Officers from the Carrboro Police Department’s Community Services Division are conducting daily pedestrian decoy operations at various crosswalks in Carrboro this week through Friday.
County commissioners meet tonight
The Orange County Board of Commissioners meets today (Thursday) at 7 p.m. at the Link Government Services Center on South Cameron Street in Hillsborough.
Woman dies in county jail
A 58-year-old woman who had been arrested for trespassing died in the Orange County Jail on Saturday.
Woman who died at nursing home had toxic levels of morphine
Medical examiners have determined that an 84-year-old woman who died at Britthaven nursing home in February had toxic levels of morphine in her system.
Low-cost rabies vaccination clinic
Orange County’s Animal Services Department will host a $5 rabies vaccination clinic on Tuesday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Animal Services Center at 1601 Eubanks Road.
Obituary: Elsie Riggsbee
Strawberry Jamboree
Local chef and author Sheri Castle will prepare strawberry recipes at the Carrboro Farmers’ Market on Saturday in honor of the market’s first Strawberry Jamboree.
Swim for Smiles triathlon on Sunday
The all-kids triathlon Swim for Smiles will be held at the Chapel Hill Country Club on Sunday to benefit the North Carolina Children’s Hospital.
FAN hosts seminar
The Family Advocacy Network, part of the Mental Health Association of Orange County, will host “Building Family Strengths with DBT Skills†on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at Orange United Methodist Church, 1220 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Chapel Hill Youth Council holds first summit
The Chapel Hill Youth Council will hold its first annual Youth Summit at Carrboro High School on May 22, enabling members of the youth community to voice their opinions on a variety of local issues.
Writing and visual arts workshops in Hillsborough
Writing and visual arts workshops will be held at the Hillsborough Moorefields Estate on weekends throughout May.
Trail to open June 5
A 4.7-mile section of the American Tobacco Trail will open in Chatham County on June 5.
Shred-a-thons draw record crowds
More than 500 people helped recycle 35,000 pounds of confidential papers at two Shred-a-thon events hosted by the Orange County Solid Waste Department on April 22 and May 1.
Bike month activities throughout May
The Town of Chapel Hill will host several events throughout May in honor of Bike Month.
Musical by Chapel Hill composer comes to Triangle
Chapel Hill composer Pali L’Yriel Delevitt’s Ester: A New Musical will be shown in three concert versions around the Triangle May 21-23.
