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(03/26/19 3:10am)
Decades of planning have gone into the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit project, but following Duke University’s recent withdrawal of fiscal support and the North Carolina Railroad Company’s refusal to approve current design plans, its future has come into question.
(02/28/19 4:41am)
Maurice Jones was appointed as Chapel Hill's newest town manager in July 2017 and began in August. Prior to joining the Town of Chapel Hill staff, he was the town manager of Charlottesville, Va., notably during the protests of August 2017.
(02/20/19 4:12am)
Just west of Exit 266 on Interstate 40 sits 164 acres of land called the Greene Tract, purchased jointly by the governments of Orange County, Chapel Hill and Carrboro in 1984 for $608,000. In the 35 years since its purchase, the Greene Tract has seen no development.
(01/29/19 3:06am)
The Board of Orange County Commissioners approved a resolution on Jan. 22 requesting for U.S. Rep. David Price, D-N.C., to endorse the creation of a committee to study climate and energy policies.
(01/21/19 2:29am)
With long waiting lists for public housing and affordable housing that many low-income families find unaffordable, the Town of Chapel Hill has plans to implement a Rental Assistance Demonstration, a program set by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(01/16/19 12:33am)
As the federal government shutdown reaches its third week, becoming the longest shutdown in United States history, Orange and Durham county leaders express concern over the planned Durham-Orange Light Rail project.
(12/05/18 5:13am)
On Sept. 14, Hurricane Florence made landfall at Wrightsville Beach as a Category 1 storm.
(11/28/18 12:48am)
Due to a large number of vehicles parking in the bike lane on West Rosemary Street, the Town of Chapel Hill has erected bollards and no parking signs along the lane in an effort to increase biker safety.
(11/20/18 4:55am)
In Chapel Hill, 19,000 people live in food deserts, the majority in areas around Franklin Street.
(11/07/18 4:07am)
Anita Earls, Democrat-affiliated, won the election to the North Carolina Supreme Court, defeating Republican-affiliated candidates Barbara Jackson and Christopher Anglin. She won 49.3 percent of the votes with 83 of 100 counties reporting.
(11/07/18 3:28am)
Valerie Foushee, a Democrat, won re-election for District 23 of the N.C. Senate, defeating opponent Tom Glendinning, a Republican, with 71.18 percent of the votes. This will be Foushee’s third term representing Orange and Chatham counties in the General Assembly.
(11/07/18 5:16am)
North Carolina voters have approved four controversial amendments to the North Carolina Constitution, raising questions about the future of laws in the state.
(10/23/18 11:25pm)
With Halloween just around the corner, the Town of Chapel Hill is preparing for the spookiest time of the year.
(10/15/18 2:41am)
As voting registration comes to an end, voters across the state are bracing for the upcoming midterms, which could cause a significant political shift in the composition of the N.C. General Assembly.
(10/09/18 2:45am)
As construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline progresses, there is controversy in Robeson County about the legality of the portion of the project intended to run through the county.
(10/02/18 2:22am)
When Hurricane Florence hit the East Coast, it moved slowly, dropping trillions of gallons of water on North Carolina causing massive wastewater overflow in towns like Benson.