By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Students and teachers were left saddened and bewildered after racially-charged comments led to a fight among three students at Carrboro High School last Thursday. According to Principal Jeff Thomas, the fight broke out after a white student made racially charged comments to a black student. After faculty members broke up…
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County board reviews transfer site complaint
Rogers Road complaint to EPA alleges discrimination By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Orange County and the Board of County Commissioners are reviewing an administrative complaint against the county and others filed with the Environmental Protection Agency last summer. According to a letter from the EPA to the county dated January 8, the agency received an…
News Brief: New Chatham park
At its meeting on January 22, the Chatham County Board of Commissioners approved two major grant applications and an initial concept design plan to begin development of the new Northeast District Park on Big Woods Road. Chatham County operates ballfields in Bynum and recently completed the major phase of Southwest Park in Bear Creek, but…
News Brief: Carolina North public hearing held
At press time on Wednesday, the Chapel Hill Town Council held a public hearing at which UNC-Chapel Hill staff presented a Carolina North Master Use Plan to Mayor Kevin Foy, council members and Chapel Hill residents. Also on the agenda for the 7 p.m. public hearing: a presentation about the Concept Plan for the Innovation…
News Brief: Tax review board needs applicants
The Board of County Commissioners seeks applicants for the Orange County Board of Equalization and Review. The Board of Equalization and Review examines and reviews tax lists of the county for the current year with the intent that all taxable property shall be listed on the abstracts and tax records of Orange County and appraised…
News Brief: Dog rescued from pipe
Carrboro Police, Carrboro Fire-Rescue and Chapel Hill Fire Department officials rescued a dog trapped in a storm water drain pipe near Lake Hogan Farms on Friday. The Carrboro Police Department’s animal control officer was alerted to a dog trapped in the pipe Friday morning after the dog’s owner was unable to coax it out. Police…
Animal control fees to increase
The Animal Control Division of Orange County Animal Services will increase several civil penalties and fees effective July 1. The penalties and fees cover ordinance violations including failure to vaccinate or license pets, public nuisance and animal mistreatment. They are designed to encourage responsible pet ownership and improve the safety of the animals and the…
County manager earns credentials
Assistant County Manager Gwen Harvey recently received the Credentialed Manager designation from ICMA, a local government leadership and management organization.
News Brief: Healthy Carolinians gets grant
Healthy Carolinians of Orange County and the Orange County Health Department have been awarded a $30,000 grant by the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust of Winston-Salem. According to Healthy Carolinians of Orange County coordinator Bobbie Jo Munson, the funds will be used to enhance the organization’s partnership and to carry out activities to address the…
News Brief: Volunteer of the year nominations
The Board of Aldermen annually recognizes the special contributions of one individual or group to the community and will present this award by the end of March. Winners will be recognized at the annual Advisory Boards Recognition Dinner.
News Brief: Family Life Project gets $12.8 million
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute and UNC’s School of Education received a $12.8-million grant to continue the Family Life Project, a study of the effects of rural life on child development. Researchers for the Family Life Project have monitored 1,292 children from three Eastern North Carolina counties and three Central Pennsylvania counties — regions…
Hillsborough farmer’s market plan delayed
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday postponed a decision regarding who would administer the farmers’ market at the county’s new Public Market House, set to open in Hillsborough in March. Commissioners expressed aversion at being forced to choose between two groups, and prior to public comment Chair Barry Jacobs…
Board reviews Astroturf plan at Smith fields
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer In their first meeting back after a winter break, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen reviewed plans by the county to replace worn turf at the two Smith Middle School soccer fields with Astroturf. The project is expected to cost between $1.6 and $1.75 million. The new surface would allow the…
Southern Village, Meadowmont, Gateway developers plan massive Buckhorn area development
by Kirk Ross Staff Writer After a flurry of news articles last weekend left things unclear on who all the players were in a massive retail and mixed use complex proposed near Mebane, the principles in the project issued a detailed statement Wednesday outlining their vision for a proposed 1.1 million square foot development. In…
Commissioners vote to test landfill gas with UNC
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to enter into a 90-day agreement with UNC to explore the feasibility of a landfill gas-recovery project. Commissioners and county officials have said they would like to launch a possible gas-recovery project at the landfill as a way of reducing greenhouse…