Orange County officials announced last week that the county had received a $1.4 million grant from the EPA to fund sewer systems in central Efland and north Buckhorn.
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Shelter plan advances, more info sought
Chapel Hill’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board approved the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service’s plans for a new men’s shelter Tuesday night …
Community wants superintendent with proven track record
Community members and school district staff would like to see a superintendent with experience in budgets and finance, a proven track record of success and experience in the classroom …
County makes technology strides
Orange County has made major improvements in its use of technology over the past two years …
Council OKs long-range planning effort
The last time the Chapel Hill Town Council authorized an extensive rewrite of the town’s comprehensive plan, the president was Bill Clinton, the federal budget was showing a surplus, the local economy was booming and the population of Chapel Hill was around 48,000.
Library at mall meeting
The Town of Chapel Hill will hold a public information meeting to provide information and gather input on a proposal to move the Chapel Hill Public Library to University Mall …
Bingham meeting tonight
The university will hold a briefing on changes at its Bingham Facility Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Giles Horney Building on Airport Drive.
Officer placed on leave
Preston Oppegard was placed on administrative leave last Friday after fatally wounding a Durham man while serving a warrant for his arrest.
Emergency siren test
UNC will test its emergency sirens on Monday between noon and 1 p.m. as part of Alert Carolina, the university’s campus-wide safety awareness campaign.
New Chatham court location
The Chatham County Superior Court will open on Monday in a new location, at 158 West St. in Pittsboro.
Bus to NCSU game
Chapel Hill Transit will provide Tar Heel Express shuttle service to and from the Dean E. Smith Center for the UNC men’s basketball game scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m.
More info sought on mall-library deal
Town officials are not in formal negotiations with University Mall owner Madison-Marquette just yet, but fact-finding efforts kicked into a high gear …
The message was renewal
CHAPEL HILL —In May of 1960, when Martin Luther King Jr. spoke in Chapel Hill – first on Sunday night at the Hargraves Center, then on Monday evening to a packed audience at Hill Hall on the UNC campus – “the movement,†as it is still known, was at a turning point.
Unified Development Ordinance reviewed
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen heard a presentation on the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) on Tuesday, and raised questions regarding changes to zoning regulations, stream-buffer regulations and the rural buffer.
State implements new mental health care requirements
Reiterating his pledge that the failed 2001 reforms of the state’s mental health care system are “done and over,†Secretary of Health and Human Services Lanier Cansler has now implemented the department’s long-awaited new model of services provider.