The Carrboro Board of Aldermen got its first look at a proposed CVS at the corner of Greensboro and Weaver Streets.
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Big night for the GOP — except in Orange County
Every election makes a little bit of history. Some are historic.
Tuesday’s election fell into the latter category, with Republicans taking control of both houses of the North Carolina legislature for the first time since 1898.
McKee wins, sales tax rejected in close referendum
Going into this election season, Rougemont’s Earl McKee knew next year would be a tough budget year for anyone on the Orange County Board of Commissioners.
McKee, a Democrat, won his race, but another outcome of Tuesday’s election made his new job a little more difficult.
Chapel Hill workers fired
Two Town of Chapel Hill Public Works Department employees who were suspended in September have been fired, according to a statement released by the town on Friday.
Democratic incumbents defeated in Chatham
By Susan Dickson, Staff Writer Democratic incumbent Chatham County commissioners George Lucier, Carl Thompson and Tom Vanderbeck were defeated in Tuesday’s election by narrow margins. Lucier and Thompson could potentially request a recount, however, as 223 provisional ballots have yet to be counted, according to the Chatham County Board of Elections Office. Under state law,…
A survey of Halloween
Maybe someday the grownups will squeeze all the fun out of Halloween; but until then, all you freaks (preferably of local origin) are hereby invited to cram into downtown Chapel Hill on Sunday evening Oct. 31 to gawk at each other and make some noise.
If you’re looking for some Halloween fun but aren’t into making the trek down to Franklin Street, there is plenty to do closer to home. Following are some of the highlights:
Early voting picks up steam
With the Morehead Planetarium site closed because of a conflict with the UNC football game, the Seymour Senior Center became the place to be for early voting in southern Orange County, hundreds of voters waited in line Saturday for their chance to cast a ballot. The unofficial tally at the one-stop site was 5,448 at 1 p.m.
County cuts deal for downtown library site
A 2.9-acre parcel of land adjacent to Carrboro Elementary School could become the site of a downtown branch library, county officials announced Wednesday afternoon.
Courtyard parking deck receives favorable review
A three-story parking deck that the new owners of The Courtyard say is needed to make the center viable won high marks from the Chapel Hill Town Council at a public hearing Monday night.
Board postpones decision on resolution opposing Afghan war funding
The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted on Tuesday to table a resolution supporting the end of Congress’s expenditure of tax dollars for the war in Afghanistan.
Community bids farewell to Rob Hogan
More than 1,000 friends, family members and community residents came together on Wednesday to pay their respects and bid farewell to longtime local farmer and community pillar Rob Hogan.
Carrboro passes on urban deer hunt
At its meeting Tuesday night at Town Hall, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen opted not to pursue a violent end for the town’s rising deer population and followed the lead of its neighbor to the east by authorizing an educational campaign instead.
Brumley Forest to be protected by Triangle Land Conservancy
Less than 20 years ago, a large forest north of Chapel Hill was under consideration to become an 800-homesite development. The property, filled with trees, ponds and wildlife, was to be known as the University Station development and would have housed hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people.
On Monday, that property – now known as Brumley Forest – will instead be dedicated to the memory of George and Julia Brumley and their family as a Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC) nature preserve.
County wants utility districts
Areas in western, eastern parts of county considered under plan studied by commissioners Tuesday.
Board seeks input on northern commercial plan
What started as an update on a design workshop for a possible commercial space north of Carrboro turned into a full-fledged discussion on the potential for commercial development north of Homestead Road in a Carrboro Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday night at Town Hall.







