Today (Thursday) a company hired by OWASA will repave part of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Chapel Hill where OWASA recently repaired a water main. The work is expected to last from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. but weather and other factors may affect the schedule. Only one lane will be closed at a…
News Brief: OWASA meets to discuss shortage
At its meeting tonight (Thursday), the OWASA board will discuss declaring a Stage Three Water Shortage, which would include additional restrictions and surcharges for water use. The meeting is at 7 p.m. at the Chapel Hill Town Hall and will be televised on local cable channel 18. Water reserves have steadily dwindled since last summer….
News Brief: Youth charged in shooting
The Chapel Hill Police Department on Monday charged 17-year-old David Earl Ellis Jr. with attempted first-degree murder in the shooting of a 16-year-old victim. Ellis is accused of shooting the victim on Johnson Street on Monday evening. He is being held in the Orange County jail under a $200,000 secured bond and appeared in court…
News Brief: Hillsborough drought workshop
Orange County will hold an informational workshop about ways to cope with the drought for well water users in rural areas on March 5 at 7 p.m. at Stanback Middle School in Hillsborough.
News Brief: School board member resigns
Orange County School Board member Dennis Whitling resigned last week following his arrest several days prior. Whitling, 52, was charged with embezzlement, false pretense, obstruction of justice and corporate malfeasance. He had served on the school board for almost four years.
School Brief: School concerts
It’s the time of year when musical students come together to show what they can do. Chapel Hill-Carrboro school concerts coming up: • The Carrboro High School Orchestra and Chorus Concert will be held on Sunday at 3 p.m. at Culbreth Middle School. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students and free for Carrboro…
School Brief: New Morris principal
William Spagnardi, principal fellows intern at Seawell Elementary School, has been named assistant principal of Morris Grove Elementary.
School Brief: Woods Charter benefit
Cat’s Cradle will host a benefit for the Woods Charter School on March 14, featuring performances by Hobex, Great Big Gone and Lynn Blakey and Ecki Heins. Tickets are $10. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for the 8 p.m. show.
School Brief: Emerson benefit
Emerson Waldorf School will hold a benefit auction and dance for the school’s annual fund on March 8 at 7 p.m. at the Barn at Valhalla on Charles Lane in Chapel Hill.
School Brief: Teen workshops
The Drug and Alcohol Awareness Team and the Chapel Hill Police Department will sponsor workshops on parent education awareness of teen alcohol and drug issues.
School Brief: District takes awards
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools received several awards at the North Carolina School Public Relations Association’s annual Blue Ribbon Awards for Excellence in Communication celebration in January.
School Brief: Special education night
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will host an Exceptional Children District Parent Night, “Navigating the Special Education Process,†on March 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Carolina Center for Educational Excellence on the Smith Middle School campus.
School Brief: Tiger Open
The Chapel Hill High School annual Tiger Open Golf Classic fundraiser will be held April 5 at the Challenge Golf Club in Graham. The 18-hole scramble tournament will include novelty contests, a raffle, prizes and food.
School Brief: New kindergartners
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is now accepting registrations for kindergarten students for fall 2008. Incoming kindergartners must turn five years old on or before October 16. All students entering kindergarten in the fall must have a physical exam prior to the first day of school. A physical exam any time during the year preceding the…
Tar Heel team grows under pressure
By Frank Heath Sports Columnist Where does one start, with so much happening in this quickly dwindling UNC and ACC basketball season? Any other year, the spectacle of Carolina’s relentless forward Tyler Hansbrough waving as he passes so many legendary names in the basketball record books would be the story of the season. A week…