Church Street in Chapel Hill closed on Monday and will remain closed for about one year during the construction of 140 West Franklin …
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Bus stop to close
Due to construction, the bus stop on Rosemary Street at Parking Lot 5 has been temporarily relocated.
CHFD wins safety award
The Chapel Hill Fire Department received the Most Creative Safe Kids Activity Award at the Safe Kids North Carolina Annual Meeting.
Piece of 9/11 comes to Chatham
On Saturday, Chatham County will receive a piece of the World Trade Center wreckage and host a 9/11 Memorial Tribute Trail.
Transportation board applicants
The Chatham County Board of Commissioners seeks applicants for three positions on the Transportation Advisory Board.
Rabid raccoon
A raccoon found in Chapel Hill tested positive for rabies on Tuesday at the State Laboratory of Public Health.
Agreement clears way for hotel, parking deck
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen agreed Tuesday night to lease a large number of parking spaces at a new parking deck in the 300 East Main Street project.
Residents split on county sales-tax proposal
At a public hearing on Tuesday, county residents were split on whether the county should hold another ballot referendum on a quarter-cent sales-tax increase.
Protesters disrupt town council meeting
Protests interrupted Monday night’s Chapel Hill Town Council meeting …
Council to move forward with Community House review
The Chapel Hill Town Council on Monday decided to delay finalizing proposed guidelines for a homeless shelter …
Weaver Street update
Work continues on the yearlong project to replace Weaver Street’s collapsing roadbed and the 80-year-old sewer line beneath it.
Changes to CVS plans detailed
Representatives of Hart-Redd, a company that wants to build a 24,000-square-foot commercial building on the northwest corner of Greensboro and Weaver streets, showed updated plans for the project at a community meeting at Carrboro Town Hall Monday night.
School board to revisit Morris Grove redistricting plans
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education is set to vote tonight (Thursday) on a plan that would move students from Morris Grove Elementary School to other district elementary schools to ease overcrowding at Morris Grove.
Biomass testing to resume
UNC is conducting a test burn of wood pellets over the next two weeks to study whether it’s feasible to convert the university’s co-generation plant to biomass.
Planning Board applicants
Orange County is accepting applications for the Carrboro Planning Board. Applicants must live in the town’s Joint Planning Transition Area.