A skunk found in Efland tested positive for rabies last week at the State Laboratory of Public Health. The skunk was submitted after a resident in the vicinity of High Rock Road and Maple Avenue found her dog barking at the skunk in her yard. The resident brought the dog inside with her other dog…
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Harris to retire
James Harris, Carrboro’s community an economic development director, recently announced that he will retire after 29 years of service. A retirement party will be scheduled for sometime in January. Harris’ last day will be Feb. 1.
Scrapel Hill awards announced
You have two more weeks to see the winning works in the Scrapel Hill art contest at University Mall At an artists’ reception, held last week, juror Nancy Judd announced the awards for the second-annual contest, which is sponsored by the mall and the Town of Chapel Hill to encourage residents to remember to recycle….
Haw River Assembly meeting
The Haw River Assembly is holding its 28th annual membership meeting this Saturday at the Bynum Ruritan Club. Recreational activities start at 10 am and include a flat-water paddle above the Bynum dam, river monitoring with Haw River Watch coordinator Cynthia Crossen, a hike through Bynum exploring the urban and rural highlights led by Elaine…
New Hope Turkey Run in Duke Forest
The New Hope Turkey Run, a fundraiser for the New Hope Improvement Association, will take place Nov. 13 at 9 a.m. on Whitfield Road in Chapel Hill. The Turkey Run, arguably the oldest annual race in the area, is on a roughly 4-mile course in the Korstian Division of Duke Forest. Times are recorded and…
Book club honors Margie Ellison
The Chatham County Office of Human Relations has joined with the Human Relations Commission and Chatham’s Community Civil Rights Educators to launch the Margie E. Ellison Civil Rights Book Club. Ellison, who passed away in 2009, chaired the Human Relations Commission and played a key role in its founding. The first featured books include A…
Shelter Appreciation Week
Orange County Animal Services will host “Sheltering and Surplus Pets: Challenges and Opportunities,†on Nov. 10 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in conjunction with Animal Shelter Appreciation Week, which is Nov. 7-13. The panel discussion is free and open to the public and will cover the challenges and opportunities of animal sheltering and address the…
Workshop on Alzheimer’s
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church is sponsoring a free workshop on Alzheimer’s disease on Nov. 13 from 10 a.m. to noon at the church, at 581 New Hope Church Road in Chatham County. Dr. Ruth Phillips of the African-American Alzheimer’s Disease Research Study at North Carolina A&T State University is the keynote speaker. The community…
Holmes named principal of Smith
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education recently named Ephesus Elementary School Principal Phil Holmes as the new principal of Smith Middle School. Holmes has served as principal of Ephesus since 2007. He previously served as principal of Burton IB Magnet Elementary School in Durham County and assistant principal of Ephesus. He holds a…
Two schools up for Title I recognition
Two Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools are competing for national awards as part of the Title I Distinguished Schools Recognition Program. Seawell Elementary School was nominated in the Sustained Student Achievement category, while Ephesus Elementary was nominated for Exceptional Student Performance. Ephesus has also been asked to submit an application to the state Department of Public Instruction…
CHS to partner with Mexican school
Carrboro High School will enter into a partnership with Guanajuato, Mexico, through a program created by the Center for International Understanding at UNC. CHS joins seven other area schools in partnering with eight Guanajuato schools. The program is aimed at giving students an opportunity to learn how to communicate and collaborate across cultures. For the…
Pedersen named administrator of the year
Superintendent Neil Pedersen has been named Administrator of the Year by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Association of Educational Office Professionals (CHCAEOP). CHCAEOP presents the award annually to an administrator who has shown strong support of educational-office professionals. The letter of nomination for Pedersen cited his commitment to educational-office professionals during difficult budget years and his willingness…
District honored for technology efforts
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools was honored recently at the Technology and Learning Conference as one of the Top 100 U.S. School Districts in Digital Technology. The Center for Digital Education and the National School Boards Association, presenters of the award, annually conduct an online survey of district technology practices, particularly the use of technology in…
Wells named Principal of the Year
Culbreth Middle School Principal Susan Wells has been named the 2010 Principal of the Year for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Wells was selected by her fellow principals in the district. Her leadership in technology education has brought national attention to Culbreth. Every student at Culbreth now uses an iPod Touch, which they use to be…
Students to hold hunger banquet
Carrboro High School students will hold a Hunger Banquet at CHS on Nov. 16. Students hope to raise awareness about the inequality of food distribution in today’s world and encourage efforts aimed at stopping world hunger. Students are collecting donations of non-perishable food items and money for TABLE, which provides food for local children. The…
