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 they co-signed condemning the death of George Floyd and police brutality.
Both the North Carolina court system and UNC offer differing forms of no-contact orders — commonly called "restraining orders" — to victims of harassment, stalking, abuse or assault when they seek protection from their perpetrators. While each type of no-contact order varies by degree of enforcement and consequences, they all establish, on paper, measures prohibiting contact between involved individuals. But in reality, many victims have found that enforcement of these protective measures can fall on their shoulders alone, leaving them no more sense of protection than they felt before seeking official action.
On Friday, UNC students and community members gathered to honor the life of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman fatally shot by Louisville police officers as she slept in her apartment — one of many demonstrations that have taken place in the Triangle over the last week to protest racial injustice in America.
The funding, which small businesses can apply for until June 17 at 11:59 p.m., will be entirely distributed via grant, not loan.
“Minority businesses are more likely to be small businesses, so supporting these businesses really builds diversity into our local economy, in addition to adding to the overall economic vitality of a community,” Anna Richards, president of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP, said.
Although Chapel Hill has exhibited increases in rent prices in May, Town and state officials are working to make sure emergencies like COVID-19 don't leave residents unable to access housing due to the price of their rent.
When University Baptist Church closed its doors in March, its congregation decided to spread culinary comfort to needy and lonely Chapel Hill residents.
Some Orange County and Chapel Hill leaders are worried about how students' return to campus will affect the area — from transportation to sanitation practices. Leaders said communication and coordination between the University and local government agencies will be essential to protect students and residents' health.
Three days into the official start of hurricane season, three large storms have already developed off the coast. In combination with the coronavirus pandemic, this heavy hurricane season may spell trouble for officials and North Carolina residents alike.
Evely Forte and City & State reporter Elizabeth Egan talk about the NCDHHS's Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program and the work of local organizations attempting to feed families impacted by the economic effects of the pandemic. Summer Online Editor Meredith Radford also breaks down how the state is preparing for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially begins today, and what residents can do to individually prepare.
Thousands gathered in Raleigh this Saturday to peacefully protest. The next morning, downtown was decimated. After a peaceful protest that began around 5 p.m. and lasted for approximately two hours, tensions escalated through the night as police deployed tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators and multiple buildings were damaged in the aftermath.
"Health is a whole lot more important than a haircut," Marilyn Chaplin, owner of Legacy Cuts Barber Shop, said. "I understand that I'm not working, but I also can't work if I'm dead."
Starting Monday, Chapel Hill Transit will operate with the reduced occupancy of 10 people per bus, coinciding with the University's plan to resume some research operations on-campus.
With over 24,000 cases in the state, many officials are assessing the effects of containment policies and are having to choose which metrics are best to determine the spread of COVID-19. Pan through this interactive timeline of North Carolina's COVID-19 outbreak and policy responses.
While many restaurants on Franklin Street are either staying closed or are open exclusively for takeout, delivery or curbside service, these restaurants are now open for dine-in service:
Having lost many parts of their final year of high school to COVID-19, including prom, awards nights and other senior activities, many Orange County seniors are relying on their graduation to be one final hurrah.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' P-EBT program, which aims to help North Carolinians combat food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic, will provide families across the state with additional food benefits.
For the past five years, the Town of Chapel Hill has worked with the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina to distribute food to families in the Town's public housing facilities. However, as the pandemic has caused food demand to increase significantly, the traditional walk-up distribution didn't seem safe anymore, said Public Housing Director Faith Brodie. To continue to serve the local community through the pandemic, the Town and the Food Bank have collaborated with PORCH, a hunger relief organization in the Chapel Hill and Carrboro area that is familiar with large-scale distribution and volunteer recruitment.
Orange County added an amendment to its emergency declaration, enforcing guidelines in addition to Governor Roy Cooper’s Phase 2 executive order. Under the amendment, business employees must wear facial coverings and businesses should ask customers to wear facial coverings or masks.
North Carolina has increased its number of tests completed since the beginning of Phase 1. Here's how increases in PPE production and testing are better preparing the state to face and slow the spread of COVID-19.
