The last time I spoke with Gov. Beverly Perdue was in February – until last Friday, March 25. The governor called …
Author: Staff
Endorsement Letter: Re-elect Pendergrass
We who live in Orange County have been lucky to have Lindy Pendergrass serving as our sheriff for all these many years.
IFC hosting discussion on shelter
The Inter-Faith Council for Social Service will host two community discussion sessions on the proposed new Community House on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and other IFC projects.
Good Friday, Easter Sunday closings
The following changes to office and service hours will be in effect this weekend in observance of the Good Friday and Easter holidays …
Easter Egg Hunts
Carrboro United Methodist Church will host an Easter egg hunt on Saturday at 4 p.m. on the church grounds.
The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill will hold its annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Horace Williams House. Greenleaf Vineyard Church will host an urban Easter egg hunt at 1 p.m. on Sunday on top of the Wallace Parking Deck in downtown Chapel Hill.
Suspect in ‘97 murder gets 27 years for soliciting child
A former Carrboro resident suspected in the 1997 disappearance of a Carrboro woman was sentenced to nearly 27 years in federal prison on Friday for attempting to seduce underage girls in an Internet chat room.
Lawyers allege police beat Atwater
Federal defense lawyers allege in court documents filed Monday that Demario Atwater, one of two suspects charged with the March 2008 slaying of UNC Student Body President Eve Carson, was beaten by Durham police on the day he was arrested.
Police officer to serve as interim chief
Hillsborough police officer Davis Trimmer will serve as interim police chief after Chief Clarence Birkhead steps down on Friday, the Town of Hillsborough announced Tuesday.
Pittsboro joins Google race
The Pittsboro Board of Commissioners voted last week to support the town’s application to Google’s Fiber for Communities experimental program …
East students earn essay awards
Two students in East Chapel Hill High School’s Academy of Social Justice earned prizes in the 2010 Holocaust Essay Contest sponsored by the Jewish Community Foundation of Durham and Chapel Hill. Herman Bhupal won first prize of $250, while James Huang won second prize of $125. The students will receive their awards on April 11…
Phillips team places third at state math meet
A team of students from Phillips Middle School placed third in the state MATHCOUNTS competition held at the North Carolina School of Science and Math on March 26. A total of 51 teams from across North Carolina entered the contest. Team members are Ben Taylor, Koya Osada, Alex Chang and Anshul Subrmanya. Taylor placed third…
Students raise tobacco awareness with Kick Butts Day
Teens from Orange County TRU (Tobacco Reality Unfiltered) joined thousands of youth across the country on March 24 in taking part in national Kick Butts Day (KBD).
Board approves budget plan
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education last week approved a recommended budget for the 2010-11 school year.
Obituary: Alan Bibb
Pittsboro courthouse destroyed in fire
The Chatham County Courthouse, built in 1881 and since Pittsboro’s most distinguished landmark, caught fire around 4:15 p.m. Thursday afternoon, and by 6 p.m. was a smoldering skeleton of its former self. The cause of the fire is at yet unknown, but the exterior of the building had been undergoing renovations, surrounded with scaffolding, and…
