School system turns in budget request too late
A choir of entreaties on behalf of the Alamance-Burlington school system came too late in the day to spare ABSS from a penalty that...
School board wants 27% hike in county spending
Alamance-Burlington school board members have approved a county budget request for the 2024-25 that school officials described Tuesday afternoon as “very, very difficult” and...
Williams senior Luke Coker awarded Kenan Music Scholarship to UNC-CH
Luke Coker, son of Jeffrey and Beth Coker of Burlington and a senior at Williams High School, has won the prestigious Kenan Music Scholarship...
School board member charged with driving without a license, speeding
Alamance-Burlington school board member Charles (“Chuck”) Douglas Marsh, 54, white, male, of 2509 Elon Ossippee Road, Elon, has been charged with driving without a...
School officials warning ABSS students about potential consequences for any 2024 ‘senior pranks’
82 seniors were suspended, missed their graduations after involvement in high school vandalism/"senior pranks" in 2023
With approximately 24 days left in the school year,...
Former ABSS principal pleads guilty to disseminating obscenity
A former Alamance-Burlington principal, Robert Edward Drummond, 43, white male, of 909 Brookview Drive, Elon, has pleaded guilty to felony dissemination of obscenity.
Drummond had...
Galey agrees to ‘pause’ legislative investigation into ABSS finances
Senator Amy Galey, who represents Alamance County in the General Assembly, announced late Wednesday afternoon that she has agreed to ‘pause’ an ongoing investigation...
ABSS selects 2024 Teacher, Principal of the Year
Chanel Jones, a social studies teacher at Broadview Middle School, was named the Alamance-Burlington school system’s 2024 teacher of the year during the annual...
School board will hire school boards assn. to conduct new supt. search, keep names...
Alamance-Burlington school board members voted 6-1 Monday night to hire the North Carolina School Boards Association (NCSBA) to conduct the search for the next...
Lashley doesn’t want to add to ABSS savings; wants no money left for supt....
Fresh off the heels of a budget work session earlier this week, Alamance County commissioner Bill Lashley is vowing to buck a proposal to...
