The latest round of state campaign finance reports are in and the usual speculation about the money race has begun.
Author: Staff
Trading the carpool for walking shoes
The days of walking and riding your bike to and from school may soon be returning to Carrboro.
Estes Hills goes green
Estes Hills Elementary School might be celebrating its 50-year anniversary this year – but even an old school can go fashionably “green†in celebrating Earth Day and reviving their Read-A-Thon program.
Science team takes third
The Phillips Middle School Science Olympiad team of 18 seventh- and eighth-grade students placed third among 46 middle school teams in the 35th North Carolina Science
Mayor lays out case for Smith Level Road plan
Chilton, who bounded to the podium in support of the project after it was pointed out no one had spoken in support of it, said he believes the compromise for a two-lane road with bike lanes and sidewalks is likely a now-or-never deal for the town to improve the road.
Council hears concerns on Northside
The Chapel Hill Town Council heard concerns about how rules adopted for the Northside and Pine Knolls neighborhoods are playing out now that they’ve been in place for several years.
Perdue’s peculiar choices
Harriet’s House, Summit House and Communities in Schools can’t play that high-dollar inside game. They have to count on political leaders recognizing that it’s more important to help women stay out of prison and kids stay in school than to give the Ram’s Club a windfall for another year.
There are other canyons
Unless the Arizona Highway Patrol wants to set up outside a Celtic Women concert in Phoenix and start yanking people named, say, McCain, the uneven enforcement of the law among races will be pretty clear.
Early-vote totals low
Early-vote totals finally cracked the 1,000 mark this week, as election officials ready precincts for Tuesday’s primary and school board elections.
Safe routes to school meeting
The Town of Carrboro will hold an open house to discuss a Safe Routes to School Action Plan for McDougle and Carrboro elementary schools this Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Carrboro Elementary School cafeteria. The open house is an opportunity for parents, faculty and interested citizens to discuss ideas on improving options…
Board to discuss homeless shelters
The Chapel Hill Planning Board will consider a town council petition to prepare development standards for homeless shelters for council consideration. The meeting will be held in the council chambers at Town Hall on Tuesday at 7 p.m. A copy of the planning board agenda for the meeting will be posted on the town’s website…
Census takers in Hillsborough
Census takers will begin blanketing the Hillsborough area on Saturday to collect information from households that have not returned census forms. The census takers, who are hired locally and trained by the Census Bureau, also will verify that housing units identified as unoccupied are vacant. The enumerators will ask only the questions that appear on…
County receives $150,000 to protect farmland
Orange County has received a $150,000 grant from the N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation (ADFP) Trust Fund to help the county protect 153 acres of farmland in the Schley community. The county hopes to conserve another portion of the Breeze family farm with an agricultural conservation easement, which will enable farm activities to continue…
Senior center to host workshop series
The Central Orange Senior Center will host an informational series of workshops throughout the month of May. Workshops include: • Making the Decision to Stay at Home or Move: What are the Real Options? May 3; • Essential Legal Steps, May 10; • Long Term Care Financial Planning, May 17; and • What You Need…
Carrboro to host teen talent show
The Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department will host a teen talent show on May 28 at the Carrboro Century Center. Auditions will be held from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on May 20 at the Century Center. Contestants must perform the same act at both the audition and the performance. Acts with inappropriate language, actions or…

