middle School teacher charged with assaulting a student
An eighth-grade social studies teacher at Turrentine Middle School in Burlington was arrested Monday for allegedly assaulting a student on school property.
Derek Kit-Son Tang,...
Southern wrestling coach out; ABSS investigation into student-athlete incident ongoing
Sheriff also conducting investigation since coach doubles as deputy sheriff, SRO
James (“Jim”) Giannotti resigned Monday as the head coach for the wrestling team at...
Burlington audit shows spending up 19% last year; savings down by $5M
Burlington’s latest financial review seems to show a considerable gap between the city’s revenues and the cost of its governmental activities – which appears...
Did ABSS bus drivers go on strike?
QUESTION: Did Alamance-Burlington school bus drivers go on strike last week? If not, why were so many bus drivers absent from work on Wednesday,...
Broadview Middle School teacher named 2025 Piedmont Triad Region Teacher of the Year
Broadview Middle School teacher Chanel Jones has been named the 2025 Piedmont Triad Region Teacher of the Year.
The surprise announcement was made during an...
ABSS principal charged with pet insurance fraud
An Alamance-Burlington elementary school principal has been charged by the North Carolina Department of Insurance with allegedly attempting to defraud Nationwide Insurance using falsified...
School board reelects chairman and elects new vice chairman
Alamance-Burlington school board members voted 6-0 Monday night to reelect Sandy Ellington-Graves to serve as their chairman for a fourth, one-year term and to...
New and re-elected school board members sworn in
The newly-elected and reelected Alamance-Burlington school board members are pictured at the ABSS Central Office Monday night after being sworn into office.
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