Mark Steven Brantley has been named the new director of economic development for Orange County, starting on Monday.
Category: News
Town gov’t TV
Subscribers of AT&T U-Verse will now have access to the Carrboro Town Government Channel on Channel 99.
CH 2020 kicks off
Chapel Hill 2020, a communitywide effort to create a new comprehensive plan for Chapel Hill, will kickoff Sept. 27.
Low-cost rabies shots
A low-cost rabies vaccination clinic will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 22 in Hillsborough at the Public Market House, 144 E. Margaret Lane.
Police seek peeping suspect
The Chapel Hill Police Department is investigating multiple reports from the Glen Lennox, Briarcliff and Ridgefield neighborhoods regarding a possible peeping Tom.
CH launches biz info website
To provide information for new and expanding businesses in Chapel Hill, the Town of Chapel Hill has launched opentobusiness.biz.
Buses to the game
Tar Heel Express shuttle service will be provided Saturday for the UNC football game against Virginia.
Property owners working to fix Main Street sewage issue
The owners of property on the south side of the block of Main Street from Armadillo Grill to Friendly Barber are working to fix a sewage problem that, left unresolved, could force the closure of some businesses.
Carrboro board discusses runoff rules
As a continuous rain provided by tropical depression Lee came down outside the Carrboro Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday night, discussion flowed inside about stormwater runoff.
Settlement center budget slashed
Each year in Orange County Criminal District Court, about 350 cases never make it to trial.
Instead, the cases are mediated by the staff of the Dispute Settlement Center (DSC), one of 20 community mediation centers serving 80 counties across North Carolina.
Transportation input meeting
The Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization and the N.C. Department of Transportation are holding a public-input meeting on Sept. 14.
Foushee appointed to association board
Valerie Foushee has been appointed to serve as chair of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioner’s Healthy Living Task Force.
Eighth positive rabies test
A raccoon that came in contact with the foot and leg of a Chapel Hill resident on Aug. 27 tested positive for rabies.
Chatham County Recreation Advisory Committee needs members
The Chatham County Recreation Advisory Committee is accepting applications for two vacant seats.
Vickers decision remembered
In the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, where the importance of diversity is taught in classrooms and celebrated across campuses, it’s difficult to imagine a time when all students weren’t treated equally.