Local initiative aids Katrina victims in North Carolina
Several locations around Chapel Hill are accepting suitcases full of clothes, toiletries, new undergarments and other essentials as hurricane relief donations as part of Margie and Tom Haber's Suitcase Brigade initiative.
The Salvation Army will distribute the suitcases to Hurricane Katrina victims relocated to North Carolina. Bring suitcases to Julian's, on Franklin Street; WCHL, off of Weaver Dairy Road; or the Home Team, across from Eastgate Shopping Center.
Chapel Hill, Carrboro schools to have delayed start today
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will operate today on a delayed opening schedule. Elementary schools will open at 9:20 a.m., middle schools will let in at 9:50 a.m., and high schools will open at 10:15 a.m. The next delay is scheduled for Oct. 20.
