Former state rep., commissioner Dan Ingle to run for school board
Retired former state legislator and former Alamance County commissioner chairman Dan Ingle, a Republican, announced this week that he will run for one of...
BEHIND THE VOTE – ABSS school board votes 6-1 to lift mask mandate immediately
Alamance-Burlington school board members 6-1 Tuesday afternoon to make masks optional in all ABSS facilties, effective immediately.
“The Alamance County health director has confirmed...
BREAKING TUESDAY AFTERNOON – ABSS: no more masks required; ABSS school board votes to...
BREAKING TUES. AFTERNOON: ABSS school board lifts mask mandate.
By a 6-1 vote, with only Patsy Simpson opposed, Alamance-Burlington school board members voted Tuesday afternoon...
Special school board meeting set for Tues. afternoon to decide whether to continue mask...
Alamance-Burlington school board members are scheduled to hold a special-called meeting at 4:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon (Tuesday, February 22), to discuss and vote on...
Health director pressed on appropriateness of Covid-19 response, necessity for masks in schools
The specter of COVID-19 continued to cast a shadow over the county’s elected leaders this week as they broke bread with the local school...
Omicron pushes county’s test positivity rate to 32.6%
As the coronavirus pandemic approaches its second anniversary, the specter of COVID-19 has lost much of its death-like grip over the popular imagination.
After nearly...
Construction of new high school on schedule
Construction of the Alamance-Burlington school system’s seventh high school is moving ahead on schedule for an August 2023 opening.
The $67 million new high school...
Power outages send students home early at three elementary schools in the midst of...
Students at three elementary schools were sent home early Monday morning due to power outages at those schools.
With just 15 minutes notice, at 10:15...
ABSS will bring back former supt. Jim Merrill to serve as interim supt. beginning...
Alamance-Burlington school board members voted unanimously during a special-called meeting Friday afternoon to hire former ABSS superintendent Dr. James (“Jim”) Merrill to serve as...
Illinois co. that did last search (which produced Dr. Bruce Benson) will do next...
Earlier Friday morning, school board members voted 7-0 to hire Illinois-based BWP & Associates to lead the search for the next superintendent of ABSS.
Kevin...
