Holly tree that is located at Carrboro’s future fire station site is estimated to be 200 years old. Photo by Ken Moore By Ken Moore Please Note: In my enthusiasm last week for “hugging†that 200-year-old Persimmon tree on the university campus, I failed to credit Betsy Green Moyer, photographer and co-editor of Paul Green’s…
Obituary – Linda Hazel Rickman Comer
Linda Hazel Rickman Comer, age 66, died Sunday, May 20, 2007, in Chapel Hill, NC, from complications related to Alzheimer’s Disease. Linda was born August 14, 1940, in Durham, NC. Her parents were Aylor Louis Rickman and Hazel Dowdee Rickman. She was a graduate of Durham High School and Watts School of Nursing. She was…
Loss of mural has many asking ‘why?’
Joe Patillo didn’t know he was part of an unauthorized painting crew that destroyed a community mural. Patillo says he was duped and, to top it off, didn’t even get paid. Photo by Kirk Ross By Kirk Ross Staff Writer A bizarre chain of events Tuesday erased a mural painted five years ago by scores…
County Commissioners May 24 Meeting Agenda
UPDATE: County Manager Laura Blackmon’s recommended budget has been posted here. The Board of County Commissioners meets for the county manager’s recommended budget presentation and a work session on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom on East Margaret Lane in Hillsborough. Here’s the agenda: Presentation of Manager’s Recommended FY 2007-2008 Budget…
County Commissioners May 21 Quarterly Public Hearing Agenda
The Board of County Commissioners will hold a quarterly public hearing with the Orange County Planning Board and the Hillsborough Board of Commissioners on Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the F. Gordon Battle Courthouse on East Margaret Lane in Hillsborough. Here’s the agenda: Public Hearing Items 1. US 70/Cornelius Street Strategic Plan: A joint Town/County…
Foushee takes a seat
Braxton Foushee is back in action. He rejoined the OWASA board as Carrboro’s representative last month. Photo by Kirk Ross By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer Once – when there was no Caribou Café, nothing in the way of a sandwich that wraps, and certainly no luxury boutique hotel – Braxton Foushee sat down at Colonial…
The Persimmons are flowering
Giant 200-year-old Persimmon tree on UNC campus’ Polk Place By Ken Moore “Wow, how about that Persimmon flower!†“I don’t see any flower!†“There it is, right there in that little angle, where the leaf is attached to the stem.†“All I see is a little green thing!†“Yeah; that’s it! A tiny little green…
Town, DOT look at new Smith Level widening
New turn lanes are being added now, but Smith Level Road is in for even more changes under a new widening plan. Photo by Kirk Ross By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Roundabout proposed near Carrboro High After years of difficulties reaching an agreement, the Town of Carrboro and the state Department of Transportation have a…
Mental health clinics closing
By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer Local elected officials are concerned with the recent announcement of a restructuring of services for mental health, developmental disability and substance abuse in Orange, Person and Chatham counties. The Orange-Person-Chatham (OPC) Area Program – the local government agency tasked with providing oversight and management of these services – has announced…
Graffiti arrest underscores Carrboro/Alamance gang rift
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Three local teenagers were charged last week with several counts of gang-related vandalism in the southeast section of Alamance County. According to the Alamance County Sheriff’s Department, investigation of the incidents indicated a possible ongoing conflict between alleged gang members from Carrboro and Alamance County.
Farmers and chefs get ready for a Slow Food picnic
Carlo Petrini, founder of the Slow Food Movement It’s being billed as a farm-to-fork event, but next week’s outing at Chapel Hill Creamery west of Carrboro is no ordinary late-spring picnic. On Tuesday, nearly two dozen local chefs are teaming up with innovative farmers from throughout the area to provide direct, tangible and highly edible…
Board wants OWASA to go after water wasters
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Taking a second look at OWASA’s proposed rate hikes Tuesday night, members of the Carrboro Board of Aldermen said they’d like to see even higher rates for people using the most to keep rates lower for those trying to conserve. With a growing system and major projects looming, the utility’s…
Commissioners review new county aging plan
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday approved an update to the county’s Master Aging Plan, which includes a new initiative to build aging-friendly communities throughout the county. The plan, which is for 2007-2011, includes the new initiative, a bill of rights for older persons and a requirement that the…
Carolina North meetings next week
The university will host another round of community meetings about Carolina North on Tuesday, May 29. The meetings will begin at 3:30 p.m. in Room 2603 of the School of Governmen. Presentations will be repeated at 5:30 p.m. in the same location. Parking is available in the N.C. 54 visitor’s lot and the Rams Head…
News briefs: 5/17/07
Pease joins OWASA board Chapel Hill Planning Board member Gene Pease joined the OWASA Board of Directors last week. Pease, who is president and CEO of Durham-based Capital Analytics, was appointed by the Chapel Hill Town Council. Pease is president of the Chapel Hill Library Foundation and has served as chair of the Chapel Hill…