Rep. Joe Hackney and Rep. Verla Insko recently received Green Tie Awards from the N.C. League of Conservation Voters.
Author: Staff
OC names human resources director
Nicole Mumford Clark has been named as the new human resources director for Orange County.
FLORA: Eulogy for Polk Place Persimmon
Flora has annually eulogized the university’s 200-plus-year-old “Polk Place Persimmon.â€
Carrboro Day
Residents young and old came out to the 17th annual Carrboro Day celebration on Sunday, where attendees enjoyed music, games, poetry and more at Carrboro Town Hall.
Celebrate cycling
May is Bike Month in Carrboro, with May 14-18 designated Bike to Work Week. Several free events will be held in conjunction.
A Southern Season donates to The Salvation Army
A Southern Season recently donated products worth $912,000 to The Salvation Army of Orange, Durham and Person Counties.
Piedmont Health wins national awards
Piedmont Health Services was honored on March 22 at the annual Policy and Issues forum of the National Association of Community Health Centers in Washington, D.C.
OWASA board member needed
The Orange County Board of Commissioners seeks a volunteer to represent Orange County on the OWASA board of directors.
Public Gardens Day
Friday is National Public Gardens Day, and the N.C. Botanical Garden will host a local celebration running today (Thursday) through Sunday.
Volunteers honored
The N.C. Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service has presented the 2012 Governor’s Award for Volunteer Service to five recipients from Orange County. They are Mary Lou Chambers, Scott Pate, Daniel Toth, Richard and Linda Clark and Project Literacy.
Volunteers needed
The American Cancer Society seeks volunteers to provide free transportation to local cancer patients in need of a ride to and from treatment.
National Preservation Month
May is National Preservation Month, and the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill has given four awards for outstanding service in the preservation field.
Elementary 11 construction begins
On April 30 the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education broke ground at the elementary school 11 site in the Northside neighborhood.
Japanese contest winners
Four high school students from Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools placed among the top finishers at the 10th-annual N.C. Japanese Language Speech Contest held at N.C. State University on Saturday.
Students place in state math finals
After placing in the top 10 percent at regional qualifying events, math students from Phillips Middle School participated in the State Math Finals at UNC-Greensboro on April 26.


