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News Brief: Easter trash collection

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Staff

The Town of Carrboro will be closed on Friday, March 21. There will be no garbage collection that day; Friday’s garbage will be collected one day earlier.  There will be no change in the curbside recycling schedule.

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Arrest made in Carson case

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Staff

Chapel Hill Police released the following statement at 4:35 p.m. today (Wednesday): Early this morning the Chapel Hill Police Department received information that the individual appearing in the convenience store photograph was possibly in a residence in Durham. Chapel Hill Police Investigators then notified the Durham Police authorities and surveillance of this location was established….

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Housing economy slowing, but by how much?

Posted on March 6, 2008March 7, 2008 by Staff

Local realtors and homebuilders agree that they’re getting at least a taste of what their counterparts in much more troubled locales are experiencing, but thoughts about the degree of the slowdown and how long it will last are much more varied.

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Mental health collapse leaves network in shambles

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Staff

By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer “I’ve come to the conclusion,” says Karen Dunn, director of Club Nova, a Carrboro clubhouse that helps people with mental illnesses lead productive lives in the community, “that there must be a new diagnosis that hasn’t yet ended up in the DSM” – by which she refers to the Diagnostic…

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News Brief: Major corridors task force

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Staff

The Chatham County Major Corridors Task Force will hold community meetings to present a commercial-development proposal affecting seven major roadways. The roadways are US 1, US 15-501, US 64, US 421, NC 87, NC 751 and Pittsboro-Moncure Road. The plan affects the portions of the roads outside of Siler City and Pittsboro’s jurisdictions. The community…

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News Brief: Central Carolina scholarships

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Staff

The Central Carolina Community College Foundation has more than 100 scholarships available for students in classes at the college’s campuses in Lee, Harnett or Chatham counties. The deadline is March 31 for the 2008-09 academic year. For information call 718-7279 or write lmusselwhite@cccc.edu.

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News Brief: Burn ban lifted

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Staff

The statewide open-burning ban was lifted on March 1. It is still illegal to burn trash, lumber, tires, newspapers, plastics or other non-vegetative materials. For more information, contact the County Fire Marshal at 968-2050.

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News Brief: War walkout

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Staff

The UNC March 19 Coalition Against the War, a group of about a dozen student organizations, is organizing a walkout, march and rally at 12:30 p.m. on March 19 to mark the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq and demonstrate support for an end to the occupation. The march is part of a larger…

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News Brief: Police seek victim ID

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Staff

The Chapel Hill Police Department is requesting assistance in identifying the victim of a shooting early Wednesday morning near Hillcrest Drive. Chapel Hill Police responded to a report of gunshots in the area of Davie Circle around 5 a.m. Wednesday. Officers located an unidentified deceased female lying in the intersection of Hillcrest Drive and Hillcrest…

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Yes, it rained a lot. No, the drought’s not over.

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Staff

By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Heavy rain pelted the windows of Town Hall Tuesday night as Ed Kerwin, executive director of Orange Water and Sewer Authority, delivered his monthly briefing on the drought for the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. Clearly delighted, he told them he’d drop by anytime if they could guarantee rain like that.

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Buckhorn Village plan draws praise, ire

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer County residents were both strongly opposed to and in support of the proposed Buckhorn Village development at a packed Board of County Commissioners public hearing Monday night. Several residents who live close to the site of the planned development, which is near I-85 and Buckhorn Road at the site of…

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Board approves Roberson Square

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Staff

By Kirk Ross Staff Writer After a long negotiation over parking, a five-story condominium, office and retail project on South Greensboro street won approval Tuesday night from the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. Construction could begin as early as this summer for the 91,575-square-foot Roberson Square project on the site of the old Andrews-Riggsbee hardware store.

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Cheating scandal rocks high school

Posted on February 28, 2008February 29, 2008 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Chapel Hill High School Principal Jackie Ellis said school officials are investigating a cheating incident that students say involved a stolen master key and that dates back several years. Four Chapel Hill High School students will be suspended and receive zeros on mid-term exams as a result of an incident…

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Woman completes 100 trips around the sun

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Staff

By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Madeline Clara Smith spent the first part of her 100th birthday in a way any of us would have it. “I’ve been on the phone all morning,” she said in a voice that was surprisingly strong and unmistakably that of a true Mainer. As the calls from family members kept…

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News Brief: Census jobs

Posted on February 28, 2008February 28, 2008 by Staff

The US Census Bureau is hiring census workers for Chatham County. About 300 workers are needed in the next three weeks and can earn from $13.75 to $15.25 per hour. Most of the available positions are part-time and temporary. Potential workers must take a basic skills test and agree to work about 20 hours a…

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