For years, day laborers have unofficially assembled near the intersection of Jones Ferry and Davie roads hoping to be picked up for a few hours’ work.
County approves $1.47-million clinic renovation
The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted 6-1 on Tuesday to approve plans for a $1.47-million expansion to the county’s medical and dental clinic in Hillsborough.
OWASA extends public comment period
“The only thing you haven’t done is cut it and float the logs down Cane Creek,†said Patrick Mulkey to the Orange Water and Sewage Authority’s board of directors at the board’s Dec. 9 meeting.
Changing old perceptions a big task in new economic-development push
Call it the Southern Orange 80/20 rule, a kind of informal target for the mix of residential to commercial tax base.
Mistletoe in the news
Mistletoe was in the news last week.
Jags Hoops
Keenan Van Name scored 21 points for Carrboro High School in a 64-44 win over Granville Central, and Diamond Tyson muscled in 24 points in a 54-48 loss to Cedar Ridge. PHOTOS BY TED SPAULDING
Obituary: Julia Durham
Obituary: Nancy Hu
Chief to be sworn in
Chris Blue, a 13-year veteran of the Chapel Hill Police Department, will be sworn in as Chapel Hill Police Chief in a ceremony Friday at the Hargraves Center from 4 to 6 p.m.
Holiday schedule for Carrboro
Winter commencement this weekend
Geoffrey Sayre-McCord, Morehead Alumni Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, will speak at UNC’s December Commencement. Sayre-McCord, recently returned from a year as a lecturer at Oxford University, specializes in moral theory and metaethics, which explores the nature and status of moral thought.
County OKs new soccer field
The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted on Tuesday to approve the installation of an artificial-turf soccer field at Cedar Falls Park.
WERA earns Reynolds grant
Mebane’s West End Revitalization Association has been awarded a two-year operating grant of $70,000 by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.
Burnett honored
Maggie Burnett, office manager for the Chapel Hill Public Works Department and an employee with the town for 34 years, received the W. Calvin Horton Service Award, given to an employee who brings credit to the town with exceptional contributions to the community.
Jobs potluck at St. Thomas More
The first annual Job Network Holiday Potluck will be held Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in room 110 of the new Parish Center at Saint Thomas More Catholic Church.



