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Keep your parked cars safe

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Staff

The Carrboro Police Department is asking for the public’s help in reducing the number of vehicle break-ins, as there has been a recent uptick in the number of these crimes. Many of these thefts are from unlocked or unsecured vehicles with valuables in plain sight. The Carrboro Police Department offers these tips to help reduce…

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Chapel Hill Police Department seeks feedback

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Staff

There will be four focus groups dedicated to citizens’ experiences with and thoughts on the Chapel Hill Police Department. Citizens are asked to attend and provide input. These community conversations will be Saturday, Feb. 6 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Chapel Hill Public Library; Tuesday, Feb. 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. at…

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Community meeting on gang and gun violence

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Staff

Project SAFE Orange will host a community meeting concerning gang and gun violence on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 2 p.m. at Central Recreation Center, 300 W. Tryon Road in Hillsborough. Organizers invite community members, social-service providers and anyone who can assist in the collaborative effort to reduce gun violence. Project SAFE Orange is part of…

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Pink & Blue

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Staff

The UNC women’s gymnastics team will hold its annual Blue & Pink meet on Feb. 14 at newly renovated Carmichael Auditorium. The Tar Heels will take on the University of Maryland in a special meet that includes a cancer-awareness health fair benefiting the Get REAL & HEEL program. The cancer-awareness fair will be held in…

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Carrboro spring league registration

Posted on January 28, 2010January 28, 2010 by Staff

The Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department will be sponsoring a spring baseball program for ages 6-12, a middle school baseball league for ages 13-14 and a girls’ volleyball program for ages 10-13. Registration for these programs is underway at the Carrboro Century Center. The fee is $55 for Orange County residents and $92 for non-residents….

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Local students in Central District Honor Bands

Posted on January 28, 2010January 28, 2010 by Staff

Students from the district’s middle schools auditioned for seats in the North Carolina Central District Honor Bands. The auditions were held on Saturday, Jan. 9 at Stanford Middle School. Students from Culbreth Middle School included: Maura Jones, seventh chair clarinet, symphonic band; Jisoo Yu, 14th chair clarinet, symphonic band; Ray Damron, 10th chair trumpet, symphonic…

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Gold and Silver Key Awards for local students

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Staff

Four students from Carrboro High and Chapel Hill High earned Gold and Silver Key Awards at the Eastern North Carolina Regional Adjudication of Scholastic Art in Wilson. Moo Da, originally from Burma, via Thailand, received a Gold Key while representing Carrboro High. She submitted a sgraffito tile self-portrait in traditional Karen dress. She is a…

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Aidan Marshall wins geography bee

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Staff

Eighth-grader Aidan Marshall was the winner of the Culbreth Middle School National Geographic Geography Bee. He will compete at the state level later this month. Sixth-grader Jocelyn Reckford was the runner up. Other finalists included eighth-graders Andrew Cook, Murat Calikoglu and Alican Arcasoy, seventh-graders Stephen Nuttall, Randy Savage, Maya Sokoletsky and Matthew Clawson and sixth-grader…

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CHCCS wins two Blue Ribbon Awards

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Staff

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools received two Blue Ribbon Awards from the North Carolina School Public Relations Association (NCSPRA). The awards were presented Jan. 22 at a brunch held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Durham. The district’s parent calendar, which is published in both English and Spanish, was honored for the fourth consecutive year….

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Crumbs from the Table performance this weekend

Posted on January 28, 2010January 28, 2010 by Staff

The East Chapel Hill High School Theatre Department presents Crumbs from the Table of Joy at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 29 and Saturday, Jan. 30. It’s 1950 in the South and Godfrey Crump has just lost his wife. Finding solace in Father Divine and the Peace Mission Movement, he pulls up stakes and moves his…

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Mentorship program hosts retreat

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Staff

Twenty-five adolescent girls participated in a retreat to explore inner beauty, self-esteem, friendships, nutrition, healthy behavior and dream charts. “My Girls and I: An Overnight Self-Empowerment Workshop for Middle and High School Girls” was developed by the Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate program. Students in the program receive comprehensive support for academic, social, emotional and physical development…

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Obituary: James Couch

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Staff
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Obituary: Samuel Gattis III

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Staff
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Obituary: Susan Jacob Verghese

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Staff
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In an uncertain economy, towns navigate changes

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Staff

By Kirk Ross Staff Writer For the past two years, as officials in Chapel Hill and Carrboro have begun working up their respective budgets, the game has been to tread water through cost cutting and putting off major projects and expenditures. As southern Orange County continues to post anemic growth numbers and stubbornly high unemployment,…

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