In 2007, a study funded by the Clean Water Management Trust Fund found 30 sites in the Bolin Creek watershed that were prime spots for restoration projects …
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Rare bird halts Carolina North development
University officials and representatives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will hold a press conference to discuss the impact of the discovery of a rare bird on the Carolina North property.
Weaver Street update
Beginning Sunday afternoon, the entire east block of Weaver Street will be closed for 6 to 10 weeks to rebuild the road and install the storm-sewer system.
OWASA meeting
On April 7, members of the Chapel Hill Town Council and the OWASA board of directors will meet to discuss items of mutual interest.
CHT detours
Chapel Hill Transit will implement a detour to many of its bus routes this weekend due to street closures on Manning and West drives.
Affordable Care Act anniversary
The Affordable Care Act celebrated its one-year anniversary last Wednesday with a gathering at Piedmont Health Services.
Orange County public hearing on the quarter-cent sales tax
The Orange County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Tuesday at 7 p.m. …
GOP planning to rewrite environmental policy, dismantle regulator
In this year’s General Assembly session, major changes to the way the state protects the environment and regulates polluting industries are being considered by the new House and Senate leadership.
Local Miranda case reaches Supreme Court
A young man who five years ago was in the seventh grade at Smith Middle School in Chapel Hill is the catalyst for a case argued Wednesday before the U.S. Supreme Court that could have deep implications for juvenile justice.
Weaver Street repairs
The east block of Weaver Street between Roberson and North Greensboro streets is closed to westbound vehicle traffic as work continues on the yearlong project …
Community House plans debated
The public hearing on the Inter-Faith Council’s proposed Community House opened Monday night to a packed house …
Board opens hearing on library site
With strong objections from neighbors and a wide array of questions, the continuation of a public hearing on rezoning the county’s chosen site for a library is only tentatively scheduled for April 19.
Possible budget cuts opposed
At a public hearing on the 2011-12 school budget last week, parents, teachers and other community members asked the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education not to make proposed cuts …
Board finalizes redistricting
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education voted 6-2 last week to approve a plan that would move students …
Conviction in student death
On Monday, a Gaston County jury found 42-year-old Michael Carver guilty of killing Irina Yarmolenko, a UNC-Charlotte student from Chapel Hill.