OC will host an informational meeting for the public to review a draft assessment of Emergency Medical Services and 911/communications center operations.
Category: News
Arrests made in auto break-ins
The Chapel Hill Police Department has arrested two men from Durham for their involvement in five vehicle break-ins that occurred in the Providence Glen neighborhood.
West Hillsborough community watch
The Orange County Sheriff’s office and the Hillsborough Police Department are partnering to form a community watch in West Hillsborough.
Charter school approved
The North Carolina State Board of Education has given the go-ahead to the Howard and Lillian Lee Scholars Charter School to begin providing K-8 instruction.
County pledges to build community center
The OC Board of Commissioners has stated they intend to move forward quickly in providing the Rogers Road neighborhood with a new community center.
BOA seeks Transit stop
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen on Tuesday voted unanimously to ask Triangle Transit to extend service with a stop in downtown Carrboro.
BOE approves redistricting process
Plans for redistricting for the opening of elementary school 11 were set in motion at the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education meeting last Thursday.
Rape suspect arrested
Alejandro Artemio Chilel Romero, 19, of 416 S. Greensboro St. was arrested by the Carrboro Police Department on Monday on charges of rape and burglary.
East Main Street lane closure
From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday, East Main Street will be reduced to one lane between the intersections of West Rosemary and Lloyd streets.
CH 2020 focus area open house
The Town of Chapel Hill will hold a public information open house to discuss the future of the Ephesus Church Road-Fordham Boulevard focus area.
Emergency services director to retire
Orange County Emergency Services director Frank Montes de Oca has announced he will retire in January 2013.
Police seek suspects in break-in
The Chapel Hill PD is seeking anyone who can help identify three male suspects who were caught on surveillance film breaking into Pulse Nightclub on Sept. 3.
Interim library director named
Mark Bayles, the assistant director of the Chapel Hill Public Library, has been appointed interim director.
Wastewater spill at Bolin Creek
On Sept. 7, OWASA personnel responded to a spill of untreated wastewater from a damaged sewer near Ridgefield Apartments at Bolin Creek.
Charter school a bad idea, foes say
Hardly anyone is saying the entire effort for charter schools should be scrapped.