The North Carolina Forest Service announced on Oct. 10 that the fall wildfire season has started in North Carolina and that people should take precautions during recreational burning. The NCFS works to protect and provide valuable forest resources and runs programs for wildfire prevention and reforestation.
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The North Carolina Forest Service announced on Oct. 10 that the fall wildfire season has started in North Carolina and that people should take precautions during recreational burning. The NCFS works to protect and provide valuable forest resources and runs programs for wildfire prevention and reforestation.
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The Exceptional Children Educator of Excellence award is given out by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. A teacher for 11 years, Torry said she has been a special education teacher at Northside Elementary School since 2015.
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State Republicans gained a partial legal victory in a court ruling on Oct. 13, which adjusted laws concerning poll observers at voting sites.
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As initiated by Stormwater Utility within the Town of Carrboro Public Works Department, equipment will help to determine the amount of debris and sediment buildup, as well as necessary actions to take. “Part of the responsibility of our Stormwater Utility is to find those places that require some kind of larger investments and plan for those investments over time,” Carrboro Mayor Damon Seils said.
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Liza Wolff-Francis has been selected as Carrboro’s next poet laureate and will begin her term in January, taking over for current Poet Laureate Fred Joiner.
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According to state data, the number of absentee voters for the 2022 midterm election has significantly increased compared to the number from the 2018 midterm election.
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The Historical Society moved to the public library from 523 E. Franklin St. in 2015, when the Chapel Hill Town Council sold the building, according to the Chapel Hill Public Library director Susan Brown. The Historical Society was previously housed in the basement of the building and was the only remaining tenant, she said.
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A class-action lawsuit filed by California resident Phillip White alleges the hot sauce bottle’s branding is deceptive and leads consumers to believe the product is from Texas, when the product is actually made in Winston-Salem, N.C. White said the branding led him to purchase a $3 Texas Pete hot sauce bottle in 2021, a purchase he wouldn't have made otherwise according to the suit. “If they have a name of the state on the bottle, you kind of assume that’s from that state,” Daniels said. “That’s a very fair assumption, so I would have no clue that it’s from North Carolina.”
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Four days a month, Chapel Hill residents can expect to see more patrol presence focused on preventing speeding and improving yield rates at crosswalks in areas with higher pedestrian activity. The dates are released on the town's website each month.
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The lot will be the site of The 203 Project, a joint effort by the Town of Carrboro and Orange County to construct a three-story civic complex. The project is expected to be completed in Spring 2024.
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As part of the “For the People: Get Out the Vote Tour,” Beasley came to Chapel Hill to discuss her candidacy for U.S. Senate. She was joined by Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA).
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This past Saturday, community members gathered to celebrate the organization's anniversary. The event, called the "Freedom Journey," saw participants walk and bike to historic black landmarks in Chapel Hill.
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The Town of Chapel Hill's Climate Action and Response Plan plan aims to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change and help Chapel Hill become a community where everyone has access to affordable housing, clean air and water and healthy foods by prioritizing energy-efficient transportation and buildings.
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Orange Water and Sewer Authority is continuing community contaminant testing and supporting UNC after detectable levels of lead were found last month in the water of several drinking fountains in UNC campus facilities.
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Popcorn machines are popping and movie projectors are raring for battle – Film Fest 919 will welcome people back to the Silverspot and Lumina theaters for its fifth installment. Overall, this year’s line-up represents films from 13 different countries, according to the Film Fest 919’s website, such as "Devotion," starring Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell, and "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.”
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CHCCS middle school teacher Brandon Cartagena's teaching philosophy centers on the preservation of Hispanic culture, he said. Though he teaches social studies lessons in Spanish, not every student he teaches has a Hispanic background. For him, Cartagena said, teaching content in Spanish is a way to learn the language other than explicitly having language lessons.
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This year, the N.C. State Fair features dozens of new foods, five new rides and the new N.C. State Fair Bacon Trail. The fair opens daily at 9 a.m. and closes at 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and at midnight on Friday and Saturday until Oct. 23. Giant watermelons and pumpkins, a staple each year, will be on display for the entire 11-day event. The largest pumpkin, grown by Chris Rodebaugh of West Virginia, weighed in at nearly 1,500 pounds.
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The 17th Annual West End Poetry Festival will take place in person at the Carrboro Town Hall and the Century Center on Oct. 14 and 15. The festival was held online for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The first Shred-A-Thon is on Oct. 22 in Chapel Hill from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Eubanks Road Park and Ride Lot. The second Shred-A-Thon event is on Oct. 29 in Hillsborough from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hampton Pointe 24-Hour Drop-Off Site behind Home Depot.
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The Chapel Hill Town Council discussed the implementation of its Climate Action Plan, the future of Franklin Street and concerns about the UNC Cogeneration Facility at a meeting on Wednesday night.
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