School board votes 5-1 to shorten Covid-19 quarantines by 4 days
Alamance-Burlington school board members voted 5-1 this week to shorten the quarantine for students who are exposed to Covid-19 by four days, from 14...
School board OKs $1.7M federal grant to expand Covid-19 testing
Alamance-Burlington school board members voted 5-2 during their latest meeting to seek a $1.7 million federally-funded grant that would be used to offer Covid-19...
Another (fourth) COVID-19 cluster confirmed in an ABSS school
School officials announced Friday afternoon that the county’s health department has identified another school – the school system’s fourth this month – has a...
Some school board members concerned that quarantined students have received no instruction since school...
Several Alamance-Burlington school board members seemed flabbergasted last week to learn that the school system’s administration hasn’t put a plan in place to ensure...
School board debates: should ABSS require Covid vaccinations, testing?
Alamance-Burlington school board members hesitated this week to apply for a federally-funded grant that would be used to hire 35 Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs)...
Elon aldermen going in circles on possible Covid policy, incentives
Elon’s board of aldermen found no resolution again this week when it struck up its second discussion on what to put in a “COVID...
Three ABSS schools have cluster of COVID-19 cases
Three ABSS school have identified by school officials as having a cluster of COVID-19 cases. A cluster is defined by health officials as when...
Health Dept.: Covid cases increasing
Alamance County’s leaders received a rather grim prognosis this week when the local health department presented its latest update on the state of the...
Elon aldermen mull over town manager’s proposed Covid cash vaccine incentives, other options for...
Elon’s board of aldermen mulled over several options this week to incentivize town staff to get vaccinated, with the aldermen ultimately responding to the...
Screening reinstituted; public alerted to 4th and 5th court-related Covid cases
Senior resident superior court judge Tom Lambeth notified the public Tuesday and Wednesday of additional Covid cases identified among personnel working in the county's...
