Democratic incumbent Mark Chilton will serve a third term as Orange County register of deeds after defeating challenger Penny Rich in Tuesday's election.
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Democratic incumbent Mark Chilton will serve a third term as Orange County register of deeds after defeating challenger Penny Rich in Tuesday's election.
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N.C. Rep. Graig Meyer, D-Caswell, Orange and Republican candidate Landon Woods are projected to win their respective primary elections for the N.C. Senate District 23 seat, according to unofficial results. They will face off in the general election for the two-year term as a state senator.
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Jeff Nieman is projected to win the Democratic primary election for district attorney for District 18, according to unofficial results. After his win on Tuesday, Nieman will run unopposed in the general election since no other parties had candidates run in District 18.
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Renée Price has won the Democratic nomination for North Carolina House of Representatives District 50, according to unofficial results. Price defeated opponent Matt Hughes with 72 percent of the votes in the district, which is composed of Orange and Caswell counties. Hughes received 28 percent.
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Allen Buansi is projected to win the Democratic nomination for N.C. House of Representatives District 56, based on unofficial primary election results. In a neck-and-neck race, he defeated Jonah Garson for the position.
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Posada will be the first openly gay Latino serving in North Carolina when he takes office in June. He will take over the seat vacated by Damon Seils when he was elected mayor of Carrboro in November. Posada will serve the remainder of Seils' council term, which ends in 2023.
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In the Tuesday primary elections, Orange County voters cast their ballots for several federal, state, county and local positions. Several Chapel Hill voters said they also thought about the overturning of Roe v. Wade when going out to vote, while others said they vote in every election, simply to have their voices heard. “I never thought I would live this long to see our democracy so at risk and our Constitutional rights being taken away from us,” 76 year old Chapel Hill resident Margaret Rich said.
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North Carolina ranks eighth highest in the nation for infant mortality, according to data examined by the North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force in its 2022 Annual Report.
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Three judges are running for different seats within North Carolina District Court 15B, which includes both Orange and Chatham County. The candidates are Allen Baddour, Alyson A. Grine and C. Todd Roper.
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Music Maker Foundation is holding a series of free concerts at Carrboro Town Commons every Friday evening from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. between May 13 to June 10. Performing tomorrow night is Herman Hitson, an American guitarist who has collaborated with artists like Bobby Womack, The Drifters and Jimi Hendrix.
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Neiman and Taber will face off in the Democratic primary election on May 17, and the winner will run unopposed in the general election. No other parties had candidates run in District 18, which includes Orange and Chatham counties.
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Here's what you need to know about getting around Chapel Hill and Carrboro as a student.
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On May 17, seven candidates will vie for the four open seats on the Orange County Schools Board of Education. The candidates running for a position on the board include two incumbents and five newcomers. Those elected will serve a four-year term.
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The Town of Carrboro held a groundbreaking ceremony last Thursday at 203 S. Greensboro St., the future home of the Orange County Southern Branch Library. The library, also known as the 203 Project, has been in the works since 2016 when Orange County first requested the library branch.
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On May 2, Politico published a leaked draft U.S Supreme Court opinion for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. If finalized, the opinion would overturn Roe v. Wade. North Carolina has a ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy that is currently unenforceable under Roe v. Wade, according to a 2021 U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling. But, if Roe v. Wade is overturned, access in North Carolina could be restricted. Even if abortion remains legal in North Carolina, an individual from a state with a "trigger law" who needs an abortion may travel to North Carolina. This could overburden N.C.'s health system.
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There is a Tornado Watch in Chapel Hill and Carrboro until 10 p.m. on Friday and a Severe Thunderstorm warning until 3:30 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Raleigh.
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All Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will cancel or reschedule their after-school and evening athletics, activities and events today due to severe weather.
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Silent protesters gathered at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics with signs expressing their dissatisfaction with how school leaders have handled sexual assault cases on Tuesday. The students listed their concerns and demands in an open letter to the NCSSM administration. The letter’s main grievances revolve around how the school handles reports of sexual assault and the current Title IX process, as well as how the school handles suicide attempts. Before Tuesday's protest, the students held a silent walkout on April 25. The leaders of the movement met with the administration before and after the event to discuss their concerns.
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UNC students and community members gathered outside the Chapel Hill Courthouse on Franklin Street Tuesday to protest the possible overturning of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
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Orange County partnered with NorthState last month to bring high-speed fiber internet service to nearly 28,000 Orange County homes. Part of the Orange County Broadband Initiative, this partnership will increase access to affordable, high-speed internet services to unserved and underserved areas of Orange County.
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