by Susan Dickson Staff Writer Orange County District Attorney Jim Woodall announced on Monday that the state will seek the death penalty against Demario James Atwater in the slaying of UNC Student Body President Eve Carson. Atwater, 22, is one of two suspects charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Carson. The…
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News Brief: County hearing
The Orange County Board of Commissioners will hold a second public hearing on the Draft Orange County Comprehensive Plan on Aug. 25. The public is encouraged to attend the public hearing to provide new or additional comments directly to the board of commissioners and the Orange County Planning Board. The agenda for the hearing will…
News Brief: Rabid racoon
A raccoon found in Hillsborough tested positive for rabies on Monday at the State Laboratory of Public Health. The raccoon was submitted after a resident in the vicinity of St. Mary’s Road and Churton Grove Boulevard saw the raccoon leap from a tree and attack his two dogs.
News Brief: Low-cost rabies vaccine clinics
The Orange County Animal Services Department will offer low-cost rabies vaccination clinics in August and September. Upcoming clinics are: Aug. 20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Orange County Animal Shelter on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Chapel Hill; Aug. 27, 5:30-7 p.m. at Paws ‘N Claws on Norman Road in Rougemont;; Sept. 24, 10 a.m….
News Briefs: Orange tourism
Visitors spent 7 percent more in 2007 than 2006 in Orange County, according to The Chapel Hill and Orange County Visitors Bureau and a study by the Travel Industry Association of America. The study accounts for only visitors from the United States. The study puts Orange County 24th out of 100 state counties in travel…
Taheri-Azar pleads guilty in pit attack
Mohammed Taheri-Azar, who drove a rented SUV into a crowd of people in the Pit on the UNC campus in March 2006, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to nine counts of attempted first-degree murder. He faces 21 to 33 years in prison, and will be sentenced the morning of August 26.
Park prep continues
Chapel Hill is on the verge of opening up Southern Community Park. Well, part of it. Crews at what will be the town’s largest park have finished up or are closing in on completeing picnic areas, a dog park, a connection with the Fan Branch Greenway, play areas, a roller hockey rink, basketball courts, outdoor…
County opposes nuclear plant expansion
by Kirk Ross Staff Writer The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously last week to pursue objections to the expansion of Progress Energy’s Shearon Harris nuclear plant. The county will seek an extension of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s comment period about the expansion and hold a public hearing, tentatively scheduled for Sept 2., to…
Aldermen approve cap on towing fees
by Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Carrboro Board of Aldermen last week voted unanimously to approve an ordinance that limits the fees charged for towing cars from private property. The move comes amid a towing controversy at Abbey Court Apartments, where in July management began towing vehicles that were parked in the apartment complex’s lot…
South Elliott Road area sees business changes
by Rich Fowler Staff Writer Changes are coming to the South Elliott Road area in Chapel Hill, as new stores move to the area, others expand and plans are in the works to add over 58,000 square feet of office and retail space to the area. Phydeaux will open in its new space in the…
News Brief: NC Warn challenges nukes
The North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network (NC WARN) filed a legal challenge against plans by Progress Energy to construct two new nuclear reactors in Wake County Monday. According to an NC WARN press release, the challenge cites design and safety problems, says cost estimates are inaccurate and could lead to higher energy prices…
News Brief: New stores at Eastgate
New shops and restaurants will be opening over the next few months at Eastgate Shopping Center in Chapel Hill. Massage Envy will offer professional massage therapy to its members and is scheduled to open in August, and Carmine’s, a new locally owned Italian restaurant, will open in September. Performance Bicycle and Starbucks plan to open…
News Brief: Job fair seeks employers
University Career Services at UNC is hosting a Part-time Job Fair on campus the second day of classes, Aug. 20, and needs employers looking for one or more student positions. The event will run from 1 to 4:30 p.m. in the Frank Porter Graham Student Union Great Hall. A fee of $25 includes lunch for…
News Brief: Volunteers needed to assist homeless
olunteers are needed at Project Homeless Connect Orange County, a one-day, one-stop center to be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25 to provide people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness with services including housing, employment, health, dental and mental health care, social service benefits, disability and veterans’ benefits, legal services,…
News Brief: Deeds database reopens
After fixing a security flaw that led to a security breach through its website, the Orange County Register of Deeds office has reopened the county’s online property database, county officials announced Tuesday. The site was hacked July 30 and the Register of Deeds database was infected with “malicious code,†according to a press release from…