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Saturdays in Saxapahaw series to begin

Posted on May 2, 2007May 2, 2007 by Staff

The Steep Canyon Rangers play Saturdays-in-Saxapahaw on May 5th The Saxapahaw Rivermill Saturdays-in-Saxapahaw summer series begins this week and runs till Aug. 25. The weekly festivities include performances by top bands — featuring bluegrass, back porch, roots, americana and old time music — and a thriving farmer’s market, in which you’ll find fresh loal produce,…

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Obituary: John D. Boone, Jr.

Posted on May 2, 2007May 3, 2007 by Staff

John D. Boone, Jr., 78, of Carrboro died Saturday, April 28, 2007 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. He was born in Durham County July 27, 1928 to John D. Boone, Sr., and Emma Gibbs Boone who preceded him in death. John was a lifetime resident of Carrboro. He graduated from Chapel Hill High School…

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County Commissioners May 3 Agenda

Posted on April 30, 2007April 30, 2007 by Susan Dickson

The Board of County Commissioners meets Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom on East Margaret Lane in Hillsborough. Here’s the full agenda: 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda 2. Public Comments 3. Proclamations/Resolutions/Special Presentations a. National Tourism Week Proclamation The Board will consider proclaiming the week of May 12 through…

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County Commissioners/School Boards April 30 Work Session Agenda

Posted on April 30, 2007April 30, 2007 by Susan Dickson

The Board of County Commissioners meets with the Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro boards of education for a joint work session on Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center on Homestead Road. Here’s the agenda: 1. County/OCS/CHCCS Matters a. School Construction Standards Policy b. Landbanking History and Goals c. Capital Funding Policy,…

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Board of Aldermen May 1, 2007 Agenda

Posted on April 29, 2007 by Staff

Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings A Request from Cricket Communications to Set a Public Hearing for a Minor Modification to the Cellular Tower at 515 South Greensboro Street Additional Agenda Item Attachment A Request from Sprint to Set a Public Hearing for a Minor Modification to the Cellular Tower at 515 South Greensboro Street…

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Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education May 3 Agenda

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Susan Dickson

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education meets Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Chapel Hill Town Hall. The top item on this week’s agenda is the proposed redistricting plan for Elementary School No. 10. More information on agenda items can be found here. Here’s the full agenda: Closed Session 6:00 p.m. To Consider Confidential Personnel…

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Weather helps boost farm visits

Posted on April 26, 2007April 26, 2007 by Staff

By Kirk Ross Staff Writer CHEESE IT — Volunteers dish out the cheese samples for some of the thousands who visited Chapel Hill Creamery and other local farms on this year’s Piedmont Farm Tour. Photo by Kirk Ross Nothing like good weather to boost prospects around the farm, and for the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association’s…

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Jamie Bishop remembered

Posted on April 26, 2007April 26, 2007 by Staff

By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer It was heads. Or was it tails? Life can be that random. For Jacques Morin, it was exactly that – a coin toss – that brought him to Chapel Hill, which is where he met Jamie Bishop. Bishop, 35, a former Carrboro resident and UNC IT technician, was one of…

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New label, new lives

Posted on April 26, 2007April 26, 2007 by Staff

PROUD POP STARS — Michael Rank and John Howie Jr. have new children to tend to. Both have recently entered fatherhood and, together, they’ve just launched a new label, 8th House Records. Photo Courtesy of 8th House Records Howie and Rank launch new label this weekend By Kirk Ross Staff Writer For Michael Rank, the…

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Take a closer look!

Posted on April 26, 2007May 31, 2007 by Staff

Your best landscape plants may already be in place By Ken Moore A group of folks on the Haw River Assembly’s Earth Day walk along the new Haw River Natural area this past Saturday were happy to discover one of those pawpaw patches described in last week’s Citizen. A few of the flowers had survived…

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County soccer plan questioned

Posted on April 26, 2007April 30, 2007 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Board of County Commissioners voted 3-2 on Tuesday to approve a plan that would provide $2.267 million toward the development of soccer fields at the West Ten soccer complex in Efland. Nearly 40 residents from the southern part of the county showed support for the development of four full-size…

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Todd Street to close

Posted on April 26, 2007April 26, 2007 by Staff

Former aprtments along Todd Street are being rennovated as condominiums. Photo by Kirk Ross By Kirk Ross Staff Writer By a vote of 4 to 2 the Carrboro Board of Aldermen approved a plan to close the Todd Street right-of-way and put the short downtown street into private hands. The board acted after a public…

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Moratorium plans looming

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Staff

By Kirk Ross Staff Writer The clock could start ticking on a six-month development moratorium on roughly 3,700 acres on the north side of Carrboro. The Orange County Board of Commissioners are expected to take up the proposed moratorium passed by Carrboro earlier this month. If the county approves the plan, the moratorium would take…

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Pit stop at Frosty’s

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Staff

Photo by Kirk Ross Close to 80 local realtors from a variety of firms joined what has become an annual bus tour of new development in Chatham County on Monday. Itinerary for the two-bus tour of Chatham included visits with school officials and stops in more than a dozen new and proposed developments off U.S….

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County starts work on Rogers Road task force

Posted on April 26, 2007April 26, 2007 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday decided to appoint a task force that will develop and recommend improvements to the historic Rogers Road community. The board in March voted to develop a solid waste transfer station at the site of the Eubanks Road landfill in the Rogers Road neighborhood….

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