Orange County is accepting nominations for the 2008 North Carolina Awards for Outstanding Service. The awards recognize and identify outstanding volunteers who have made a significant contribution to their community. Orange County will select five individuals, businesses or groups to be recognized for their outstanding contributions. One of the five individuals from each county will…
News Brief: Hillsborough train
The town of Hillsborough may get a train station. The N.C. Department of Transportation and Amtrak have said that a rail stop there may be financially viable, after Mayor Tom Stevens, at the behest of a number of citizens, asked for a formal study of the possibility. Before Hillsborough would get a stop, the town…
News Brief: Domestic abuse support group
The Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County offers an evening domestic violence support group. The group meets on a drop-in basis and is provided for women who have experienced abuse in a relationship. The support group is free and confidential and provides women with the opportunity to learn about abusive relationships and gain support…
News Brief: Disc golf challenge
Zach Ward, owner of DSI Comedy Theater, has issued a challenge to the disc golfers of Carrboro. Ward says that if donations to the Carrboro Parks Project, a nonprofit advocating for parks and greenways in town, reach $4,200 by October, he will match his own $4,200 for an 18-hole disc golf course at Anderson Park….
News Brief: Rabid skunk
A skunk found in Hillsborough tested positive for rabies on Tuesday at the State Laboratory of Public Health. The skunk was submitted after a resident in the vicinity of Larkspur Lane and Miller Road saw one of her two dogs with the skunk in its mouth.
News Brief: Village voices
Sen. Ellie Kinnaird is scheduled to discuss her campaign to retain her NC Senate District 23 seat on Monday, July 14 at 4 p.m. at Town Hall Grill. Town Hall Grill, located in Southern Village, is hosting a nonpartisan community-issues forum called “The Village Voice,†featuring political candidates in a series of seven events. The…
Community Calendar: 07/10/08
Special Events Computer classes — free computer classes: Internet, Email, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, NC Live. Registration required. Wednesdays, through Aug. 6, 7pm Century Center 918-7387 cybrary@co.orange.nc.us The Music Man — Summer Youth Conservatory presents the musical. July 24-27. Thu-Sat 7pm, Sun 2pm. Tickets and information at 962-7529 or playmakersrep.org
Noticia en Breve: Hecho a mano
Hecho a mano: El arte del libro cien libros hechos a mano en diferentes paÃses de América Latina. No son libros normales- los libros toman formas diferentes: maleta, tigre, etc. Expuesto de los libros desde el lunes, 14 de julio hasta el 30 de septiembre. Tour del expuesto el 23 de julio a las 5.45p.m….
School PR award
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Community Relations Department recently received two awards from the National School Public Relations Association for publications produced for community members. The district’s Learning Skills: Scope and Sequence publication received the NSPRA’s 2008 Award of Excellence in the special purpose publication category. The district’s 2005-06 Annual Report earned the NSPRA’s Award…
School Brief: Football league
The Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department will be sponsoring a youth football program. Kids age five and six can compete in a flag football league. Ages 7-12 will be grouped in tackle leagues. Registration is now being accepted at the Recreation Department at 100 N. Greensboro St. in the Century Center. Hours are weekdays 8:30…
For the Record: Rain notes
The weekend rains were scattered thunderstorms and so the drenching was not universal. But in most places in Carrboro and south of town, more rain fell this weekend than in the entire summer of 2007.
For the Record: Fizzled
The Fourth of July went well until around dusk when the heaviest rain we’ve seen in a good while washed out plenty of evening festivities. We’ve heard more than a few complaints about the Kenan fireworks display, most of them surrounding the fact that they were snuck in during a lull in the storm and…
For the Record: Library cuts a symptom
The recently announced cuts at the Carrboro Branch Library at McDougle Middle School are certainly getting some attention. Patrons and library supporters alike are saying that less staff and fewer hours — the result of a tight county budget — are the wrong direction. The county is cutting hours in Hillsborough and Cedar Grove as…
The slow death of the Carrboro Branch Library
On July 1, at 3:30 p.m., 30 Carrboro Branch Library patrons arrived at the McDougle School to find the doors locked. This included a family of five children with books in hand, senior citizens arriving on public transportation and library regulars. The newly posted sign on the door stated the revised hours – Closed Monday;…
Campaign finance reform should help transform democracy, not just limit spending
By Chase Foster Long before the recent decision by Sen. Barack Obama to forego participation in public financing, there has been a growing consensus that our current system of presidential public financing is in need of repair. All serious candidates — including McCain in the primary and Obama in the primary and general — will…
