The legislature elected 16 new people to the UNC Board of Governors Wednesday, tossing out current members and ensuring an overwhelming Republican majority on the university system’s governing board. The move triggered a tense partisan debate in which Democrats complained that when they were in the majority, they made sure Republicans were represented on the board.
Published: Mar. 21, 2013 3:43 PM | Full story
Damon Seils won the special election for a seat on the Carrboro Board of Aldermen.
Published: Mar. 20, 2013 7:03 PM | Full story
Orange County Animal Control officers picked up a dead fox Wednesday that may be the rabid animal that bit two people in southern Chapel Hill on Tuesday.
Published: Mar. 20, 2013 6:54 PM | Full story
Close to 1,800 people are expected at the 26th annual Carolina Indian Circle Powwow on Saturday on the UNC campus.
Published: Mar. 19, 2013 5:00 PM | Full story
The Town of Carrboro has bought the former Andrew-Riggsbee Hardware Store property at 203 S. Greensboro St. for $600,000, town leaders said Monday.
Published: Mar. 19, 2013 6:17 PM | Full story
A controversial Carrboro development could move forward if the Board of Aldermen vote to approve developer Belmont Sayre’s land-use permit for Shelton Station.
Published: Mar. 19, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
My View: There are days in late winter when anyone with even a shred of common sense would choose to stay home and sit by the fireplace with a hot cup of tea, and a good novel.
Published: Mar. 19, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Author Jill McCorkle finds stories in the aisles at Harris Teeter and among the spectators at professional wrestling shows. In other words, anywhere and everywhere.
Published: Mar. 19, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
The UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees has an emergency closed session to discuss personnel matters.
Published: Mar. 19, 2013 12:00 AM | Full story
Triangle Transit held a community conversation Friday at Durham City Hall to talk about the future of affordable housing along the future Durham-Chapel Hill light-rail corridor. Presenters said other light-rail projects around the country have shown it is important to start early to get any affordable housing.
Published: Mar. 19, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Five minutes with… John Claude Bemis: John Claude Bemis has been named the 2013 Piedmont Laureate, a role he hopes will take him not just to schools and libraries but to music festivals and other community events to promote the literary arts.
Published: Mar. 19, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Faculty, staff, students and alumni can weigh in on the performance of Leslie Strohm, the university’s top lawyer, whose evaluation is routine, UNC-CH officials say.
Published: Mar. 17, 2013 12:40 PM | Full story
A partnership between the Orange County Department of Social Services’ Work First program and Emergency Services is giving residents access to education, job skills and mentoring. The partnership was recognized in February with a Best Practice Award from the N.C. Association of County Directors of Social Services.
Published: Mar. 16, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
The Orange County Board of County Commissioners will will hear a presentation regarding the future home of the Orange County Southern Branch Library at its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Southern Human Services Building in Chapel Hill.
Published: Mar. 16, 2013 12:00 AM | Full story
Durham police officers violated the department’s use-of-force policy five times last year, including in at least two cases in which officers used more force than necessary, according to the Police Department.
Published: Mar. 16, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
The N.C. Botanical Garden has lost one of its most ardent and long-lived friends, Dr. C. Ritchie Bell. An active and influential scientist, Bell enthusiastically advanced the appreciation and conservation of native plants, especially in the southeastern United States.
Published: Mar. 16, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
The Office of the Governor has awarded The Old North State Award to James J. Gallagher, senior scientist emeritus at UNC’s Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute.
Published: Mar. 16, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
PlayMakers Repertory Company will end its 2012-2013 main-stage season with the Tony Award-winning musical “Cabaret” April 3-21.
Published: Mar. 16, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Art, business and philanthropy intersect in the newest project undertaken by Sreedhari Desai, a professor at UNC’S Kenan-Flagler Business School.
Published: Mar. 16, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Neighbors: “Woo!” There are high-fives and fist bumps all around as Jackie Fryar bowls a strike, her second in a row.
Published: Mar. 16, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Using water with fluoride significantly reduces tooth decay, even if that use didn’t start until adulthood, according to a new study by a professor at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Published: Mar. 15, 2013 1:39 PM | Full story
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education approved the hiring of three principals at its March 7 meeting. Jillian La Serna was named principal of Carrboro Elementary School, Dr. Janice Croasmun was named principal of Rashkis Elementary School and Sulura Jackson was named principal of Chapel Hill High.
Published: Mar. 14, 2013 1:12 PM | Full story
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights said it will look into a complaint by several students, a former student and a former administrator who say UNC-Chapel Hill improperly handled sexual assault cases on campus.
Published: Mar. 14, 2013 11:08 AM | Full story
Gina Smith, a former prosecutor and nationally recognized expert on campus sexual misconduct, was hired by UNC-Chapel Hill to help stimulate a campus conversation about sexual assault.
Published: Mar. 14, 2013 11:06 AM | Full story
After a few recent negative incidents, a group of East Chapel Hill High School students are trying to show their fellow students how social media can be used for good.
Published: Mar. 12, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Shopping malls and cinemas have had a long and storied affiliation. Deep Dish Theater founder Paul Frellick said establishing a theater space in a mall was a deliberate choice that has paid off nicely since the theater’s first show in 2001
Published: Mar. 12, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
A group from Smith Middle School will soon embark on the Spring Break experience of a lifetime. French Teacher Robin McMahon will explore France and Belgium March 22-April 5 with 30 students, five teachers and Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services Magda Parvey.
Published: Mar. 12, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Marvin Austin, the former UNC football player whose tweet launched an NCAA probe that resulted in sanctions, told North Carolina special agents that he received $2,000 in cash from a Georgia agent.
Published: Mar. 11, 2013 10:23 PM | Full story
“The Genius of Dogs” is not a dog-training book. You don’t get prescriptions for teaching your pet to sit, stay and come. You do get Hare’s take on why dogs, in their own way, are as smart and in some ways smarter than more lauded species like the great apes and dolphins.
Published: Mar. 10, 2013 12:21 PM | Full story
In the wake of criticism over its decision to remove its racquetball courts, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA’s board of directors voted Friday to seek more input first.
Published: Mar. 9, 2013 9:39 AM | Full story
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