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Author: Susan Dickson

County allocates tax funds

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Susan Dickson

The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to dedicate any funds raised from a quarter-cent sales-tax referendum to schools and economic development.

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Connecticut superintendent named district’s next leader

Posted on April 21, 2011April 21, 2011 by Susan Dickson

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education announced last week that Dr. Thomas Forcella will serve as the next superintendent of the school district.

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Phil Blank, April 14, 2011

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Susan Dickson

Illustration by Phil Blank

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Lennie and Pete on WCOM

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Susan Dickson

Two of my childhood heroes, UNC basketball legends Lennie Rosenbluth and Pete Brennan, were in town last week.

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School board approves budget

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Susan Dickson

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education voted to approve their budget request last week, with a warning …

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County delves into development ordinance

Posted on April 14, 2011April 14, 2011 by Susan Dickson

The Orange County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday took its first look at Phase II of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) …

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County puts sales tax on November ballot

Posted on April 7, 2011April 7, 2011 by Susan Dickson

The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 on Tuesday to put a quarter-cent sales-tax referendum on the November ballot.

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OWASA continues work on forestry plan

Posted on April 7, 2011April 7, 2011 by Susan Dickson

The Orange Water and Sewer Authority continues to gather public input on a draft forestry-management plan that drew fire from the community after it was released late last year.

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The Biggest “Pothole”

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Susan Dickson

OK, so I got beat. Soundly too.

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Residents angered by Duke Energy tree-cutting

Posted on March 31, 2011March 31, 2011 by Susan Dickson

On Dec. 10, Kimberly Willardson moved her family from a Carrboro condominium to their new home on the corner of Seawell School and Homestead roads in Chapel Hill.

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Baldwin Park stream restoration project complete

Posted on March 31, 2011March 31, 2011 by Susan Dickson

In 2007, a study funded by the Clean Water Management Trust Fund found 30 sites in the Bolin Creek watershed that were prime spots for restoration projects …

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Phil Blank, March 24, 2011

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Susan Dickson

Illustration by Phil Blank

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Aunt Roxie, 1940

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Susan Dickson

Several years ago, when I asked my photography students to bring to class a single meaningful family snapshot, Kafi Robinson, then a senior journalism major from Oxford, turned in a photo of her great grandmother, “Aunt Roxie.”

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Possible budget cuts opposed

Posted on March 23, 2011March 24, 2011 by Susan Dickson

At a public hearing on the 2011-12 school budget last week, parents, teachers and other community members asked the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education not to make proposed cuts …

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Board finalizes redistricting

Posted on March 23, 2011March 24, 2011 by Susan Dickson

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education voted 6-2 last week to approve a plan that would move students …

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