Smith Middle School students recently competed in the 55th annual North Carolina Future Business Leaders of America Leadership Conference. Robert Byerly won second place in business math for students in middle grades and was a top 10 finisher in financial mathematics. Ranjitha Ananthan finished in the top 10 for middle grades public speaking. In addition,…
Skills USA contest
East Chapel Hill High School students recently competed at the NC Skills USA Competition in Greensboro. Connie Wang won first place in Related Technical Math, while the team of Karen He and Mary Hu won first place in Web Design. In addition, the team of Chia-Hsuan Wu and Sayoko Sueyoshi placed fifth in Web Design.
McDougle Middle band earns honors
The McDougle Middle School Concert Band earned a superior rating at the North Carolina Concert Band Festival on March 19 in Graham. The band also earned high marks for their sight-reading ability.
School lunch menus May 7-14
Elementary Friday — Cheese Pizza; Pepperoni Pizza; Turkey & Cheese Wrap; Garden Salad; Traditional Mixed Vegetables; Pineapple Tidbits Monday —Beef & Cheese Nachos w/Salsa; Chicken Nuggets w/BBQ Sauce & Wheat Roll; Baja Black Beans; Corn on the Cobb; Chilled Apricots Tuesday —Pork BBQ on a Bun; Macaroni & Cheese w/Wheat Roll; “Fun on the Runâ€;…
Chapel Hill budget offers cautious look ahead
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer No furloughs and no layoffs are in the works for next year, but Chapel Hill employees can expect to see no pay increases either, under a new $49,759,000 budget proposed by Town Manager Roger Stancil. The Chapel Hill Town Council got its first look at the budget, which spends about…
State workers riled over cuts
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer State workers plan to rally at the Legislature Tuesday to try to convince legislators that recent pay cuts and health insurance hikes are hurting their ranks. UNC Employee Forum chair Tommy Griffin said he’s heard a steady stream of feedback after Gov. Beverley Perdue’s actions Tuesday exacerbated what was already…
Carrboro legislation advances
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer The legislative agenda for the town of Carrboro wasn’t complicated when it was handed off to the local delegation, but once in Raleigh that changed. A request to amend the town’s charter to allow the town to pass ordinances to outlaw discrimination in housing was bogged down in a House…
Frustrating, but better than the alternative
By Tom High The politics of misplaced frustration subsequent to last week’s Carrboro Board of Aldermen vote to reject the N.C. Department of Transportation’s latest “improvement†project for Smith Level Road led a frustrated Mayor Mark Chilton, who cast the lone vote in favor of the project, to vent thusly: “I’m frustrated because there was…
OWASA proposes rate increase
The OWASA board of directors has proposed a 9.75 percent rate increase for monthly water and sewer charges. The proposed rate increase would raise a monthly bill from $68.24 to $74.92 for a typical individually metered residence using 5,000 gallons a month. If the increase is approved, it would take effect Oct. 1. The proposed…
Driver pleads no contest in pedestrian death
James Willie Orr, the Chapel Hill Transit bus driver charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle in connection with the death of a pedestrian last fall, pleaded no contest on Tuesday. Orr, 65, was driving a Chapel Hill Transit bus when it struck Valerie Hughes, 33, at the intersection of South Columbia Street and Mason Farm…
UNC-Now meeting
The steering committee of United with the Northside Community Now (UNC-NOW) will host a community meeting tonight (Thursday) to push for action on points set forth earlier this month in their open letter to the Town of Chapel Hill, the Greenbridge partners and community members. According to a UNC-NOW press release, the group hopes to…
Town to declare May 4 ‘Anoop Day’
The Town of Chapel Hill will declare May 4 Anoop Day in honor of Chapel Hill native Anoop Desai, who was recently voted off of the top-rated reality show “American Idol.†Desai made it to the round of the top seven before being voted off last week. He will attend Monday’s Chapel Hill Town Council…
OWASA to mow and clear easements
OWASA will resume the annual mowing, clearing and inspection of its public sewer easements in early May. The easement-clearing work includes trimming trees and shrubs where needed, and is intended to prevent roots from entering cracks and joints in sewers and to ensure safe access for inspections, maintenance and repair work.
Obituary: Julia Blackwood
Mrs. Julia Blackwood, 88, died Easter weekend at her home in Chapel Hill. Julia was born in Clinton, NC to Herman Stewart and Jenny B. Merritt. She came to Chapel Hill as the young bride of Eugene M. Blackwood. Soon after, she went to work as a secretary at the American Tobacco Company in Durham….
Obituary: Clara Ward Hardee Horton
Clara Ward Hardee Horton, 91, wife of Fred B. Horton for 53 years until his death in 2005, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 23, 2009. She was born in Boardman in Columbus County on July 6, 1917 to Maude Hardee and Charles Van Ward, who both predeceased her. She…