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'Who had the power to name this?': Street renaming explained

By Audrey Kashatus | November 17

Chapel Hill and Carrboro have similar processes for renaming streets, involving community members, property owners and town councils. Recently, there ...

Chapel Hill-Carrboro Community Holiday Parade will not include motor vehicles

By Ella Aluise | November 17

Darien Cropper, the marketing and communications coordinator for Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture, said the decision to remove cars in the Chapel ...

Chapel Hill Town Council approves southward extension of water and sewer boundary

By Defne Önal | November 16

The council approved a water and sewer service extension for southern Chapel Hill, 8-1, with council member and defeated mayoral candidate Adam Searing ...

'Such an extreme measure': Carr Mill Mall introduces heightened parking lot security

By Sarah Smiley | November 16

“It seems unnecessary to use such an extreme measure because they’re not giving you a warning, they’re not giving you a ticket — they are just ...

Orange County BOCC approves funding for bridge housing, services contract

By Kathryn DeHart | November 16

The Orange County Board of County Commissioners discussed a contract for a community engagement specialist for the Greene Tract area and funding for a ...

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Carrboro Town Council votes 4-3 on resolution calling for ceasefire in Israel and Gaza

By Audrey Kashatus | November 16

The council voted 4-3 to pass the resolution to call a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war. Foushee, Haven-O’Donnell and Romaine were the three votes against ...

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'I feel like Franklin Street needed this': Chapel Hill Raising Cane's officially opens

By Lola Oliverio | November 14

One customer camped out overnight in a tent on the sidewalk, and became the first person ever served by the location. At 7 a.m. on opening day, the customer ...

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S.B. 20's paid parental leave statute goes into effect for state employees

By Defne Önal | November 14

The statute entitles employees to up to eight weeks of paid leave following the birth of a child and up to four weeks after adopting or becoming a foster ...

'Big shoes to fill': Carrboro finance director Arche McAdoo retires

By Makenzie Mills | November 13

With McAdoo as financial director, the Town’s Annual Budget Report and Annual Comprehensive Financial Report has been recognized with awards of excellence ...

Some provisional and absentee ballots yet to be counted in Chapel Hill municipal elections

By Brantley Aycock | November 12

Gerry Cohen said, because Sharp and Soll were running on the same slate, it is unlikely that the provisional ballots nor the absentee ballots for Chapel ...

Public School Forum report shows teacher vacancies across North Carolina

By Huda Kamal | November 12

“What it looks like is kids getting to school late because we are not paying bus drivers enough so we can’t fill those positions,” Bryan Proffitt, ...

'A new home': The Purple Bowl to relocate on Franklin Street

By Olivia Gschwind | November 12

Taylor Gilland, The Purple Bowl owner, said the Town of Chapel Hill did not have any role in helping find the business' new space at 505 W. Franklin St. ...

Column: The successes and pitfalls of The DTH's 2023 election coverage

By Ethan E. Horton | November 12

"I wanted to do things differently — and the biggest change I wanted to make was to focus primarily on the issues driving the campaigns, rather than ...

Chapel Hill sees high voter turnout in 2023 municipal election

By Henry Thomas | November 12

Over 12,000 votes were cast in the Chapel Hill mayoral election, marking a nearly 20 percent increase from the 2021 municipal election.

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Orange County Schools Board of Education discusses graduation plans, school reassignments

By Caroline Horne | November 10

The board approved edits to Policy 3540 of the Comprehensive Health Education Program and set high school graduation dates for June 7, the day after the ...

Orange County Health Department receives statewide awards for Gateway Village Collaborative

By Jana Abdouni | November 9

“The awards were monetary and they go to supporting the community, use it to host various community support the community,” Dana Crews, the director ...

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Ryan, Nollert, McCullough win open seats on Chapel Hill Town Council, fourth seat uncertain

By Walker Livingston | November 7

Amy Ryan won the highest amount of votes, Melissa McCullough and Theodore Nollert won the second- and third-most votes in the Chapel Hill Town Council. ...

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Three newcomers, one incumbent elected to CHCCS Board of Education

By Lucy Marques and Sophia Fanning | November 7

Rani Dasi, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education frontrunner, won 20.13 percent of the vote, 11,628 votes total. Barbara Fedders was ...

Jess Anderson defeats Adam Searing in Chapel Hill mayoral race

By Ethan E. Horton | November 7

Jess Anderson won the 2023 Chapel Hill mayor race, per unofficial results. Anderson won 58.79 percent of the vote, compared to Searing's 40.97 percent ...

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Fray, Merrill and Posada win open seats on Carrboro Town Council

By Walker Livingston | November 7

Catherine Fray, Jason Merrill and Eliazar Posada have won the three open seats on the Carrboro Town Council, according to unofficial results. Fray earned ...