Relentless volunteer and local media baroness Jackie Helvey received a sculpture by Mike Roig along with the rare honor of having a week named for her at the Carrboro Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday night.
How to watch the spring game
On Saturday at 3 p.m., the Carolina football team will hold its annual spring game at Kenan Stadium.
No, it’s not white wisteria!
Those of you who frequent the highway corridors around our town can anticipate seeing pendulous clusters of pure white flowers during the next week.
Library meeting moved up
A public hearing on the proposed rezoning of property on Hillsborough Road for a new library will be held next Tuesday instead of April 19, town officials announced at their meeting Tuesday night at Town Hall.
County puts sales tax on November ballot
The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 on Tuesday to put a quarter-cent sales-tax referendum on the November ballot.
OWASA continues work on forestry plan
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.
Town wary of telecom bill
As the town of Chapel Hill prepares for the installation of an extensive fiber-optic network, officials here are worried that the real potential of the new high-speed network may never be realized.
Always at home in Carrboro
By Allison Russell
Staff Writer
The house where Richard Ellington grew up used to be painted daffodil yellow. Over the years, it has been layered with different paints, today a pale minty-green color.
Mental health care agencies merge
The UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health and XDS Inc., a nonprofit agency serving adults with severe and persistent mental illnesses in Orange and four surrounding counties, announced Tuesday that they are merging operations.
Board of commissioners delays decision on landfill extension
Members of the Orange County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday postponed a decision on extending the life of the Orange County Landfill.
Free drug discount cards for Carrboro residents
The Town of Carrboro is now making free prescription discount cards available to residents.
Swim volunteers needed
The Chapel Hill Parks & Recreation Department needs volunteers to work with swim students with special needs in the department’s Adapted Aquatics class.
OWASA reports low risk of water shortage
OWASA announced last week that its water supply reservoirs rose from 78 percent of capacity last Wednesday to 83 percent on Friday.
Budget work session
The Orange County Board of Commissioners will hold a budget work session today (Thursday) at 7 p.m. at the Link Government Services Center on South Cameron Street in Hillsborough.
Free Earth Action Day shuttle
Chapel Hill Transit will provide a free shuttle to Earth Action Day at Southern Community Park on Saturday.