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By Caroline Brehman | 10/15/18 4:48pm

Trustees Wes Ellingburg, chair of the presidential search committee, and Kerrii Anderson, chair of the Board of Trustees, applaud President Book as she prepares to speak to campus Oct. 9, 2017

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NEWS 04/09/2025 12:11pm
15 residents apply for open seat on ABSS Board of Education

The Alamance Burlington School System is reviewing 15 applications from individuals seeking to fill a vacant seat on the seven-member board of education — the most people ABSS has ever had apply for a vacancy, according to ABSS board of education member Seneca Rogers. The seat is open following the resignation of Chuck Marsh on Feb. 24. The board will hear from the applicants during its April 28 meeting and could potentially vote the same night to appoint the seat. 

NEWS 04/09/2025 9:59am
Elon Town Council debates proposed tax increases

Elon Town Manager Rich Roedner recommended increases to property taxes, water and sewage fees, and trash bin fees at the April 8 Elon Town Council meeting. Roedner said his proposed budget has less buffer room if the town brings in less tax revenue than projected. Mayor Emily Sharpe said she would be more comfortable with a property-tax-based revenue budget in place of a sales-tax-based budget. “We need to eventually get to where those are flipped,” Sharpe said. “There's way too much variability in that sales tax number where there isn't that variability in a real estate tax number.”

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