The Animal Protection Society of Orange County will host the third annual Walk for Animal Protection on Nov. 1 at Southern Village. The event will feature activities for the entire family, including a two-mile fun walk, games, face-painting, a raffle, music and more. Dogs are invited to compete in several contests as well. Proceeds from…
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News brief: Body found
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is trying to identify a body that was found on Sunday off Morrow Mill Road in western Orange County. The body is described as a Hispanic male, approximately 25 to 35 years old, 5 feet 5 inches tall and about 145 to 160 pounds. The cause of death was determined…
News brief: Clark pleads guilty of murders
Barbara Clark, the Pittsboro housekeeper accused of fatally beating her former employers, pleaded guilty on Monday to two counts of first-degree murder and one count of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
Missy Julian Fox now director of UNC Visitors’ Center
UNC News Services The new face at the front door of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will be a familiar one to the community. About a year and a half after handing over the reins to Franklin Street landmark Julian’s College Shop to her brother, clothing designer Alexander Julian, Chapel Hill native…
Breakdown: Mental Health in NC
For the past several years, North Carolina’s mental health system has been unraveling. Contributing Editor Taylor Sisk has been tracking the changes and the impact of a loss of services on individuals in the system. 1. Lost in a lost system 2. A once-effective system spins out of control 3. Reform creates a bewildering system…
Chancellor’s school tour starts at CHHS
Board passes 300 E. Main
Susan Dickson Staff Writer Despite a few reservations, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve the 300 East Main Street project, one of the largest commercial developments in Carrboro history.
News brief: Rabies case
A raccoon found in Chapel Hill tested positive for rabies last week at the State Laboratory of Public Health.
News brief: IFC pantry needs donations
The Inter-Faith Council Food Pantry needs donations. The pantry provides food for more than 1,500 household members every month. Items needed include canned meats, tuna, pasta, pasta sauce, canned fruit, apple sauce, grits, baked beans, shampoo, bar soap and brown paper bags with handles.
News brief: Free dental clinic
The UNC School of Dentistry, in partnership with the N.C. Missions of Mercy portable free dental clinic program, will sponsor a two-day clinic in Hillsborough on Oct. 10 and 11 that will provide free dental care for patients. The clinic will be held at the Big Barn Convention Center. Patients will be treated on a…
News brief: BoE chair resigns
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education Chair Pam Hemminger will submit her resignation from the board at a meeting tonight (Thursday) in order to serve on the Orange County Board of Commissioners.
News brief: Bailey suspects indicted
An Orange Country jury indicted nine suspects on Monday in connection with the Joshua Bailey murder case.
Chapel Hill council member Bill Thorpe dies
Airport report, plans draw criticism at meeting
Kirk Ross Staff Writer Opposition is growing to plans to move Horace Williams Airport, even as a new consultant’s report and economic planners tout its potential as an economic-development engine. On Monday, about 250 residents from southwest Orange County attended a meeting on airport plans at the White Cross Community Center sponsored by two nascent…
Mayor Chilton’s scooter stolen
Susan Dickson Staff Writer Mayor Mark Chilton had an unfortunate surprise when he woke up last Thursday morning – his scooter had been stolen out of his yard.