A pair of eighth graders from Smith Middle School in Chapel Hill defeated 88 other teams from all over the United States and Canada to win the 11th annual 2013 National School SCRABBLE Championship.
Published: May. 6, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
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Christopher S. Pearman and Alexa F. Yeames of Chapel Hill have been named to the Dean’s List for the 2012 fall semester at Boston University. To achieve Dean’s List recognition, a student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or better during the semester.
Published: Apr. 27, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
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Andrew Meriwether, son of A. Prillaman and Hugh Meriwether of Chapel Hill, was named to the Honors List for the 2012 fall semester at Franklin & Marshall College. To be named to the Honors List, a student must achieve a 3.7 or better grade point average and receive Dean’s List recognition for a 3.25 or better grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Published: Apr. 13, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
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Retired Judge Page Vernon was honored Feb. 3 with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the prestigious gubernatorial award, for 30 years service in Orange and Chatham counties.
Published: Feb. 16, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
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Phillip Goodling of Chapel Hill was named to the Dean’s List at the College of William & Mary for the fall 2012 semester. To receive Dean’s List status, a student must be a full-time degree seeking undergraduate taking at least 12 credit hours and must earn a grade point average of 3.6 or higher during the semester.
Published: Feb. 9, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
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The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office recognized these officers with the following awards:
Published: Jan. 29, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Technical Sgt. Grant Langford of Chapel Hill will march with the U.S. Air Force Band and Honor Guard in the 2013 inaugural parade.
Published: Jan. 12, 2013 12:00 AM | Full story
A booth designed by area hotels in cooperation with the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau was voted No. 1 booth at the 2012 Association Executives of North Carolina 31st annual seminar and Trade Show, held at the Raleigh Convention Center on Dec. 13. The booth was named winner of “Best Theme Professionally Decorated,” and was designed by Linda Ekeland, director of sales, along with the following Orange County hotels: Quality Inn/Hampton Inn, Courtyard by Marriott, Sheraton Chapel Hill, The Siena Hotel, Aloft Chapel Hill and The Franklin Hotel.
Published: Dec. 22, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Beverly Rhodes, a teacher a Bennett School, is the 2012 Chatham County Schools recipient of the Exceptional Children Teacher of Excellence Recognition as part of the N.C. Department of Public Instruction Exceptional Children Division annual recognition program.
Published: Nov. 24, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Peter Thorn of Peter Thorn Builders in Chapel Hill, has completed the 72 hours of course work for the Accredited Builder designation. Thorn is a member of the HBA of Durham, Orange and Chatham Counties.
Published: Nov. 13, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
The floriculture team from the Chatham Central chapter of FFA, an organization for agricultural education, finished fourth in the 85th annual National FFA Organization’s Convention and Expo in Indianapolis, Ind., last month.
Published: Nov. 6, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Jordan-Matthews High School senior Josue Turcios has been selected as a 2012-13 National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar.
Published: Sep. 29, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Tony Messer, chief operating officer for Chatham County Schools, has been awarded the Certified Administrator of School Finance and Operations certification by the Association for School Business Officials International.
Published: Sep. 22, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Meghan Caroline Gay of Chapel Hill was named to the Dean’s List and to the Chancellor’s List at Appalachian State University. She is a senior majoring in technical photography and a 2009 graduate of Chapel Hill High School.
Published: Sep. 15, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
North Carolina Arts in Action has hired Willie Hinton as its new Artistic Director. Hinton comes to NCAIA as a master teacher in the National Dance Institute methodology.
Published: Sep. 8, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Anna Tsui, a junior at Chapel Hill High School, has been selected as one of six high school students from across the country to serve on the 2012-2013 National SAVE Youth Advisory Board.
Published: Aug. 28, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Arthur L. Holmes, Debra J. Holmes and Sandra L. Henson have been appointed to the Board of Visitors of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Center is part of the School of Medicine at UNC
Published: Aug. 18, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Laura T. Jensen’s “Step by Step,” her first collection of short creative non-fiction pieces has been published by Smashwords. ‘Step By Step” is a memoir recalling people, places and events; some big, some small, some happy, some sad. Jensen is a member of the N.C. Writers’ Network. She is originally from Bergen County, New Jersey.
Published: Aug. 11, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Adrian Goodwin of Chapel Hill, graduated from the University of Rochester on May 20 with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering. He is the son of Rosalind and Frank Goodwin, and a graduate of East Chapel Hill High School.
Published: Aug. 4, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Emily Ann Goldstein, a student at East Chapel Hill High School, served as a N.C. Senate page. Statewide high school students in grades nine through 12 serve as pages when the General Assembly is in session. They perform valuable duties for the senators and their office staff. They attend daily Senate sessions, committee meetings, and assist staff members with office duties during the week they serve in the Legislature.
Published: Jul. 21, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Notables: The Chatham County Board of Education recognized employees during an annual banquet on June 19.
Published: Jul. 17, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Notables: Avi Aggarwal, a senior at the N.C. School of Science and Mathematics in Durham, represented North Carolina in the 2012 Stockholm Junior Water Prize competition, a youth award for water-related science projects. She was selected for her project examining the Effect of Thiols on the Environmental Fate of Silver Nanoparticles. The competition was held June 14-16, in Boston, Mass.
Published: Jul. 17, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
2012 Chapel Hill/Carrboro Peacemaking Scholarships in the amount of $500 were awarded to three Carrboro High School seniors because of their excellent qualifications, their record of study and achievement, strong letters of recommendation and their career aspirations.
Published: Jul. 7, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
• The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards honored Kristen Powers of Chapel Hill as one of North Carolina’s top two youth volunteers of 2012 during its State Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C. She was honored for being a leader in developing school and community initiatives to protect the environment since she was in middle school, and she received $1,000, an engraved silver medallion and a trip to Washington.
Published: May. 19, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
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Published: Aug. 19, 2008 6:56 PM | Full story
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