Smith Middle School’s Belgian exchange program will be featured in an hour-long documentary on UNC-TV on Aug. 5 at 10 p.m.
Auction to benefit animal rescue
The eighth annual Painted Chair and More Auction benefiting Independent Animal Rescue (IAR) will be held on Saturday from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall.
Film festival call for submissions
The 5th annual Carrboro Film Festival is seeking submissions from filmmakers who have breathed in the good local air of Orange County.
August blood drives
The Orange County Branch of the American Red Cross is holding a series of blood drives throughout the month of August, since blood supplies traditionally decline in summer.
School sports physicals
Middle School students wishing to sign up for sports can obtain a free physical at McDougle Middle School on Aug. 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Hillsborough recognized
The Town of Hillsborough heard from the First Lady earlier this month.
Future of downtown music in Pittsboro in question
The management of The City Tap in Pittsboro will ask the Town of Pittsboro Board of Commissioners to reconsider the town’s noise ordinance to allow the bar to present live music at what it considers to be a reasonable decibel level.
Marching toward Arizona
If you want to know what might be in North Carolina’s future, take a look at Arizona, and not just its much-publicized, offensive and likely unconstitutional immigration law.
Citizen awards
Carrboro Citizen art director Liz Holm has received three awards in the 2010 North Carolina Press Association Best Ad Contest.
NCAA initiates UNC football investigation
The National Collegiate Athletic Association has begun an investigation into possible rules violations by one or more members of the UNC football team.
Chapel Hill man hospitalized after Franklin Street assault
A Chapel Hill man is fighting for his life at UNC Hospitals more than a week after he was beaten unconscious on Franklin Street.
140 West work to start
Work is set to begin in early August on the 140 West project, a cornerstone of the town’s efforts to revitalize downtown.
NTSB report details plane crash
Jimmy Donahue, one of two survivors of the July 12 plane crash at Horace Williams Airport, remains in critical condition at UNC Hospitals.
When the night begins to fall
I’ll not take this space to wax poetic about the legacy of Dean Smith. There are many more qualified, more knowledgeable of the man and his work who have done so already and will keep his memory alive.
Pedersen set to make announcement
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Superintendent Neil Pedersen is scheduled to appear before the board of education today (Thursday), and there has been speculation that he will announce his retirement.