Ben Chavis, a longtime civil rights leader and one of the Wilmington 10, will be the keynote speaker for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. service on Monday at First Baptist Church.
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King Day closings
Most town and county offices will be closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday on Monday.
County seeks feedback
Orange County officials will hold a public outreach meeting and a public hearing to gather further feedback from the public on a proposed Unified Development Ordinance.
Board of Aldermen meeting cancelled
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen has cancelled tonight’s meeting.
Council cancels meeting
The Chapel Hill Town Council business meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight (Monday, Jan. 10) has been cancelled. A special meeting will be called at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, at Chapel Hill Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The agenda for that meeting will include all items scheduled for tonight except the Shelter Guidelines. That item will be added to the Council public hearing agenda for Wednesday, Jan. 19.
Planning Board approves new shelter proposal
The Chapel Hill Planning Board on Tuesday night unanimously approved a request by the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service for a special-use permit for Community House, a transitional shelter for homeless men.
Bingham facility again scaled down
UNC officials have informed state environmental officials that they have revised plans for the university’s Bingham facility, downsizing the number of programs housed there.
140 West Franklin groundbreaking
An official groundbreaking this past Wednesday means construction is about to start for the 140 West Franklin building project.
Chatham sets landfill meetings
Chatham County will hold a series of four community meetings to present proposed criteria for siting a new landfill and take comments from the public on the process and methods.
UNC loses a favorite son
Memorial services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Chapel of the Cross for one of the University of North Carolina’s favorite sons, Douglass Hunt, who died on New Year’s Day in the hospice at the Meadowlands in Hillsborough. He was 86. After a long legal career and a stint as assistant to the…
Inactive voters to be contacted
Starting today, the Orange County Board of Elections will mail no-contact voter cards and address confirmation cards to registered voters with whom there has been no contact since the last two general elections.
VisArt Video closing its doors
VisArt Video, a mainstay in downtown Carrboro, will soon close its doors after more than 20 years renting DVDs and videos to the public.
Board to review shelter plan
Plans for the Inter-Faith Council’s Community House, a combination transitional shelter and health care center, will get its first official review Tuesday night.
The year in review
This year had a somber undertone, the unmistakable impact of an extended period of high unemployment and a fairly stagnant economy.
Chatham sets landfill siting meetings
Chatham County has scheduled community meetings to discuss the evaluation criteria that will be used to narrow the list of potential landfill sites, with the first meeting set for Jan. 11 at 10 a.m. at the Western Senior Center in Siler City.