Column: Mayor Pam welcomes students back to Chapel Hill
Aug. 15In addition to COVID-19 safety information, Mayor Pam Hemminger writes about new projects as students return to town.
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In addition to COVID-19 safety information, Mayor Pam Hemminger writes about new projects as students return to town.
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Orange County reinstated a countywide indoor mask mandate, which will go into effect Wednesday at 5 p.m., according to an email from the county.
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Four women have filed an application to be considered for the opening left by Mark Dorosin, who announced he would step down from the Orange County Board of County Commissioners — Rani Dasi, Marilyn Carter, Anna Richards and Penny Rich.
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Critical race theory has become a topic of contention nationwide, a trend that has reached the North Carolina legislature. In March, N.C. Republicans introduced House Bill 324, which would control teachings about race and history in public schools. The bill now awaits a vote in the Senate.
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The Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP held an event to honor the life and work of John Lewis on the one-year anniversary of his passing.
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The Inter-Faith Council for Social Service won the Community Impact Award at the 2021 Business Excellence Award ceremony, hosted by The Chamber For a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro.
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Oona Lewis, a UNC graduate, is hosting an art exhibit at Vecino Brewing Co. in Carrboro that will benefit victims of Nepali human trafficking.
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A fire damaged nearly half of a home on Kenan Street the morning of Tuesday, July 6.
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Three candidates have announced their run for Chapel Hill Town Council: Paris Miller-Foushee, Camille Berry and Vimala Rajendran.
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Joal Broun, a Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education member, has been appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper to serve as the Judicial District 15B court judge.
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Newcomer Danny Nowell and incumbents Jacquelyn Gist and Randee Haven-O'Donnell have announced their runs for Carrboro Town Council ahead of the Nov. 2 election.
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We've compiled a list of ways to spend your 4th of July weekend in Chapel Hill. From playing with animals to watching firework shows to attending live music performances, we've got you covered.
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The Library, a bar and club on Franklin Street, was denied a lease renewal and announced it will be closing after 18 years in order to make space for a national brand. "It is very difficult to own a business on Franklin Street," owner AJ Tama said. "It's very hard to maintain a high overhead and high rental rate. All these people who've had their businesses close, it's disappointing."
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Corey Root is the new director for the Orange County Housing and Community Development Department. "Corey is absolutely focused on trying to balance this out so that we make sure that housing is a right and housing is available for everybody," Criminal Justice Resource Director Caitlin Fenhagen said.
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The Town of Carrboro announced its plans to create a Community Safety Task Force, which will explore alternatives to public and community safety beyond traditional policing. Council member Susan Romaine said these alternatives to traditional policing could include non-violence and de-escalation training, domestic violence intervention and prevention, youth programs and an on-call crisis response team.
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The Chapel Hill Town Council proclaimed June 16, 2021, as Eugenia Floyd Day to honor the 2021 North Carolina Teacher of the Year, who teaches at Mary Scroggs Elementary School and graduated from East Chapel Hill High School.
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The life and artwork of Hannah Gettes, a former Orange County Schools student, are honored through the "Hannah's Hope" exhibit.
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Chapel Hill Town Council member Karen Stegman is running for reelection after serving her first four-year term in the position.
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Dorosin was reelected to the BOCC in November after beating Rich in the primary by a seven-vote margin. Rich said she is considering a run particularly because of her leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’ll certainly put my name in because there were 12,400 people that voted for me, and I think it would be a letdown to those people who supported me to not put my name forward,” Rich said.
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The center started the Safe Homes, New Lives program last summer after a community needs assessment determined that emergency housing was one of the most critical gaps in serving domestic violence victims in Orange County.
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