Hillsborough invites childlike curiosity through living history event
On Saturday, Hillsborough celebrated Revolutionary War Living History Day with volunteers dressed in period appropriate clothing.
Read More »On Saturday, Hillsborough celebrated Revolutionary War Living History Day with volunteers dressed in period appropriate clothing.
Read More »The town of Hillsborough was laid out by William Churton in 1754. At the time it was called Orange. The town took its current name in 1766 after William Hill, who was the secretary of state for the colonies under King George III.
The town has a number of historical attractions. It was the home of one of the signers of the Declarations of Independence, William Hooper, and his house still stands today. The town is also home to the Orange County Historical Museum.
Hillsborough is a major site for government in Orange County. It is the home of the courthouse, the district attorney’s office, the county board of elections, the board of commissioners and the board of education.
“I think it makes sense to have her portrait on a place, on a space, that is used by the community because she was very much a believer in bringing ...
Read More »The new location is open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and is closed on weekends. Though it is in the medical school, the location is open ...
Read More »The board approved edits to Policy 3540 of the Comprehensive Health Education Program and set high school graduation dates for June 7, the day after the ...
Read More »The U.S. Geological Survey, the group in charge of monitoring natural hazards, concluded an earthquake with a 2.2 magnitude and a shallow depth of three ...
Read More »Rhonda Rath, chief financial officer of Orange County Schools, said 21 percent of the 2024 fiscal year budget has been spent, and that 25 percent of the ...
Read More »The extension of water and sewer services would occur at no cost to town residents, but homeowners living outside of the water and sewer boundary would ...
Read More »Overall district proficiency has improved four percent from last school year, but still remains below pre-pandemic levels. There was an overall downward ...
Read More »Jeff McNeill began his role as the new Orange County Veterans Services Officer on Aug. 14. Under social services supervisor Suzanne Hitt, McNeill will ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »The Seymour Center in Chapel Hill will offer special programs and services for Senior Center Month, Myra Austin, the community-based services and senior ...
Read More »Songcraft, developed by Hillsborough Elementary School's Adam Canosa, aims to give students another tool for practicing their musical instruments, as ...
Read More »Orange County Animal Services is launching its eighth annual Pat Sanford Animal Welfare Award for programs working to improve companion animal welfare. ...
Read More »The Uproar Festival of Public Art began on July 14 and ends on Aug. 12. The festival allows community members to vote on works by 60 artists from four ...
Read More »The Orange County Board of County Commissioners met on Thursday to discuss the fiscal year 2023-24 budget and hear public comments.
Read More »The Hillsborough Community Garden, located near Hillsborough's river walk, aims to fight food insecurity by growing organic produce for the community. ...
Read More »On Monday during its meeting, the Orange County Schools Board of Education approved a contract with Engaging Schools, authorized a consulting contract ...
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