The Carrboro Board of Aldermen returned to Town Hall Tuesday night with the top item on the agenda a lingering discussion of whether to switch banking services from Bank of America to either BB&T or Harrington Bank, but wound up deadlocked 3-3 after about 40 minutes of discussion and once again tabled the issue for a later meeting.
Author: Staff
PTSD and the Veterans Administration: Just who’s malingering?
In 1944, when an uninjured private, Charles H. Kuhl, said he “couldn’t take it any more,†Gen. George S. Patton called him a “yellow coward,†slapped him and threw him out of the hospital tent.
The push to portray N.C. as the worst
You don’t have to spend much time reading the conservative blogs and the reports from the right-wing think tanks to figure out what they want us to believe.
Cheating our way to the top
It is the spring of my senior year. I am staring out the second-story window of Chapel Hill High School at the crystal clear Carolina blue sky and blooming trees, wishing I did not have to take the quiz that my teacher had just placed in front of me.
Reports say Ross to lead UNC
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors is holding a meeting this morning (Thursday) at 11 a.m. at which it is expected to vote on its pick for the successor to UNC system President Erskine Bowles.
Fire station dedication
Carrboro has scheduled the dedication of its new fire station on Homestead Road for Sept. 7. The dedication ceremony and ribbon-cutting start at 5:30 p.m.
Aydan Court returns for review
Almost a year and a half after a heated exchange between developer Carol Ann Zinn and then-Mayor Kevin Foy and the subsequent rejection by the Chapel Hill Town Council of the proposed Aydan Court housing project, a redrawn proposal is working its way through the town’s review process.
Fox, bat, raccoon found to be rabid
Orange County animal-control officials recently announced three incidents of rabies in the county, the first cases in 2010.
Katrina anniversary
Five years ago, a storm named Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, leaving thousands homeless and calling into question the future of an entire region.
Last Fridays event
The Hillsborough Arts Council’s monthly Last Fridays event will be held this Friday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in downtown Hillsborough.
Animal Services raising funds for tub
Orange County Animal Services will hold a raffle on Sept. 15 to raise funds for a much-needed grooming tub that will allow volunteers and staff to provide baths to animals.
Med Center staff cheers artist
UNC student artist Gabby Seider was recognized last week for her volunteer work at the UNC Family Medicine Center. Seider, a studio art and chemistry double major, spent her summer painting a two-wall mural in one of the clinic’s waiting areas.
Hospice Volunteer Training
UNC is looking for individuals who wish to join those working to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of terminally ill persons and their families.
Free prostrate exams
UNC Hospitals will offer free prostate cancer screenings from 1 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 21-22.
More puppets
Paperhand Puppet Intervention has added two matinees, this Sunday and next for its annual Forest Theater extravaganza, Islands Unknown: To See & Imagine the Hidden Parts of the World.

