By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Lee-Moore Oil Company, owners of a 63.3-acre parcel off U.S. 15-501 and Smith Level Road have started clearing and grading work on part of the property, but aren’t saying what they intend to do with it for now. Chatham County Planning Director Keith Megginson said according to an erosion-control plan…
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Shoppes developer takes town to court
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer The developer who lost out on a bid to build a shopping center with a new Harris Teeter on Jones Ferry Road is challenging a decision by the town to limit access to the development off Barnes Street. NorthWest Properties Group, which had a contract on a 7.7-acre parcel owned…
More NC youths paying attention to anti-smoking ads
UNC News Services A statewide anti-smoking campaign reached significantly more youths across North Carolina between 2006 and 2007, and most kids are paying attention to the message, according to an evaluation by researchers in the UNC School of Medicine. The evaluation found that awareness of the campaign — called “Tobacco. Reality. Unfiltered.†or “TRU†—…
News Brief: Burning ban
Orange County Fire Marshal Mike Tapp reminds county residents that the current burning ban prohibits the use of open flames. In addition, Orange County Forest Ranger Jacob Pressley said county 911 has received multiple calls daily for open burning violations — many related to residents burning leaves. The State of North Carolina’s Division of Forest…
News Brief: Clark charged with another murder
Barbara Clark, the Pittsboro housekeeper accused of fatally beating her former employers, was charged with a second count of murder on Monday after another woman died over the weekend. Clark, 41, was charged with the first count of murder last week after Mary Corcoran, 82, died Wednesday from injuries sustained during the beating. Margaret Murta,…
News Brief: Thompson cancer-free
Chatham County Commissioner Carl E. Thompson reports that his doctors have pronounced him cancer-free and that he will resume his commissioner duties at the upcoming Dec. 17th meeting. “I am most grateful that the prostate cancer was found in the early stages and that the surgery to remove it completely was successful. My urologist, Dr….
News Brief: Man charged with murder
Kenneth Earl White Sr. is being held without bail in Hillsborough. He is charged with the murder of Ebony Robinson who was found dead Friday on Wrenn Road, a gravel drive off University Station Road just north of I-85 in Hillsborough. Robinson, eight months pregnant, had been shot several times. White, a neighbor who had…
News Brief: Iredale receives $500K judgement
Danielle Iredale, who lost her seeing eye dog, Inka, in an early morning hit and run at a bus stop on BPW Club Road in October 2006, was awarded $500,000 in civil damages by a jury in Hillsborough Friday. Iredale, who was injured in the hit and run and suffered depression and post-tramatic stress afterward,…
Community Calendar: 12/13/07
Special Events Student Art Sale – UNC’s 1st annual student print sale. Original student artworks at very reasonable prices (cheap!). Etchings, photographs, drawings, digital and more. Fri, Dec 14, 9am-6pm, and Sat, Dec 15, 10am-2pm, Hanes Art Center, room 301, located near the intersection of Franklin & Columbia St, Chapel Hill. Bill of Rights Day…
Claus, elves to visit daycare, UNC Hospitals
Santa Claus, a nearly universally revered symbol of the spirit of Christmas, will visit UNC Hospitals and a UNC day-care center this month, UNC Health Care officials announced late Wednesday. Eschewing his usual sleigh and flying reindeer rig, Claus will arrive via UNC Air Care helicopter at University Day Care at the William and Ida…
Community Brief: Blankets needed
Members of the Women’s Roundtable are in search of 250 blankets needed by Community House, Home Start, Family House, the Family Violence Prevention Center and the Ronald McDonald House. New or very gently used twin or queen size blankets can be dropped off at the collection box in the Chamber lobby. And checks can be…
Community Brief: Rights reading
Orange County elected officials will read and speak abou tthe Bill of Rights at Noon, on December 15, Bill of Rights Day, at the Peace and Justice Plaza at the corner of Henderson and East Franklin Streets. This year, the annual event will be held in honor of the late Joe Herzenberg who often participated…
Community Brief: Grant applications
Orange County and the towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill have begun accepting outside agency grant applications for the budget year beginning July 1, 2008. The local governments have historically provided grant funding to eligible nonprofits that address human services and needs in Orange County. A formal training and orientation session for agencies seeking county…
Community Brief: Officer honored
Chapel Hill Police Officer Jim Orbich has been selected for recognition at this year’s ASIS Law Enforcement Appreciation banquet. ASIS International (ASIS) is the largest organization for security professionals, with more than 35,000 members worldwide. Officer Orbich has worked for the Chapel Hill Police Department for 15 years. He has served as a defensive tactics…
Livestock help
Two programs have been announced for drought-stricken livestock producers and horse owners in the state. The Equine Partners Hay Relief Program will help horse owners with the cost of moving hay purchased outside North Carolina. For information, call the department’s Hay Alert toll-free hotline at 1-866-506-6222. Gov. Mike Easley presented a plan to provide up…