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(04/22/24 11:55pm)
Updated April 23 at 2:18 p.m.: In a statement released Tuesday on her campaign website, Moore said she is currently undergoing medical treatment and was grateful for her time serving on the Orange County Schools Board of Education.
(04/10/24 8:32pm)
The smell of gunpowder and vegetable stew flowed through the air in downtown Hillsborough on Saturday.
(03/05/24 11:49pm)
Every morning for four years, starting in 1942, Louis Watkins would wear a pair of bib overalls and brogan shoes and walk three miles with all the other children to the Ridge Road School on a dirt road.
(02/06/24 11:18pm)
Late last year, Savannah Gilliland became the Town of Hillsborough’s first social diversion worker, collaborating with the police department to bridge the gap between the criminal justice system and mental health resources.
(01/15/24 8:38pm)
Two local newspapers, the Mebane Enterprise and The News of Orange County, are planning to merge according to a decision made by the parent company of both publications – Womack Publishing.
(12/01/23 4:17am)
On Dec. 5, a portrait mural of the late activist, lawyer and priest Pauli Murray will be unveiled at the Orange County Sportsplex in Hillsborough.
(11/17/23 10:14am)
Joe Van Gogh — a coffee business with five locations across the Triangle — opened its newest location in Roper Hall on UNC's campus on Nov. 6.
(11/10/23 2:44pm)
The Orange County Schools Board of Education met on Nov. 6 in the Whitted Building in Hillsborough to discuss high school graduation locations and school reassignment.
(10/26/23 5:56pm)
Last week, Mark Kleinschmidt was getting a burger at The Colonial Inn in Hillsborough when he heard a loud boom and felt the restaurant shake.
(10/11/23 11:03pm)
The Orange County Schools Board of Education met on Monday night in the Whitted Building in Hillsborough to discuss the 2023-24 school year budget and academic data from the 2022-23 school year.
(10/03/23 8:33pm)
The Town of Chapel Hill is considering a proposal to extend its water and sewer boundary, which would allow for the expansion of housing and transit along U.S. Highway 15-501 in southern Chapel Hill.
(09/28/23 3:32am)
The Orange County Schools Board of Education held its second meeting of the 2023-24 school year on Sept. 25, with a closed session starting at 6 p.m. and an open session at 7 p.m.
(09/25/23 7:38pm)
On Aug. 14, Jeff McNeill began his role as the new Orange County Veterans Services Officer — a job centered on outreach to and service for veterans.
(09/18/23 11:13pm)
Jenn Weaver, who has served as mayor of Hillsborough since 2019, announced in April that she will not be seeking re-election this November. Weaver sat down with The Daily Tar Heel's Caroline Horne to talk about her time in office.
(09/10/23 6:45pm)
Gov. Roy Cooper has proclaimed this September as Senior Center Month in North Carolina. The state has 170 senior centers spread across 95 counties, and these centers provide a variety of programs and activities for older adults.
(09/05/23 5:24pm)
Adam Canosa, the music teacher at Hillsborough Elementary School, developed a game-based educational music app during the COVID-19 pandemic. Songcraft provides a supplement for students to learn their instruments both inside and outside of the classroom.
(08/21/23 3:07am)
Orange County Animal Services has opened applications for the eighth annual Pat Sanford Animal Welfare Award until Oct. 8.
(07/23/23 1:34am)
The Uproar Festival of Public Art, which began on July 14 and ends on Aug. 12, showcases works by 60 artists from four states across Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough.
(06/05/23 6:31pm)
The Orange County Board of Commissioners met on June 1 for a public hearing regarding the 2023-24 budget and a work session. The work session included appointment discussions for various boards and commissions. All deliberation and voting on the items discussed will be done on June 8.
(06/02/23 1:34am)
The Hillsborough Community Garden, accessible from Hillsborough's riverwalk, houses 4,500 square feet of planted produce. Cabbage, kale, chard, onions, radishes, lettuce, peppers, cilantro, cucumbers, tomatoes, squash and more are all organically grown and harvested without artificial pesticides, according to the garden's website.