In Orange County, recycling scheduled for Christmas Day (Tuesday) will be collected on Saturday, December 29. The Orange County Landfill will close at 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve and reopen December 26. Solid Waste Convenience Center services will close at 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve and reopen December 27.
Reams named new elections director
The Orange County Board of Elections announced last week that Tracy Reams, elections director for Nash County, has accepted the position of elections director for Orange County.
Board of Education to review next year’s school calendar
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education tonight (Thursday) will consider the recommended calendars for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 school years. If the board approves the 2008-09 calendar, students will start school August 25, with teachers starting on August 15. Under the recommended calendar, the last day of school would be June 10, 2009, and high…
UNC grants fund eight student service projects
UNC News Services In projects ranging from representing victims of domestic violence to providing income tax filing assistance, students at UNC are continuing a tradition of public service in North Carolina with the help of Seagraves Service Grants.
Correction: 12/20/07
Contrary to what was reported in last week’s story about Carrboro Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, the building the doctors now occupy has central heat and air conditioning. We regret the error.
For the Record: 12/20/07
Higher ground This county is no more awash in illegals than it was at another time “awash†in Italians, Irish and Germans. If it is awash in anything, it’s in racist and dangerous rhetoric contrary to the highest principles on which it was founded. Occasionally, this column has joined the attempt to inject some simple…
Let it shine
Rebekah L. Cowell If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a dozen times, “It just doesn’t feel like Christmas,†with a segue into the favorite topic, our un-seasonably warm weather. True, it doesn’t feel like December, even for the South. But for me, this is the best Christmas present the weather gods could bestow…
Ganging up over gangs
Sarah Preston Recently, a number of North Carolina mayors came together to call for the state Senate to address the gang problems facing the state. The group complained that the General Assembly has not effectively handled the problem and said they will work to see the so-called “Street Gang Prevention Act†(a bill passed by…
Letters to the Editor: 12/20/07
Immigration flip-flop I noted that in last week’s Citizen, Sen. Ellie Kinnaird singled out Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee as saying, “We’re a better country than to punish children for what their parents did. We’re a better country than that.†However, by the time the Citizen went to press, Huckabee had changed his mind on…
Seasonal reasoning from aloft (and below)
By Valarie Schwartz A clan of turkey vultures came callin’ Sunday afternoon. Enjoying the cold, gusty, brilliant weather, the white undersides of their wings shone like aluminum with the waning sun glimmering upon them as dozens gathered overhead.
‘Nothing fancy’
Matt and Sheila planning to open Neal’s Deli By Kirk Ross Staff Writer From the intersection of Main and Greensboro, you’ll take the sidewalk along the east side and veer onto the ramp. Further down the sidewalk, there’ll also be a short flight of stairs to the porch and entryway. That how to get to…
Daniel Alexander Okun
Daniel Alexander Okun died Monday, December 10, in Chapel Hill, NC, of complications associated with leukemia. He was Kenan Professor of Environmental Sciences and Engineering and had served the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for over 50 years. Professor Okun was widely recognized for the engineering insight and passion he brought to protection…
Alta Duke Singletary
Alta Duke Singletary, 96, passed away at UNC Hospital on Sunday, December 16. 2007. She worked for UNC-Chapel Hill University as a secretary for the UNC Physical Education Department, retiring after 20 years of service. She was a member of University Baptist Church in Chapel Hill and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary.Â
Music Calendar: 12/20/07
Thursday Dec 20 Blue Horn Lounge: Tain Collins. 9pm The Cave: Jim Watson’s 22nd Annual Christmas Show. 8:30pm. $5 Cat’s Cradle: Slick Rick with Connie Price & The Keystones, Percee P and DJ Haul. 9:30pm. RSVP. General Store Café: Tony Galiani Band. 8pm. Nightlight: Calico Haunts, Brandon Herndon, Gambling the Muse. 9:30pm. $5Â
Arts Calendar: 12/20/07
Carrboro Paintings by Stephanie Smith – Family rendering acrylic paintings. Through Dec 23, East End Gallery at The ArtsCenter. Artist’s reception: Fri, Dec 14, 6-9pm. 300-G E Main St, Carrboro. 929-2787, www.artscenterlive.org Paintings by Peg Bachenheimer and Catherine Carter – Through December at Provence Restaurant, 203 W Weaver St, Carrboro. www.pegbachenheimer.com Chinese Red Glazed Pottery…