Barbara Foushee was sworn in to the Carrboro Board of Aldermen Dec. 5. She was the only new member to be elected this past November. Staff writer Claire Willmschen spoke with Foushee about her past professional experiences and her goals for her upcoming term.
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Chapel Hill's municipal solid waste continues to find itself in the backyard of low-income communities, despite the town's best efforts to keep landfills out of these areas.
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen added one new face Tuesday night. Incumbents Jacquelyn Gist, Randee Haven-O’Donnell and Sammy Slade were all re-elected, alongside newcomer Barbara Foushee. This is the first time Foushee, whose sister Valerie is an N.C. senator, has run for office. She won around 25.33 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results from Orange County precincts.
Mayors of Carrboro and Chapel Hill have both signed amicus briefs in support of an upcoming anti-discrimination Supreme court case involving religious belief, free speech and gay rights.
The modularly-built AC Marriott Hotel is set to open Dec. 1, and renovations on Carrboro Town Commons will begin Monday.
Durham County Bomb Squad is in Carrboro to evaluate a suspicious a vehicle parked on West Weaver Street Thursday afternoon.
Staff writer Simrann Wadhwa tweets live from Carrboro's mayoral debate between incumbent Lydia Lavelle and candidate Mike Benson.
Carrboro will be the first town in North Carolina to become more colorful with an LGBT rainbow crosswalk that will include an additional two stripes to support racial equality.
Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle held a bike ride last Friday through Carrboro to promote the use of bicycles in the local community.
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen voted unanimously Wednesday to adopt a resolution in response to violence in Charlottesville, V.A. Over 40 Chapel Hill and Carrboro residents attended the special meeting arranged by board members Bethany Chaney and Jacquelyn Gist.
Four credit card skimmers were found in gas pumps at a gas station off of NC 54 this past weekend by Carrboro police officers, for the third time since March in the same location.
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen proposed a resolution for the North Carolina General Assembly in support of a bill to raise the age of juvenile court jurisdiction on May 9.
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen met Tuesday to discuss a recent parking study and a pump track.
