Q&A With ABSS Superintendent Aaron Fleming
By Mollie Lund Photo Credit: Alamance-Burlington School System When Dr. Aaron Fleming stepped into his role as the Alamance-Burlington School System’s (ABSS) new superintendent in September 2024, he expressed the goal of creating a strong district in which every student can thrive. A North Carolina native from rural Rowan County, Dr. Fleming grew up between […]
Men in Transition
By Mollie Lund Photo Credit: Michael Robinson In the fall of 2023, Teresa Wiley attended Alamance County’s first Harwood Getting Started Lab. As part of the event, participants were asked to contact three people from their networks to discuss community aspirations using questions from the Harwood ASK Tool, designed to uncover the concerns and aspirations […]
Deepening Art Connections
By Linda Gupton Photo Credit: Charles Gupton When a friend asked Burlington resident Becky Clark to join her on a bus tour of downtown arts venues, Clark wasn’t so sure there’d be much to see. Instead, she came away from the experience surprised and impressed. “I had no idea that Burlington had all these secret […]
Love For Alamance: A Day of Service
By Linda Gupton Photo Credit: Kurt Ward On a summer Saturday morning, Jon Young arrived at Broadview Middle School in Burlington with a team of volunteers. Armed with gardening tools and trash bags, he and two others took on the task from Principal Nicole Lancaster to clear weeds from the front entranceway and tidy up […]
Inaugural Arty Party Bus Tour
By Linda Gupton Photo Credit: Charles Gupton Twenty local art enthusiasts came together on June 1 at Holly Hill Mall in Burlington to set out on a three-hour exploration of four arts and culture sites in Alamance County. They were taking part in the inaugural “Arty Party Bus” tour, sponsored by the Arts & Culture […]
Group Shows Love for Alamance Through Service
By Andrew Curran & For Alamance Narrative Team A lifelong resident of North Carolina, Kurt Ward is working tirelessly to create a more collaborative community in Alamance County. He is the lead pastor at Northside Fellowship Church in Burlington and an active volunteer with For Alamance, a partnership between community members, Impact Alamance and The […]
Guiding the Path to Womanhood: Alamance County, Queen’s Guidance Mentorship Program
Guiding the Path to Womanhood: Alamance County, Queen’s Guidance Mentorship Program By Grayson Kelley & For Alamance Narrative Team Photo Credit: Armani Graves Like many young teenage girls, Armani Graves was searching for a friend and a mentor. Despite her adventurous spirit, Armani often felt lost amid the chaos and emotion of being a teenager. […]
Leading the Way: The Journey of Graham High School’s PTO
Leading the Way: The Journey of Graham High School’s PTO By the Harwood Narrative Team Photo credit: April McCorvey Like all parents, April McCorvey wants the best school experience for her child. McCorvey had joined parent teacher organizations (PTOs) before and knew the benefits that come from families and schools working together. So, when her […]
Rev. Covington Profile
Elon University studentsPower & Place CollaborativeAlamance County Harwood Initiative’s Narrative Team Reverend Larry Covington serves as the pastor of Ebenezer United Church of Christ in Burlington, North Carolina. He was born in Danville, Virginia, but has traveled throughout the world in the name of service to spread the word of God. Rev. Covington has dedicated […]
Using Community Conversations to Renew Civic Faith and Spark a Chain Reaction
By Marla Crockett When 32 public innovators recently gathered in Alamance County, North Carolina, for their firstworkspace since going through the Getting Started Lab, they brought their stories with them. For threemonths, the action teams had been gathering public knowledge in the community. The area is home tostrong leaders who have made positive inroads to […]
