The first goal in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools’ strategic plan is for “all students to graduate prepared for the 21st Century as high-achieving learners, possessing world language skills, global awareness, technology competence, communication skills, creativity, critical thinking, and the ability to work effectively as a member of a diverse team.â€
Board to hire firm for superintendent search
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education voted last week to request proposals from outside firms to aid in the search for the district’s next superintendent. The move follows Superintendent Neil Pedersen’s July announcement that he will retire at the end of next June. The board will issue a request for proposals and hear…
Anonymous donor gives to BRMA
An anonymous donor has given more than $5,000 to the Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate program for students to purchase school supplies. BRMA focuses on improving the achievement of black and Latino students. Earlier this month, the donor arrived at the BRMA offices to deliver 50 $110 gift cards for BRMA students to use during North Carolina’s…
ECHHS students win space settlement contest
A team of East Chapel Hill High School students was one of 12 teams from around the world invited to participate in the International Space Settlement Design Competition, held July 31-Aug. 2 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Team members are Alexis Cotton, Marc Jutras, Alexander Kampov-Polevoi, Lori Kim and Birger Hennings, with coach…
Greetings, sports fans
In my position with The Carrboro Citizen, I will try to bring you unique views of UNC sports and the people who coach and play them. The ordinary story of who won and who lost doesn’t excite me as much these days. The personalities of the players and coaches and the heroics they manage to perform before full stadiums and arenas are far more fascinating, to me anyway. — Eddy Landreth
Local dancers advance
Carrboro native Ryan Gaunt is slated to compete in the semifinal round of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent†next week. His act, titled “AscenDance,†is a fusion of climbing and dance and features his fiancé and climbing partner, Isabel von Rittberg.
Break-ins occur across Chapel Hill
A rash of residential break-ins in the area this month has left Chapel Hill Police perplexed.
From Aug. 1-17, there were 20 break-ins in Chapel Hill, including 12 in which force was used to enter the home and eight in which suspects came in through an unlocked door or window.
Dorms open, schools staff up
Public school teachers returned to work this week and schools are gearing up for next Wednesday’s first day of school. Classes at the university begin Tuesday. On campus, residence halls opened for returning students yesterday (Wednesday) and the annual U-Haul rodeo – the move-in of first-year students – takes place this weekend. The annual town-gown…
Chatham narrows landfill search
Chatham County officials announced on Monday that they would hold a series of community meetings to discuss potential landfill sites. The board of county commissioners received a report on Monday from consultant Camp Dresser and McKey detailing potential sites based on the county’s criteria. The group narrowed a list of 564 parcels that fit the…
Hackney, Kinnaird town meeting
The Orange County Democratic Party will host a joint town meeting with N.C. Speaker of the House Joe Hackney and state Sen. Ellie Kinnaird at the Southern Village Club Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The two will discuss the legislative session and the upcoming midterm elections. The club is located at 601 Brookgreen Drive in Southern…
County work session tonight
The Orange County Board of Commissioners meets today (Thursday) at 7 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center on Homestead Road. The board is scheduled to: • discuss Orange County economic development; • discuss proposed uses for the potential quarter-cent sales tax revenues; and • review the Senior Orange County Staff Ethics Policy. To view…
UNC ranks fifth in magazine poll
UNC ranks fifth among the nation’s best public universities for the 10th consecutive year, according to U.S. News & World Report magazine. The rankings appear in the magazine’s annual college guidebook. UC Berkeley ranked first among public universities, followed by UCLA and Virginia (tied for second), Michigan (fourth) and UNC (fifth). Among national public and private…
What’s on the table?
This fall, Chapel Hill and Carrboro face series of critical decisions
Here’s a look at some of the items driving the towns’ agendas
Sales tax increase should fund economic development, residents say
County residents told the Orange County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday that they would like to see funds from a possible quarter-cent sales tax go toward economic development, if such a tax is approved by voters in November.
County seeks input on Unified Development Ordinance
The first draft of the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) is available for review and area residents are invited to submit feedback. A UDO compiles property-development ordinances and regulations, such as zoning, subdivision, flood damage and erosion control, into one cross-referenced document. Area residents are invited to attend a public input session on Sept….