The Orange County Board of Commissioners appointed the following volunteers to county advisory boards and commissions: Andrea Riley, Orange County Arts commission; Jane Cousins, Orange County Emergency Services Work Group; Mary Parrish, Orange County Emergency Services Work Group; Ashley Tittemore, Human Relations Commission; and Mary Ann Peter, Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee.
Published: Feb. 1, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
A judge rescheduled a hearing to consider whether Andrew Young, the former campaign aide for John Edwards, should be held in contempt of court for turning over to federal investigators sealed documents and perhaps a copy of a purported sex tape involving the former U.S. senator and presidential candidate.
Published: Feb. 1, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
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North Carolina NAACP President the Rev. William J. Barber II will join UNC system students for a news conference and rally at 5 p.m. today, Feb. 1, on the steps of South Building on the UNC campus.
Published: Feb. 1, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
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A brown tide crept across Eastwood Lake last week after rain sent runoff downhill from the Weaver Dairy Road construction project.
Published: Feb. 1, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
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The Orange County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution Jan. 24 opposing a North Carolina constitutional amendment to appear on the May 8 ballot.
Published: Feb. 1, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
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The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at Chapel Hill Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. To see the agenda go to www2.chccs.k12.nc.us.
Published: Feb. 1, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
Most board meetings are as exciting as a bowlful of broccoli. But a recent "board meeting" on the YMCA's hardwood gymnasium floors meant an evening of fun, fundraising and a zesty helping of Zumba.
Published: Feb. 1, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
A rezoning decision has cleared the way for the 110,000-square-foot Shelton Station project after the developer agreed to build it so that some residential space could be converted to commercial in the future.
Published: Jan. 29, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a contract to resurface nearly 8 miles of roadway in Orange County.
Published: Jan. 29, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
The Chapel Hill Town Council will meet for a continuation of the Jan. 23 business meeting at 7 p.m. Monday in the Council Chamber at Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. To see the agenda, go to townhall.townofchapelhill.org.
Published: Jan. 29, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
Joseph Jamal Alexander, 17, of 630 Pine Acres, Chapel Hill, and Rashaad Mikeon Morrow, 17, of 107 Gracie Circle, Chapel Hill, were charged Jan. 26 with felony common-law robbery, police reported.
Published: Jan. 29, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
The Orange County Sheriff's Office and State Bureau of Investigation charged two men Friday with killing two friends and robbing a store last week in a rural northwestern Orange County.
Published: Jan. 29, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
Your average public issue forum might include a speaker or two, a Powerpoint presentation, maybe a panel discussion.
Published: Jan. 29, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
A new task force will decide how sewer service and a new community center come to neighbors of the county landfill.
Published: Jan. 29, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
The chairman of the committee asked to review the Yates Motor police raid says some members are "curious" after a majority of Town Council members indicated last week they will likely oppose the committee's request for an outside investigator.
Published: Jan. 29, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton took his case for a new solid waste transfer station to the county's elected leaders last week, pitching a site north of Chapel Hill as a cost-saving interim solution.
Published: Jan. 29, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
The Board of Aldermen approved a conditional-use permit Tuesday but attached one stipulation to the planned expansion at the Looking Glass Cafe.
Published: Jan. 29, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
About 45 volunteers participated in Orange County's 100,000 Homes campaign last week, finding homeless people in the county, asking them questions and connecting them with services.
Published: Jan. 29, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
In the first of two presentations Jan. 5, Dave Godschalk, of UNC's City and Regional Planning Department, delivered a lecture on sustainable comprehensive planning.
Published: Jan. 25, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
Carrboro
Published: Jan. 25, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
A Chapel Hill native who worked at Yosemite National Park was killed early Saturday when gusty winds blew down a tree onto a tent cabin in the park's Curry Village, officials said.
Published: Jan. 25, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce announced the election to its 35-member volunteer Board of Directors on Monday.
Published: Jan. 25, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
The students in Laura Campagna's ESL class have lost classmates to war, survived refugee camps and forged a home in a foreign land with a different language and customs.
Published: Jan. 25, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
The town reopened the last section of Weaver Street to traffic Monday after completing a nearly yearlong renovation from East Main Street to West Main Street.
Published: Jan. 25, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
Police say there is no sign of foul play in the death of a Fort Bragg soldier whose body was found in a creek last fall.
Published: Jan. 25, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
A Town Council member has asked for a discussion on plans to fully enforce restrictions on future gatherings in public spaces such as Peace and Justice Plaza.
Published: Jan. 25, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
As vice president of the Chapel Hill High School student body, having been already accepted at Stanford and in the running for the Morehead-Cain Scholarship at UNC, Kristen Powers has a lot going for her.
Published: Jan. 25, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
Marc Levoy - whose career achievements include developing the cartoon animation system used in "The Flintstones" TV show and launching Google's Street View project - will be the keynote speaker for UNC's 2012 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony.
Published: Jan. 25, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
The Orange County Board of Commissioners will meet for an Assembly of Governments meeting Thursday at the Southern Human Services Center, 2501 Homestead Road. To see the agenda, go to www.co.orange.nc.us
Published: Jan. 25, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
Facing double-digit tuition hikes throughout the UNC system, students at UNC-Chapel Hill who are organizing against the hikes will host a film screening and discussion on student loan debt.
Published: Jan. 25, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
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