In a decision on a case it heard in March involving a Chapel Hill middle-schooler, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last Thursday that age should be a factor in determining if it’s necessary to read suspects their Miranda rights.
Category: Top Story
Across the stage and into the world
By Brooke Parker
Staff Writer
On a scale of one to 10, Carrboro High School’s graduating class was an 11 on Saturday. Not only did the Class of 2011 have the most service hours of any other class, but it was the first class to finish four years at Carrboro High School, which opened in 2007.
Chapel Hill likely to impose library fees for nonresidents
Reduced bus services and non-resident library fees included in Chapel Hill budget.
PTA Thrift Shop to get major facelift
Nearly 60 years ago, the PTA Thrift Shop opened its doors to collect donated goods and sell them for the benefit of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.
The force is with it
When Luke Skywalker needed a fast spaceship to get off Tatooine in Star Wars, he headed to the cantina in the Mos Eisley spaceport – a “wretched hive of scum and villainy.â€
Great season, Jags
Carrboro High School’s Kylie Tawney rockets the ball past a defender in the state 2A women’s soccer championship game last Friday at Wake Med Soccer Park in Cary. Photo by Ted Spaulding.
Hands on: Jay Miller and his ‘natural support’
It’s not that Jay Miller doesn’t like the government, or the tax dollars it sometimes returns to his community.
Northside development moratorium likely
The Chapel Hill Town Council voted Monday to schedule a June 20 public hearing regarding the moratorium.
Town officials surprised by landfill fees
Municipal leaders say the fee is being sprung on them at the last minute of a very tight and difficult budget season.
County manager proposes no tax hike for now
Property taxes won’t have to go up this year, but inevitable increases are looming next year, County Manager Frank Clifton told the Orange County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night.
A mural to give back
When Duke School eighth-grader Sadie Rapp was presented with the challenge of creating a project that would give back to the community, she wasn’t sure where it would take her, though she knew it would have something to do with art.
Men’s shelter plans approved
After months of presentations, hearings and deliberations, the Chapel Hill Town Council voted 6-2 to approve plans for the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service’s proposed Community House Men’s Shelter.
Carrboro Elementary Fair
Scenes from the annual Carrboro Elementary School Fair, held Saturday at the school.
Bank to foreclose on Greenbridge
After months of speculation, Bank of America said Tuesday that it would foreclose on the Greenbridge development on June 27.
A Centennial Carrboro Day
Although Carrboro Day always falls on the first Sunday in May, this Sunday’s celebration is not your average Carrboro Day.







