By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Orange went blue in a big way. Preliminary numbers show that 74,920 voters in Orange County cast their ballots, a turnout of 71 percent, putting the county slightly higher than the state turnout of 68.61 percent, as a record 4.3 million North Carolinians voted.
Pelissier wins at-large seat
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Democratic candidate Bernadette Pelissier defeated Republican Kevin Wolff for the at-large seat on the Orange County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday. Pelissier received 48,037 votes, compared with Wolff’s 21,085, or 69.5 percent to 30.5 percent. She fills the seat of longtime Commissioner Moses Carey, who lost in the Democratic primary…
Seven candidates in the running to serve out Thorpe’s term
By Rich Fowler Staff Writer Seven candidates made their cases to the Chapel Hill Town Council on Monday night to fill the seat left vacant after Bill Thorpe died in September. The person picked to fill his seat will serve out the remainder of his term, which will end in 13 months. The new council…
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Music Calendar 11/6/08
Thursday Nov 6 Blue Bayou Club: Blaine Ziglar. 8:30pm The Cave: EARLY: Songslingers Showcase. LATE: Transportation, Dawn Chorus General Store Café: Bernie Petteway Trio. 8pm Local 506: Phosphorescent, Virgin Forest. 9:30pm, $8 Reservoir: Liquid Limbs, The Homewreckers. 10pm
Halloween short on treats for business owners
Margot Carmichael Lester Staff Writer Despite predictions of mind-boggling gridlock and a horde of marauding revelers heading to and from Franklin Street, Halloween 2008 did not deliver as advertised.
Obituary: Adam S. Raleigh
News brief: Bus driver charged in pedestrian death
The Chapel Hill Police Department charged James Willie Orr on Tuesday with misdemeanor death by vehicle in connection with the death of a pedestrian last week.
News brief: Disability and elderly care meeting
Community Connections will host a two-day Orange County community meeting on transitional care on Nov. 13 and 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days at the Central Orange Senior Center in Hillsborough. The meeting will focus on strengthening the services for older adults and adults with disabilities during times of transition.
News brief: Commissioners talk tethering
The Orange County Board of Commissioners meets tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 at the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom on East Margaret Lane in Hillsborough.
Community brief: Meet-the-Author Tea
The Orange County Public Library will host an Author Tea with Valerie Raleigh Yow at 3 p.m. on Nov. 16 at the Main Library on West Tryon Street in Hillsborough.
Community brief: Women’s History Symposium
The Women’s History Symposium will be held Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Burwell School Historic Site on North Churton Street in Hillsborough.
Community brief: Low Income Energy Assistance
The Orange County Department of Social Services will take applications for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program Nov. 3-14 at the department’s Chapel Hill and Hillsborough locations.
Community Calendar 10/6/08
Special Events Orange County Open Studio Tour — Nov 8-9. Exhibitions at artists’ studios throughout the county. 932-3438, www.orangecountyartistsguild.com Latin American Film Festival — Nov. 2 to 21, at different locations in the Triangle and elsewhere. latinfilmfestivalnc.com