There will be a forum for candidates for Carrboro mayor and Board of Aldermen Oct. 15 at the Lake Hogan Farms Clubhouse at 101 Commons Way. There will be a meet-and-greet from 7 to 7:30 p.m. and then questions will be presented to the candidates from 7:30 to 9. If you have questions, contact Susan…
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OC Complete Count Committee
There will be a meeting of the Orange County Complete Count Committee on Monday, Oct. 19 at 3 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center, 2501 Homestead Road to discuss promoting and organizing the 2010 census.
Nelson says he won’t seek re-election
County commissioner Mike Nelson announced today on his blog that he would not seek re-election next year. I will not be running for reelection to the Orange County Board of Commissioners. Though the primary is next May, the filing period begins shortly after the first of the year. I’m announcing early to provide sufficient notice…
Election ’09: Carrboro Aldermen
By Beth Mechum Staff Writer Two incumbents and three challengers are vying for three seats on the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. The third seat became open when John Herrera resigned after moving to Holly Springs. The challengers are Sharon Cook, a planning board member and the lone representative from northern Carrboro; Tim Peck, a local…
Early voting starts next week
by Kirk Ross Staff Writer Voters in Orange and Chatham counties can start making their way to the polls next week, with early voting in municipal and school board races set to begin next Thursday, Oct. 15 at the board of elections office in Hillsborough. Early voting in southern Orange — at Carrboro Town Hall…
BOA news — Winmore decision delayed again
By Beth Mechum Staff Writer At the Carrboro Board of Alderman meeting Tuesday night at Town Hall, the board honored a request from the Goddard School to postpone its next public hearing until Nov. 17. Representatives from the school want more time to meet with the Carrboro Planning Board before they again bring their plans…
Gift to J School will fund interactive newsroom
A major experimental student news project and audience research initiative will be funded by a $3.5 million gift from the estate of alumnus Reese Felts to the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The school will transform one of its classrooms into a 24-hour newsroom, where students will work with faculty to produce and…
Deer crashes on the rise
Motor-vehicle crashes involving deer rose to an all-time high in North Carolina in 2008, even as the total number of vehicle crashes and total vehicle miles driven dropped from the previous year. A new study from UNC found that crashes reported to police involving deer last year on roadways in the state increased to 19,693,…
Provide input on University Square
Cousins Properties Inc., which is partnering on the redevelopment of University Square with Chapel Hill Foundation Real Estate Holdings, will discuss the redevelopment at two public meetings on Thursday, Oct. 15. Public input will guide the development of a concept plan to be submitted next spring. The first meeting, primarily for University Square tenants but…
Three receive awards
Eric Montross of Chapel Hill, a member of the 1993 NCAA championship Tar Heels team and former professional player, and Emily Williamson of Hildebran, a 2003 graduate and now vice president of student development at Western Piedmont Community College, received the UNC General Alumni Association’s 2009 Distinguished Young Alumni Awards at a banquet held Friday,…
State NAACP calls for action in Brown case
By Rich Fowler Staff Writer Surrounded by local supporters, Rev. William Barber, president of the NAACP of North Carolina, spoke out Tuesday against the Chapel Hill Police Department’s findings in the Charles Brown case during a news conference at the Peace and Justice Plaza in Chapel Hill. “To even hear in this time in which…
Clifton appointed Orange County Manager
Frank W. Clifton Jr. was appointed Orange County Manager, effective immediately. Clifton has been serving as interim manager since June 15, after replacing Laura Blackmon. The vote by the Orange County Board of Commissioners to appoint Frank Clifton was unanimous.
NAACP calls on council to hear case
Rev. William Barber, Jr., head of the state NAACP, held a press conference in downtown Chapel Hill today, calling on the Chapel Hill Town Council to allow the organization to present Charles Brown’s side of the recent incident with Chapel Hill Police. Brown was stopped by police June 1 while heading home from work. He…
Council rejects waste-site plan for Millhouse Road
By Kirk Ross, Staff Writer The Chapel Hill Town Council put an end to months of speculation about whether the town might provide a site it owns on Millhouse Road for a new waste transfer station. At its meeting Monday night at Town Hall, the council voted 5-2 to reject a plan to look at…
WCHL sale announced
Barry Leffler, General Manager of NBC-17, has purchased a minority ownership share in WCHL and plans to purchase complete ownership, according to a release sent out by the station this afternoon. Here’s the statement: LEFFLER PURCHASES SHARE OF WCHL, WITH PLANS FOR FUTURE PURCHASE OF ALL 1360WCHL, Chapel Hill’s only local radio station, has sold…