Skip to content
The Archive of The Carrboro Citizen
Menu
  • Home
  • News
  • Community
  • Schools
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Obituaries
  • Sports
  • Mill
  • Flora
  • Print Archive
  • About
Menu

Category: News

Merritt looks forward to the task ahead

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Staff
Read more

Breakdown: Difficult decisions in a void

Posted on November 13, 2008December 15, 2011 by Staff

This story is the fifth in a series about mental health care in North Carolina. To read the previous stories in the series, go to www.carrborocitizen.com By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer The decision to institutionalize or forcibly medicate a loved one suffering from mental illness is clearly very difficult. Balancing the desire to protect that…

Read more

Sidewalks could be delayed

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Carrboro Board of Aldermen on Tuesday approved the town’s 2009-10 Capital Improvement Plan, but left open the possibility of delaying some sidewalk projects because of the uncertain economic climate.

Read more

Mel Rashkis remembered for his service

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Staff

By Kirk Ross Staff Writer A few years back, some students from Rashkis Elementary School compiled the oral histories of some of this community’s leading lights. One of those recordings became a little more precious last weekend. Mel Rashkis died Saturday at UNC Hospitals. He was 90.

Read more

Transfer station meeting

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Staff

The Orange County Board of Commissioners will hold a public comment meeting on siting a solid-waste transfer station on Monday at 7 p.m. at the McDougle Middle School cafetorium.

Read more

Dog tethering ordinance to pass

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Staff

The Orange County Board of Commissioners is set to approve an ordinance restricting dog tethering in Orange County on Tuesday, following a 4-1 vote on the issue last week. State law requires a second reading on ordinances that are not unanimously approved.

Read more

Police seek Jack Sprat break-in info

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Staff

The Chapel Hill Police Department seeks information regarding a Friday break-in at Jack Sprat on Franklin Street. The back door of the business was pried open between the hours of 11 p.m. and 8 a.m and cash was taken from a secure location inside.

Read more

News brief: WERA celebrates EJ award

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Staff

The West End Revitalization Association has been awarded a National Environmental Justice Achievement Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a grant from the National Institute of Environment Health Sciences. The awards will be acknowledged at WERA’s 14th Annual Fundraising Awards Dinner on Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. at the Cutting Board Restaurant, 2699…

Read more

Huge increase in hotel rooms on the horizon

Posted on November 13, 2008November 17, 2008 by Staff
Read more

James Merritt named to council

Posted on November 10, 2008November 10, 2008 by Staff

James Merritt was appointed to the Chapel Hill Town Council this evening (Monday) by a unanimous vote. He will serve the remaining year of the term of Bill Thorpe, who died last month. Following is his application letter to the Town Council:

Read more

‘Best day I’ve had in a long time’

Posted on November 6, 2008November 6, 2008 by Staff
Read more

Dems enjoy an OC sweep

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Staff

By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Orange went blue in a big way. Preliminary numbers show that 74,920 voters in Orange County cast their ballots, a turnout of 71 percent, putting the county slightly higher than the state turnout of 68.61 percent, as a record 4.3 million North Carolinians voted.

Read more

Pelissier wins at-large seat

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Democratic candidate Bernadette Pelissier defeated Republican Kevin Wolff for the at-large seat on the Orange County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday. Pelissier received 48,037 votes, compared with Wolff’s 21,085, or 69.5 percent to 30.5 percent. She fills the seat of longtime Commissioner Moses Carey, who lost in the Democratic primary…

Read more

Seven candidates in the running to serve out Thorpe’s term

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Staff

By Rich Fowler Staff Writer Seven candidates made their cases to the Chapel Hill Town Council on Monday night to fill the seat left vacant after Bill Thorpe died in September. The person picked to fill his seat will serve out the remainder of his term, which will end in 13 months. The new council…

Read more

Halloween short on treats for business owners

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Staff

Margot Carmichael Lester Staff Writer Despite predictions of mind-boggling gridlock and a horde of marauding revelers heading to and from Franklin Street, Halloween 2008 did not deliver as advertised.

Read more
  • Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • …
  • 187
  • Next

Web Archive

© 2025 The Archive of The Carrboro Citizen | Powered by Minimalist Blog WordPress Theme