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Cooper extends Phase 2 until Sept. 11 as UNC students move back to campus

By Sonia Rao | August 5

Gov. Roy Cooper extended Phase 2 of North Carolina's COVID-19 restrictions until Sept. 11, he announced in a Wednesday news briefing. 

Chapel Hill Town Council Zoom Meeting 7/29/2020

'We want everyone to be safe': Chapel Hill Town Council discusses UNC's reopening plan

By Kayleigh Carpenter | July 30

At Wednesday's Chapel Hill Town Council meeting, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Bob Blouin gave an update on UNC's fall roadmap, and community ...

'No end in sight': Franklin Street rides out a post-pandemic reality

By Hannah Lang | July 24

With steep rents, high property taxes and stiff competition among shops and restaurants, running a successful business on Franklin Street was difficult ...

Here's how these groups are distributing food to senior residents during COVID-19

By Elizabeth Egan | July 19

Food insecurity affects one in four low-income senior citizens in Orange County — and with the COVID-19 pandemic, it's become even more difficult  for ...

Column: We want to hear your thoughts on the switch to remote learning

By Niharika Vattikonda | July 19

We want to hear how you’ve been impacted by this shift to remote education — fill out our online survey  to share your experiences.  

Your guide to Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools' possible fall reopening plan

By Camila Moreno-Lizarazo | July 13

In the district's plan, cohorts of students would alternate between remote and in-person learning, with some grades starting out the year completely remote.  ...

Artists, activists commemorate Black Lives Matter movement with murals

By Alexandra Smith | July 13

“They say the eyes are the gateway to the soul, so when you see something so beautiful, it just speaks to you,” Nina Scott, an artist involved in ...

Chapel Hill Town Council passes fiscal year 2020-2021 budget, racial equity resolution

By Taylor Heeden | June 28

At its June 24 meeting, The Chapel Hill Town Council passed its incoming fiscal year budget and a racial equity resolution that prohibits chokeholds, ...

Here's where to find free masks across Orange County

By Lilly Clark | June 23

Orange County has mandated facial coverings in any public space where a social distance of 6 feet cannot be maintained until at least Aug. 31. Residents ...

Black Orange County elected officials host virtual Juneteenth program

By Alexandra Smith | June 21

Current and former Black elected officials for Orange County came together for the Town of Carrboro’s virtual Juneteenth program and passed a resolution ...

Chapel Hill Town Council talks Juneteenth, COVID-19 at special meeting

By Crystal Yu | June 18

At its specially called Wednesday meeting, the Chapel Hill Town Council discussed transit, COVID-19 response and affordable housing. 

BOCC passes 2020-2021 budget, hears sheriff's equity report at June 16 meeting

By Britney Nguyen | June 18

At their June 16 meeting, members of the Orange County Board of County Commissioners passed their fiscal year 2020-2021 budget and heard a special presentation ...

Protesters talk education, systemic racism at Black Lives Matter March & Rally

By Suzannah Claire Perry | June 15

At the fourth protest in Chapel Hill in the past two weeks, students, teachers and community leaders alike joined to talk about the role of education ...

Immigrant protesters grapple with fear of losing status, risking deportation

By Ramishah Maruf | June 14

As UNC students and alumni join protests across the U.S. against systemic racism and police brutality, some with unstable or unclear immigration statuses ...

Food for Students to provide meals to Chapel Hill-Carrboro students through summer months

By Britney Nguyen | June 11

As Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School students move into the summer break and the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect families' economic situations, ...

Jim Causby will return to CHCCS as new interim superintendent, board announces

By Suzannah Claire Perry | June 11

Dr. Jim Causby will return to CHCCS as interim superintendent starting on July 1 and will remain in the position until a permenent superintendent is found. ...

Here's why some bars are able to reopen in Orange County

By Elizabeth Egan | June 11

As North Carolina has moved into Phase 2 of reopening, some self-described bars have been able to reopen under a loophole in state statutes that defines ...

Orange County will require masks starting this Friday

By Suzannah Claire Perry | June 10

The mask requirement begins this Friday and will extend through August 31. 

Student activists raise concerns about contacting police before protests

By Suzannah Claire Perry | June 9

Last week, UNC Black Congress posted on social media that the organizers of a June 3 Chapel Hill protest were in "cahoots" with police, and recommended ...

Mayors across Orange County respond to death of George Floyd

By Elizabeth Egan | June 8

The Daily Tar Heel talked to Mayor Pam Hemminger of Chapel Hill, Mayor Lydia Lavelle of Carrboro and Mayor Jenn Weaver of Hillsborough about a statement ...