Photo by Kirk Ross. Smith Middle School students went all out for water conservation at last weekend’s holiday parade. Dressed in bathrobes and shower caps and blowing bubbles and carrying banners reminding the community to conserve, the students provided a good-natured reminder that the drought is far from over.
Plant a deciduous holly
By Ken Moore Last week I received a call: “Ken, where can I find a deciduous holly for my wife for Christmas?†This small native tree is not commonly found in nurseries, but this time I had a happy answer. Having recently dropped by the Carrboro Southern States to pick up the bow of 25…
Garbage collection, recycling adjusted for tinsel time
The Town of Carrboro and Orange County Recycling have adjusted their schedules for the holiday season. Town offices will be closed in observance of the Christmas holiday on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 24-26. There will be no garbage collection on these days. Garbage collection for businesses and households scheduled for Monday and Tuesday will…
Transfer station questions linger
Photo by Norman Barbee Sr. By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer This story is the fourth in a series that examines issues related to environmental justice and to the fight of the Rogers and Eubanks roads community to be relieved of what they allege to be an undue burden. To read the stories in this series…
UNC wants gas
The Board of County Commissioners agreed on Tuesday to consider a proposal by UNC to use county landfill gas to power the university’s Carolina North development. Commissioners and county officials have said they would like to launch a possible gas-recovery project at the landfill as a way of reducing greenhouse gases. County staff last week…
Recently: Youth teaching the true prize of sustainability
By Valarie Schwartz  “What improvements would you like to see in your community with respect to environmental stewardship, social equity and economic prosperity?†The above question started a contagion of thought that, like the falling leaves, continues to rain upon our community. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber Foundation for a Sustainable Community posed the question as…
Site work starts on parcel at Smith Level/15-501
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Lee-Moore Oil Company, owners of a 63.3-acre parcel off U.S. 15-501 and Smith Level Road have started clearing and grading work on part of the property, but aren’t saying what they intend to do with it for now. Chatham County Planning Director Keith Megginson said according to an erosion-control plan…
Shoppes developer takes town to court
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer The developer who lost out on a bid to build a shopping center with a new Harris Teeter on Jones Ferry Road is challenging a decision by the town to limit access to the development off Barnes Street. NorthWest Properties Group, which had a contract on a 7.7-acre parcel owned…
More NC youths paying attention to anti-smoking ads
UNC News Services A statewide anti-smoking campaign reached significantly more youths across North Carolina between 2006 and 2007, and most kids are paying attention to the message, according to an evaluation by researchers in the UNC School of Medicine. The evaluation found that awareness of the campaign — called “Tobacco. Reality. Unfiltered.†or “TRU†—…
News Brief: Burning ban
Orange County Fire Marshal Mike Tapp reminds county residents that the current burning ban prohibits the use of open flames. In addition, Orange County Forest Ranger Jacob Pressley said county 911 has received multiple calls daily for open burning violations — many related to residents burning leaves. The State of North Carolina’s Division of Forest…
News Brief: Clark charged with another murder
Barbara Clark, the Pittsboro housekeeper accused of fatally beating her former employers, was charged with a second count of murder on Monday after another woman died over the weekend. Clark, 41, was charged with the first count of murder last week after Mary Corcoran, 82, died Wednesday from injuries sustained during the beating. Margaret Murta,…
News Brief: Thompson cancer-free
Chatham County Commissioner Carl E. Thompson reports that his doctors have pronounced him cancer-free and that he will resume his commissioner duties at the upcoming Dec. 17th meeting. “I am most grateful that the prostate cancer was found in the early stages and that the surgery to remove it completely was successful. My urologist, Dr….
News Brief: Man charged with murder
Kenneth Earl White Sr. is being held without bail in Hillsborough. He is charged with the murder of Ebony Robinson who was found dead Friday on Wrenn Road, a gravel drive off University Station Road just north of I-85 in Hillsborough. Robinson, eight months pregnant, had been shot several times. White, a neighbor who had…
News Brief: Iredale receives $500K judgement
Danielle Iredale, who lost her seeing eye dog, Inka, in an early morning hit and run at a bus stop on BPW Club Road in October 2006, was awarded $500,000 in civil damages by a jury in Hillsborough Friday. Iredale, who was injured in the hit and run and suffered depression and post-tramatic stress afterward,…
Community Calendar: 12/13/07
Special Events Student Art Sale – UNC’s 1st annual student print sale. Original student artworks at very reasonable prices (cheap!). Etchings, photographs, drawings, digital and more. Fri, Dec 14, 9am-6pm, and Sat, Dec 15, 10am-2pm, Hanes Art Center, room 301, located near the intersection of Franklin & Columbia St, Chapel Hill. Bill of Rights Day…