Louisa Douglass, age 88, of Carol Woods Retirement Community in Chapel Hill, died Dec. 13. Daughter of the late Rev. John Marshall & Ruth Forbes Millard, she was raised in the Old Alamance Presbyterian Church community outside of Greensboro, N.C. Louisa attended Greensboro College, earned her B.A. from Women’s College, and her M.A. Ed. from…
Obituary: Walter R. Benson
Walter R. Benson, Professor Emeritus of Pathology at the UNC School of Medicine, died on Dec. 10, 2008 at Britthaven Nursing Home after an extended illness. Dr. Benson was a native of Tamaqua, Penn., son of the late John and Mary Bengston. He received his undergraduate degree from Duke University in 1941 and his medical…
Obituary: Susan Lutz Allred
Susan Lutz Allred, 70, of Chapel Hill, N.C., passed away in the presence of family at Croasdaile Retirement Village, Durham, NC, on Dec. 10, 2008. Susan was born in Shelby, N.C., on June 14, 1938, to the late John Franklin and the late Nancy Coble Lutz. Susan’s life was committed to the Christian community. From…
Letter to the Editor: Civics 101
Civics 101 I commend Commissioner Pam Hemminger for clearly speaking the truth at the Orange County Board of Commissioners meeting on Dec. 11. She said that if you read all the information objectively, a decision to place a waste transfer station (WTS) in Bingham Township is categorically wrong. Unfortunately, unfounded fear prevailed, with the rest…
News brief: Death penalty hearing moved
A death penalty hearing scheduled for this week in the Joshua Bailey murder has been postponed until Feburary.
News brief: Information sought in Torain case
UNC Crime Stoppers is seeking information relating to the identity of persons involved in a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident that occurred on Old Greensboro Highway near Neville Road in Orange County during the early hours of Nov. 16, resulting in the death of 17-year-old Chapel Hill High School student and football player Rodney Torain.
News brief: Two charged in Yarmolenko case
Two men have been charged in the murder UNC-Charlotte student and Chapel Hill High graduate Irina Yarmolenko. Her body was found last May near the Catawba River.
News brief: School board meets tonight
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education meets tonight (Thursday) at 7 at the Chapel Hill Town Hall on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Items on the agenda include: • new and revised courses for 2009-10; • reading and science 2007-08 test results; and • strategic plan outcome goals. For the complete agenda, visit…
News brief: Rally for Moncure workers
A rally to support the striking Moncure Plywood workers will be held on Saturday at noon at the Chatham County Courthouse in Pittsboro. Moncure Plywood International Association of Machinists Local 369 have been on strike since July 2008, charging that their employer has refused to bargain in good faith and demanded a 60-hour mandatory work…
Business brief: Preliminary property re-evaluations released
If you own property in Orange County, you may want to avoid the sticker shock and check out a preview of its new tax value at www.co.orange.nc.us/assessor/reval08.asp.
Unemployment trust fund bleeding
On Monday, a report in the New York Times listed North Carolina as one of 15 states with four months or less left in their unemployment trust funds. For Tar Heels who are currently unemployed and those facing layoffs in the near future, this was certainly cause for pause.
Business brief: Coworking hosts Wii party
You work hard all week. Isn’t it time you played hard, too? Head over to Carrboro Coworking (205 Lloyd St., Suite 101) at 7 p.m. on Friday to make music, drive go-karts and play table tennis. Attendees are invited to bring their favorite games to expand the available options. For more information, call 442-5300.
Land & Table brief: Electric car film
The Carrboro Greenspace will present the movie Who Killed the Electric Car? on Sunday at 7 p.m. at The Station. The movie examines such questions as, “If the auto industry had chosen the electric car over sport utility vehicles, would we be bailing them out?†and, “Will our government force the auto industry to re-tool…
Land & Table brief: Garden classes
The Complete Gardener Series, a series of gardening classes for both novice and advanced gardeners, will be offered Jan. 21 through May 6. Sessions will be held on the second Wednesday of each month from 2:30 to 5 p.m. and from 6 to 8:30 p.m. N.C. Cooperative Extension Agent Al Cooke will lead the classes,…
Community brief: County toy chest needs donations
The Orange County Department of Social Services is in serious need of donations for the Orange County Toy Chest. More than 200 people gathered two hours before the toy chest was scheduled to open on the first day of service and demand is expected to be high throughout the eight-day run. Sponsors anticipate that the…