Beginning Friday, the HS and NU bus routes will be detoured due to a street closure on Airport Drive.
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Buses to the Dean Dome
The Tar Heel Express will provide service on Saturday for the UNC men’s basketball game against Clemson at 4 p.m. at the Dean Smith Center.
Orange County services merge
The Women’s Center and the Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County have announced that they will merge into a comprehensive service organization.
DOT to revisit Smith Level plans
Representatives of the N.C. Department of Transportation on Tuesday said they would take another look at a hotly contested traffic pattern in the Smith Level Road project.
Carrboro names new town manager
CARRBORO – The Carrboro Board of Aldermen announced at their Tuesday night meeting that David Andrews has been appointed town manager.
County prefers light rail to bus
The commissioners voted 5-2 to recommend light rail as the locally preferred alternative (LPA) for the county.
Homeless survey results announced
Survey results of the national 100,000 Homes Campaign, conducted during the last week of January in Orange and Wake counties, have now been compiled.
Symposium to look at waterway health
Friends of Bolin Creek and the UNC Institute for the Environment will host “Can We Heal Our Local Waterways?â€
Schools won’t redistrict this year
After postponing decisions regarding overcrowding at Glenwood Elementary School, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education has decided against spot redistricting.
Insko seeks reelection
Rep. Verla Insko has announced she will seek reelection as representative of North Carolina’s 56th district, which encompasses Chapel Hill and Carrboro.
Agricultural Summit on Monday
Orange County will hold its annual Agricultural Summit on Monday to address key issues that affect the local agricultural industry.
Candidate for commissioner
Renee Price, president of the Orange County Democratic Women, has announced she will run for election to the Orange County Board of Commissioners.
Rabid raccoon in Chapel Hill
A dead raccoon discovered in a Chapel Hill resident’s driveway on Jan. 30 has tested positive for rabies.
CITIZEN video from Saturday’s CVS property occupation
Seven clips including statements from Mayor Chilton, alderman Michelle Johnson and alderman Sammy Slade, as well as video of the mayor inside the building.
Text of press release from “Carrboro Commune”
The following is the text of a news release received at 4:38 pm Saturday discussing the occupation of the CVS-owned building at 201 N. Greensboro St. in Carrboro: ““CARRBORO COMMUNE†OCCUPIES DOWNTOWN BUILDING CARRBORO: Today, local residents have occupied a building at 201 North Greensboro Street. The occupiers, who are separate from the group Occupy…