CHS football trunk sale The Carrboro High School football team will hold a trunk sale and silent auction extravaganza on Sept. 27 from 7 a.m. to noon in the school parking lot to raise money for the team. Participants can rent a space to sell their stuff for $15 or two spaces for $25. The…
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Sports briefs: Softball scores
The Carrboro Recreation & Parks 2008 Fall Co-Recreational Softball League standings are, as of August 21, as follows. 1. Ghost Riders 8-0 2. Cliff’s Meat Market/ T-Roy’s Towing 7-1 3. Cozart-Seagroves 6-2 4. 300 E. Main St. 5-3 5. Bread & Butter 5-3 6. Pink Floyd 4-4 7. Armadillo Grill 2-6 8. Fearrington 2-6 9….
Sports briefs: CHHS Field Hockey
Chapel Hill High School beat Asheville High School Saturday with a 4-3 victory. The decisive goal was in penalty strokes scored by junior Alexis Hebert of Chapel Hill. Faith Westdorp successfully defended the goal in all but one of Asheville’s attempts. Jessica Barfield also scored in strokes for the Tigers. The Tigers and Cougars were…
Sports briefs: Golf scores
The high school women’s golf Carolina Central Conference results are in. The first match was held at Chapel Ridge Golf Course in Pittsboro on Aug. 26. The tournament was hosted by Carrboro High. Team Results: 1. CHHS 134 2. S. Lee 136 3. Northwood 139 4. East CH 151 5. Walter Williams 158 6. Carrboro…
New CHS soccer coach finds early success
Timothy Billings The beginning of the 2008-09 Carrboro High School men’s soccer season couldn’t have started off any better for first-year coach James Mundia, as his Jaguars won their home opener over Chatham Central High School by a score of 16-0, then prevailed in their first conference game, a 3-2 victory over Graham High.
School briefs: College fair
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools will hold their annual college fair on Sept. 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Dean Smith Center on the UNC campus. A number of college representatives will be available to answer questions about their schools. The event is targeted toward juniors and seniors, but all…
School Briefs: Carrboro High tailgate
Carrboro High School will hold a football tailgate party on Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. The Carrboro High Parent-Teacher-Student-Association will serve Jim’s Famous Barbecue in the grassy area between the school and the football field for $7 a plate. The football team will be introduced, and the band and cheerleaders will perform. Participants should bring…
Carolina ranked 5th best public university
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranks fifth among the nation’s best public universities for the eighth consecutive year, according to U.S. News & World Report magazine. “Carolina is consistently recognized among the five best public universities in America,†said Chancellor Holden Thorp. “We find value in assessing the various measures that determine…
Special Report: 300 East Main
This week, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen open a public hearing on 300 East Main Street, a major redevelopment project at the gateway to Carrboro. Follow these links to read more about the project: • Main St. plan alters cultural landmarks • East Main project heads for review • Agenda for the August 26 public…
Another little woodland orchid
By Ken Moore The downy rattlesnake plantain, Goodyera pubescens, another little native orchid, is not nearly as hard to spot in the local woods as is the cranefly orchid described last week. Keeping an eye out for the distinctive basal rosette of three or more white-veined, evergreen leaves helps you discover the three-to-six-inch-tall flowering spike…
After memorial, questions
by Susan Dickson Staff Writer CARRBORO — More than a week after Chapel Hill High School senior Atlas Fraley was found dead in his home, questions about the events surrounding the football player’s death remain. Students, teachers, family members and friends bid a tearful farewell to Fraley on Saturday at a service at the Chapel…
Town, state honor Ellen Perry
by Catherine Rierson Staff Writer CARRBORO — You’ve probably seen Ellen Perry around downtown Carrboro. She goes almost everywhere in her wheelchair; the flags attached waving just above her head make her easy to spot. She’s also hard to forget. Perry has done a lot to improve the quality of life of town residents with…
Main St. plan alters cultural landmarks
As project proceeds The ArtsCenter, Cat’s Cradle look to the future by Kirk Ross Staff Writer Editor’s note: This is the second part of a series on the 300 East Main Street project. The stories can be found on The Citizen website at www.carrborocitizen.com/main CARRBORO — It might be called 300 East Main, but the…
News Briefs: AC Thefts
The Chapel Hill Police Department is investigating a number of thefts of air conditioning units that have occurred over the past two weeks.
News Brief: Democrats hold open house
The Orange County Democratic Party is holding a New Headquarters Open House on Sept. 2 from 5 to 7:30 pm. They are expanding into larger offices for the 2008 general election. The new office is at 121 South Estes Drive, Suite 102A, Chapel Hill, in the same complex as the current location. Visitors will meet…
