Bynum Front Porch will host a free evening of storytelling at the Bynum General Store on Saturday.
Saxapahaw country hoedown
A Saxapahaw Country Hoedown will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday at Roxy Farms Antiques at 5768 Church Road in Saxapahaw.
Benefit for clean water
The Haw River Assembly and Clean Jordan Lake in partnership with the General Store Café in Pittsboro will present the Burrito Bash fundraiser at 39 West St. in Pittsboro on Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m.
Chatham 9-11 Tribute
Chatham County will host a 10th anniversary tribute to the 9-11 terrorist attack victims on Sunday.
Construction takes toll on business
By Caroline Kilaru
It takes some pluck these days to get to The Red Hen.
The resale and gift boutique, which caters to mothers and young children, is in crisis due to the construction on Weaver Street.
Heels dismantle JMU in opener
By Eddy Landreth
The ultimate challenge facing the Carolina football team this week is to defeat Rutgers to start the season 2-0 before opening conference play. . .
The Boys of Autumn
It’s going to be soccer weather before you know it – but why wait.
Family tired by library battle
Cray and Kathy Gunn feel as if they’ve just emerged from battle. The war they fought lasted four months and cost them their retirement savings and a summer spent with lawyers and county commissioners instead of family.
High School Football Scores
from around the county.
Property owners working to fix Main Street sewage issue
The owners of property on the south side of the block of Main Street from Armadillo Grill to Friendly Barber are working to fix a sewage problem that, left unresolved, could force the closure of some businesses.
Carrboro board discusses runoff rules
As a continuous rain provided by tropical depression Lee came down outside the Carrboro Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday night, discussion flowed inside about stormwater runoff.
Settlement center budget slashed
Each year in Orange County Criminal District Court, about 350 cases never make it to trial.
Instead, the cases are mediated by the staff of the Dispute Settlement Center (DSC), one of 20 community mediation centers serving 80 counties across North Carolina.
Transportation input meeting
The Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization and the N.C. Department of Transportation are holding a public-input meeting on Sept. 14.
Foushee appointed to association board
Valerie Foushee has been appointed to serve as chair of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioner’s Healthy Living Task Force.
Eighth positive rabies test
A raccoon that came in contact with the foot and leg of a Chapel Hill resident on Aug. 27 tested positive for rabies.