School board candidates differ on spending, performance, charter schools, opportunity scholarships
Comprehensive election coverage of the candidates for Alamance-Burlington School System board of education. The newspaper's coverage includes:
An overview of the contrasting positions of...
THE PUBLIC ASKS: Is there still mold at Williams High School?
QUESTION: Are you aware there is still mold at Williams High School? Is it true that the roof continues to leak and the ceiling...
Court of Appeals upholds dismissal of lawsuit over alleged assault by teacher at Broadview...
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has upheld a 2023 ruling in Alamance County superior court that dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Alamance-Burlington...
Cummings High School player collapses and dies at football practice Monday
Malik Mebane, a 15-year-old Cummings High School sophomore and football player for the Cavaliers, died suddenly after collapsing on the field at the start...
ABSS, other county schools (charter and private) to be closed Fri.
Alamance-Burlington schools have joined many other school systems across the Triad and Triangle that have announced closures for Friday, September 27 in light of...
Man arrested for physical assault of a child at South Mebane Elementary School
A 62-year-old man from Graham has been arrested for the alleged physical assault of a child at South Mebane Elementary School.
William Thomas Whitehurst reportedly...
New superintendent sworn in
Pomp and circumstance greeted the new Alamance-Burlington school system superintendent, Dr. Aaron Fleming, as he began his first day on the job Wednesday morning...
Two juveniles charged for threatening acts of mass violence at area schools
Two juveniles have been taken into custody after they allegedly posted violent threats against area schools on various social media platforms.
The office of Alamance...
Graduation rates improve countywide & at four of seven high schools
The Alamance-Burlington school system’s four-year graduation increased by eight-tenths of a percentage point, from 85.3 percent in 2022-23 to 86.1 percent for the 2023-24...
A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT ABSS SCHOOL GRADES: Is the glass half full, half empty....
ABSS SCHOOL GRADES: IS THE GLASS HALF FULL, HALF EMPTY. . . OR PERHAPS BOTH. There were four fewer Fs among the 37 ABSS...
