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Chatham Courthouse discussion

Posted on June 10, 2010June 10, 2010 by Staff

Residents interested in the rebuilding of the Historic County Courthouse are invited to share their ideas at a community forum June 29 at 6:30 pm at Northwood High School’s media center in Pittsboro.

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Carrboro calling

Posted on June 3, 2010June 3, 2010 by Staff

It ain’t much, but they call it home – at last.
WCOM-FM, 103.5 on your radio dial, will go live again this weekend after more than a week on auto-pilot while an intrepid band of volunteers unhooked the station from its Greensboro Street location and reassembled it in a concrete-block building just down from Cat’s Cradle.

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County considers sales-tax option

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Susan Dickson

The Orange County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday said they wanted to hear more from the public before deciding whether to put a quarter-cent sales-tax referendum on the November ballot.

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Board delays decision on Smith Level Road

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Staff

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen held off on making a final decision on the latest proposal for Smith Level Road, sending a series of questions on to state Department of Transportation officials for response.

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Ashley Osment: a life for social justice, joy

Posted on June 3, 2010June 3, 2010 by Taylor Sisk

A bright-eyed, cheerful presence; a force. Skilled legal strategist and tactician. Fierce champion of justice and advocate for an underdog. Pragmatist, optimist, relisher of the richness of life. A musician. A mother.

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Cigarette butts counted

Posted on June 3, 2010June 3, 2010 by Staff

Following up on two cigarette litter scans conducted by the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership in 2008, students from the anti-smoking alliance TRU hit the bricks in May collecting and counting cigarette butts on Franklin Street.

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New cable lineup

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Staff

Time Warner recently announced an extensive revamping of its channel lineup. The new lineup will launch in Chapel Hill and Carrboro on June 16, according to the company.

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Board member sought

Posted on June 3, 2010June 3, 2010 by Staff

The Town of Hillsborough is recruiting a volunteer from the town’s extraterritorial jurisdiction to serve on the Planning Board. Applications for the vacancy should be filed via the town’s website by June 10.

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Interstate 40 repairs

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Staff

The N.C. Department of Transportation has announced that pavement repair operations have begun that will require the closure of I-40 westbound to through traffic overnight between N.C. 86 at Mile Marker 266 and the I-85/I-40 merge at Mile Marker 259.

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Commissioners to hold budget session

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Staff

The Orange County Board of Commissioners will hold a budget work session tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center.

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Council mulls budget

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Staff

The Chapel Hill Town Council held a budget work session Wednesday evening to nail down final points in the town’s 2010-11 budget. The board is scheduled to adopt a final version of the budget on June 7.

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Walkable Hillsborough

Posted on June 3, 2010June 3, 2010 by Staff

The ninth-annual Walkable Hillsborough Day is Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at Cameron Park School Elementary School.

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Smith Level Road hearing tonight

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Staff

A public hearing on the latest state Department of Transportation plan for Smith Level Road resumes tonight. The Carrboro Board of Aldermen is scheduled to resume the hearing during their regularly scheduled meeting at Town Hall. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. The new plan for the road calls for a two-lane divided road with…

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Waldrop named provost

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Staff

Tony Waldrop, a researcher and former UNC track star who returned to his alma mater in 2001 to lead development efforts, has been named provost of the University of Central Florida. Waldrop, the university’s vice chancellor for research and economic development, will take his new position in Orlando Aug. 1.

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Hearing on sales tax

Posted on June 1, 2010June 1, 2010 by Staff

The Orange County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing today on a possible referendum on a one-quarter-cent sales-tax hike. The hearing will be held during the board’s regularly scheduled meeting at the Department of Social Services Office, 113 Mayo St. in Hillsborough. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. The public is asked to…

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