By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Carrboro —This Thanksgiving Day, those of us hoping to justify indulging in that extra piece of pie can do so with several hundred runners by our side for the 12th annual Gallop and Gorge 8K. The Gallop and Gorge – the final leg of the Cardinal Track Club’s Le Tour…
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Tense times in Bingham Township
Airport, transfer station draw intense interest, ire by Kirk Ross Staff Writer CHAPEL HILL —For those living in the roughly 73 square miles that make up southwestern Orange County’s Bingham Township, the next few years seem to promise large and unwelcome changes. Though sparsely populated compared to central and southeastern Orange, residents of the township,…
Merritt looks forward to the task ahead
‘Best day I’ve had in a long time’
Airport opposition gathers steam
Thousands vote early in Orange
Airport, waste sites top issues at county forum
James Taylor concert for Obama in Chapel Hill
Details not yet announced on a free James Taylor concert in Chapel Hill — along with three other free shows around the state. Here’s the release: James Taylor is “Goin’ to Carolina” for Obama Music Legend to Campaign for Change Across the State RALEIGH – Music legend James Taylor will tour the state in support…
Voting set to begin in historic election
Breakdown: Mental Health in NC
For the past several years, North Carolina’s mental health system has been unraveling. Contributing Editor Taylor Sisk has been tracking the changes and the impact of a loss of services on individuals in the system. 1. Lost in a lost system 2. A once-effective system spins out of control 3. Reform creates a bewildering system…
Bill Thorpe dies
Chapel Hill town council member Bill Thorpe died this past weekend. Here’s the official statement from the town: Town of Chapel Hill flags are at half-staff in memory of long-time Councilmember Bill Thorpe, who passed away at his home Saturday, September 27, 2008. Councilmember Thorpe, a resident of Chapel Hill for nearly 40 years, served…
Economic leaders put on a brave face
Downturn hits the charts throughout Orange County
A sad and twisted case of murder
Developers, residents talk new Southern Village construction
By Rich Fowler Staff Writer The developers of Southern Village met with residents on Monday and Tuesday nights to discuss building a five-story hotel or condominium in the center of the community. Southern Village developer D.R. Bryan said that the plan would be to put in either a 90-to-110-room hotel or condominiums on the site,…
Airport plans starting to take shape, opposition gearing up
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer The effort to locate and build an airport in Orange County moved forward last week with the appointment of a project director, even as opposition to the move is starting to get organized. Kevin FitzGerald, executive associate dean for finance and administration in the UNC School of Medicine, was appointed…
