A raccoon found in Chapel Hill tested positive for rabies last week at the State Laboratory of Public Health.
News brief: IFC pantry needs donations
The Inter-Faith Council Food Pantry needs donations. The pantry provides food for more than 1,500 household members every month. Items needed include canned meats, tuna, pasta, pasta sauce, canned fruit, apple sauce, grits, baked beans, shampoo, bar soap and brown paper bags with handles.
News brief: Free dental clinic
The UNC School of Dentistry, in partnership with the N.C. Missions of Mercy portable free dental clinic program, will sponsor a two-day clinic in Hillsborough on Oct. 10 and 11 that will provide free dental care for patients. The clinic will be held at the Big Barn Convention Center. Patients will be treated on a…
News brief: BoE chair resigns
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education Chair Pam Hemminger will submit her resignation from the board at a meeting tonight (Thursday) in order to serve on the Orange County Board of Commissioners.
News brief: Bailey suspects indicted
An Orange Country jury indicted nine suspects on Monday in connection with the Joshua Bailey murder case.
Community Calendar 10/02/08
Special Events “Fair Trade Expo†— Oct. 25, 1 to 3pm. The Carrboro Cybrary brings you a Fair Trade Expo showcasing fair trade products available from local vendors. 918-7387, cybrary@co.orange.nc.us, www.co.orange.nc.us/library/cybrary Festifall Street Fair — Oct. 5 1-6pm. Arts & crafts, food, NPOs. Downtown Chapel Hill. 968-2784.
Chapel Hill council member Bill Thorpe dies
Airport report, plans draw criticism at meeting
Kirk Ross Staff Writer Opposition is growing to plans to move Horace Williams Airport, even as a new consultant’s report and economic planners tout its potential as an economic-development engine. On Monday, about 250 residents from southwest Orange County attended a meeting on airport plans at the White Cross Community Center sponsored by two nascent…
Mayor Chilton’s scooter stolen
Susan Dickson Staff Writer Mayor Mark Chilton had an unfortunate surprise when he woke up last Thursday morning – his scooter had been stolen out of his yard.
For the Record 10/02/08
Six sets of eyes From all accounts, there were seven sets of eyes on the scene of the murder of Joshua Bailey. Six of them emerged from the woods that day and now six individuals are facing first-degree murder and kidnapping charges.
The facts on a new Horace Williams site
Holden Thorp & Bill Roper Talk of replacing Horace Williams Airport with a new airport worries some Orange County residents. We understand the natural questions. Has a site already been chosen? Where? Will it be in my backyard?
An open letter: Taste of Hope
An open letter to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro community about the Taste of Hope program Dear Fellow Citizen: These are trying times for all of us, and especially the families in our community who are living from paycheck to paycheck.
Letter to the editor: Airport to nowhere
I am writing with interest about an issue of great concern to citizens in Orange County and parts of Chatham County – the UNC-proposed Orange County Airport. On the evening of Sept. 28, more than 250 area citizens gathered for a community meeting on this topic, and among this group it’s unanimous that no one…
Letter to the editor: Economic choice
So the local captains of commerce are getting pumped up about dropping an airport in some rural community. Once again we are faced with a choice between two different economic approaches.
Letter to the Editor: How much is $700 billion?
Since the $700 billion bailout of the financial services industry appears imminent, I feel it is my civic duty to wrap my arms around a number that was, until now, beyond my comprehension. I did a little research to bring this astronomical number down to my level of understanding.