Students from four middle schools and two high schools earned gold medals on the National Latin Exam.
Author: Staff
Data managers honored
The CHCCS data managers have selected Jerilyn Wilson of Phillips Middle School and Geoff Gentry of McDougle Middle School as Data Managers of the Year.
A rose is a rose is a rose
Had Gertrude Stein explored the forested edges of Carrboro or the wet ditches of Mason Farm Biological Reserve, she may have composed something like, A rose is pink is pink is pink!
Carrboro calling
It ain’t much, but they call it home – at last.
WCOM-FM, 103.5 on your radio dial, will go live again this weekend after more than a week on auto-pilot while an intrepid band of volunteers unhooked the station from its Greensboro Street location and reassembled it in a concrete-block building just down from Cat’s Cradle.
Board delays decision on Smith Level Road
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen held off on making a final decision on the latest proposal for Smith Level Road, sending a series of questions on to state Department of Transportation officials for response.
Returning your world to nature
Sometimes we get to figure things out for ourselves. When I made the date to meet Patricia Kiffney at the farm where she spent over a quarter century raising ponies and helping children learn the ways of horses, she told me that she would be coming in from town and should be back around 2:30.
Carrboro Elementary first-graders create tree guidebook
First-grade students at Carrboro Elementary School have created a guidebook describing the variety of trees on the school’s campus and will celebrate the book with a Writers and Illustrators Picnic at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the school.
Animal Services to hold open house
Orange County Animal Services will hold an open house on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. to celebrate its first full year in the new Animal Services Center.
Domestic-violence workshop
The Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County will hold a domestic-violence workshop at 7 p.m. on Monday at the Chapel Hill Public Library. The free program will explore myths and stereotypes surrounding domestic violence and the role that power and control plays in unsafe relationships. This is the first in a series of free…
Seniors set sail at Project Graduation
It’s high school graduation night in Chapel Hill: The diplomas have been handed out, the caps have been tossed and the photos taken. Now what?
FROM THE EDITOR
Zone of confusion; Thanks, Charlie; Correction
Children’s mental health needs still going unmet
Imagine being angry all the time but not having the words to express it or the experience to understand it. Imagine being raped or beaten by an adult who is supposed to love and take care of you.
Unleashing a workable future
Want your community to be safe and resilient through the coming effects of unstable economy, climate change and the end of cheap oil? A great start was made on this issue at The Great Unleashing, held May 15 at Carrboro’s Century Center, sponsored by Transition Carrboro-Chapel Hill.
Letter: Celebrate community radio
It’s been five years since WCOM went live at 103.5 LP FM. We began with a leaky roof and didn’t know how long we’d last.
Letter: A real improvement
How nice that the city has built the new sidewalks on Bim Street so quickly. This noisy process took only a few weeks and included changes to the drains in the area around the Town Commons.



