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(05/04/21 11:42pm)
Students in K-12 schools have faced heightened barriers to attending classes since the beginning of the pandemic. Issues related to broadband access, student and family health and a lack of social and emotional support have all contributed to falling attendance rates.
(04/14/21 12:03am)
Chapel Hill is no stranger to the influence of political action committees.
(03/29/21 12:29am)
The Efland-Cheeks community raised concerns over the marginalization and erasure of Black voices in community matters in a letter, which was read to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners at a March 16 meeting.
(03/24/21 12:01am)
Underfunded and understaffed public health infrastructure, along with older and sicker populations, contributed to rural North Carolina counties being disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
(03/18/21 1:09am)
North Carolina filmmakers won a regional Emmy last month for their documentary on the first historically Black university in the South, Shaw University.
(03/15/21 2:46am)
A redevelopment project on 1200 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. was approved by the Chapel Hill Town Council at a Wednesday meeting despite criticisms that it didn't align with the Town's land use goals.
(03/10/21 2:43am)
When Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools closed their doors on March 16, 2020 in response to concerns over COVID-19, Benjamin Knight thought it would be just a month or two before he would be back in the classroom.
(03/08/21 7:43am)
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education used an unconventional method to appoint its newest member at a Feb. 18 meeting — a coin flip. Some community members have raised concerns over issues of equity this action created.
(02/26/21 1:50am)
The Chapel Hill Town Council delayed the final reading of a redevelopment project on 1200 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. after not reaching the two-thirds majority needed for the proposal to pass at a Wednesday meeting.
(02/23/21 11:34pm)
Kathy Atwater is a Chapel Hill native. Born and raised in the Northside Community, she grew up with her neighbors and has witnessed the changes her community has faced over the years.
(02/12/21 1:39am)
Many students expressed frustration with how the Chapel Hill Police Department handled the Feb. 6 Franklin Street rush, where approximately 1,000 people gathered — many without masks — after the UNC men's basketball team's win over Duke University.
(02/08/21 1:04am)
Gov. Roy Cooper and statewide education leaders expressed their support for resuming K-12 in-person instruction in a Feb. 2 press conference in a letter to school board members and superintendents. The letter comes as educators, parents, students and school system leaders grapple with how best to approach instruction nearly a year into the pandemic.
(02/02/21 12:32am)
COVID-19 has spread rampantly within the walls of North Carolina’s prison system. Since March 2020, 42 deaths and 9,089 positive cases have been recorded, and as of Feb. 1, 2021 there are 480 active cases in the state’s prisons.
(01/19/21 3:28am)
Every year, thousands of farmworkers come from Mexico to North Carolina on H-2A temporary agricultural worker visas.
(11/15/20 11:16pm)
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP elected a new president who hopes to bridge the gap between the branch and students at UNC.
(11/11/20 1:12am)
Nida Allam didn’t always see a place for herself in politics. But on Election Day, she was one of five women elected to the Durham County Board of Commissioners, making her the first Muslim woman elected to public office in North Carolina.
(11/04/20 2:20am)
The Orange County Board of County Commissioners general election is uncontested after a decisive primary election. The election was largely influenced by the endorsements of two local groups: the Chapel Hill Alliance for a Livable Town (CHALT) and Save Orange Schools.
(10/18/20 11:00pm)
The Orange County Arts Commission is distributing over $160,000 in grants to the local arts community after receiving funds from the North Carolina CARES for Arts program.
(10/12/20 1:11am)
A financial review of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools' contracts and transactions from the last five years found instances of policy violations and failures to follow financial best practices.
(10/06/20 12:46am)
The November election is coming up, so The Daily Tar Heel is breaking down every state and local office on the ballot, from governor to county commissioner. Here, we broke down who the candidates are for lieutenant governor.