Clemson is a fine football team, but this is not the 1981 national championship team. These Tigers are 10th out of 12 ACC teams in rushing defense. UNC is coming off a game in which Johnny White ran for 140 yards and Shaun Draughn 137. That is a total of 263 yards rushing.
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CHCCS students named National Merit, Achievement semifinalists
Forty-one Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools students were named semifinalists in the 56th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, while three district students were named semifinalists in the National Achievement Scholarship Program. The National Merit semifinalists will continue on to compete for 8,400 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $36 million. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation was…
Asian American Parent Council to hold conference
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Asian American Parent Council invites the public to their Third Annual Parent Conference on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Smith Middle School Auditorium. Dr. Jackson Chiu, chief psychiatrist at N.C. State University, will discuss ways to raise emotionally healthy children, identify signs of emotional stress and prevent stress. The event also…
Parent Night planned
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will hold Exceptional Children Parent Night on Oct. 19 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Carrboro Elementary School. The event is designed for parents of preschool and elementary school children with special needs, including those with Individual Education Plans or Section 504 Plans. Three breakout sessions will address behavior strategies in…
CHHS releases fall performance schedule
Chapel Hill High School has announced its fall performing arts schedule. Performances include: • CHHS Jazz Band joint concert with the East Chapel Hill High School Jazz Band, Oct. 13 at ECHHS; • CHHS Orchestra joint concert with the Culbreth Middle School Orchestra, Oct. 19; • CHHS Chorus concert, Oct. 21; • drama class fall…
PSF gives teachers $100
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation surprised 47 novice teachers with $100 each at the foundation’s Novice Teacher Tea last week. The event is designed to welcome new teachers to the district and help them with expenses that come with starting a new professional career. The event was held at the Weathervane Cafe at A…
Walk for Education
The 14th Annual Walk/Run for Education will be held Oct. 23. The event, sponsored by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation, will be held rain or shine. The run starts at 9 a.m. at McCorkle Place on the UNC campus and the walk starts there at 3 p.m. The walk ends at the annual carnival…
Middle and high school career expo coming soon
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will host the 2010 Middle School and High School Career Expo on Oct. 14 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at University Mall. The expo, presented in partnership with many local professionals, will give students the opportunity to explore different career fields. Representatives from many fields, including health, business, communication, arts, technology,…
Board seeks input on northern commercial plan
What started as an update on a design workshop for a possible commercial space north of Carrboro turned into a full-fledged discussion on the potential for commercial development north of Homestead Road in a Carrboro Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday night at Town Hall.
Chatham commission acts on court facility plans
At a work session on Monday, the Chatham County Board of Commissioners provided direction to county staff to include a superior courtroom on the second floor as the Historic Courthouse is rebuilt.
Two banks robbed this week
Police do not believe two bank robberies in Orange County – one in Hillsborough and another in downtown Chapel Hill – are related. Chapel Hill police released a photo of the man who walked into the BB&T at 143 E. Rosemary St. in downtown Chapel Hill and gave a teller a note demanding money. No…
High school sports reports
By Henry Gargan, Staff Writer Football Riverside 40 – East Chapel Hill 23 East Chapel Hill quarterback Drew Davis angrily paced the sideline during the fourth quarter of Friday night’s game. Injured by an out-of-bounds hit in the second quarter and then again by a sack in the third, he could only watch as the…
Early voting opens next Thursday
Early voting in Orange County opens next week in an election year that’s seen a wide array of contested races.
Only three of the four usual sites for early voting are in use this season, as county elections officials opted not to open Carrboro Town Hall for early voting.
Letter: Thanks, music lovers
The 13th annual Carrboro Music Festival took place on Sunday, Sept. 26th, and, for the first time, we had to deal with a serious rainfall.
Letter: Take time to learn about mental illness
Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) takes place Oct. 3-9. It’s an opportunity to learn more about serious mental illnesses such as major depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

