Two recently fired town sanitation workers and their supporters asked the Chapel Hill Town Council Monday night to rescind the decision to fire the men and immediately reinstate them.
Letter: Why are the police stifling First Amendment rights in Carrboro?
On Nov. 15, around 4 p.m., local Earth First! Activists gathered outside of the Royal Bank of Canada in Carrboro to protest the bank’s investment in the world’s most destructive project, the Canadian Tar Sands.
UNC, XDS talk mental health partnership
XDS Inc., a nonprofit agency serving adults with severe and persistent mental illnesses in Orange, Person, Chatham, Durham and Alamance counties, is in partnership negotiations with the UNC Department of Psychiatry’s Center for Excellence in Community Public Health, with the objective of providing better and more services throughout the area.
Obituary: Thomas (Tommy) M. Gravitt
Obituary: Megan Cornog
Holiday Closings
140 West Franklin gets permit
The Town of Chapel Hill has issued a zoning compliance permit to the 140 West project, clearing the way for the start of the condominiums, retail and parking project on the town’s Parking Lot 5 at the intersections of Franklin, Church and Rosemary streets in downtown Chapel Hill.
Rabid skunk, raccoon found
A raccoon found in Chapel Hill and a skunk found in Hillsborough tested positive for rabies this month at the State Laboratory of Public Health.
Support for holiday meals
The Inter-Faith Council for Social Services is fundraising for its annual holiday meals program.
Animals need homes
Orange County Animal Services has kicked off its Home for the Holidays program.
African-American women in film
Charlene Regester, associate professor of African and Afro-American Studies at UNC, will be at the Bull’s Head Bookshop on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. to share her new book, African-American Actresses: The Struggle for Visibility, 1900—1960 and present video clips from select films discussed in the book.
Holiday help needed
The Orange County Department of Social Services is recruiting sponsors and donors in its annual holiday partnership with Toys for Tots and Balloons and Tunes to provide new toys and clothing for low-income, at-risk Orange County children. This year, the goal is to provide toys to more than 7,000 children.
No school Wednesday-Friday
There will be no school for students in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools Wednesday through Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Students selected to honors chorus
Twelve Chapel Hill-Carrboro high school students were selected to participate in the N.C. Honors Chorus this month.
CHHS collecting backpacks, gift cards
Chapel Hill High School is collecting backpacks for Chapel Hill High students in need.