Involuntary transfer of Chapel Hill High School honors English teacher Anne Thompson upheld.
RENA community center to close
A community center on Purefoy Drive operated by the RENA has been told it must close its doors by Aug. 11.
DNA testing reveals Hogan, slave family link
A long-lost chapter of Orange County history that has recently been discovered could just as easily be lost.
Landmark tree struck, monitored
A familiar piece of the Carrboro skyline was endangered last Thursday when lightning struck a large willow oak on the Weaver Street lawn.
BOE approves 2012-13 budget
At their meeting last Thursday, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education voted 6-0 to approve the proposed 2012-13 budget.
Man killed crossing 54
Ricardo Eriberto Rivera Calix, 53, was hit by two cars Saturday night and killed while crossing N.C. 54 east of Jones Ferry Road.
New post office opens
A new contract postal unit (CPU) has opened in Chapel Hill.
Roadwork on South Columbia
Construction crews are closing various lanes on South Columbia Street between South Road and Cameron Avenue through the end of next week.
Arrest made in Peeping Tom case
Chapel Hill Police have arrested Jeremy Mark Jee on four counts of secretly peeping.
Housing boards need members
The Orange County Board of Commissioners is looking for residents to serve on the Affordable Housing Advisory Board and the Housing Authority.
Phil Blank, July 19, 2012
Illustration by Phil Blank
Pave Paradise, 1968, Part Two
Last summer we featured a variation of this photo I shot in 1968, describing the scene as old Rosemary Street.
FLORA: Carolina lily update and hot-pink wildflower sighting
Accompanied by a dozen Citizen readers on July 4, I revisited the Carolina lilies on Occoneechee Mountain.
House Calls, July 19, 2012
This week we respond to questions about Chantix and back pain.