Lady Edison, a Chapel Hill-based pork business that buys whole hogs from the North Carolina Natural Hog Growers Association cooperative and sells to restaurants and business across the state and country, is expanding their mission locally with a new deli and re-imagined bar coming in the near future.
The Board of Aldermen will officially adopt a new name, and the town's noise ordinance will be amended. Changes for Martin Luther King Jr. Park were also discussed at the meeting.
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen heard an update on the Town's bike plan at its meeting Tuesday. Aldermen members debated the comprehensiveness of the plan.
“I hope to bring my expertise on education,” La Serna said. “I’m bringing that background knowledge to ask questions and to make data-based decisions for our district to try to improve education for every single student in the district.”
UNC Health Care is being sued for allegedly discriminating against blind patients and violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The Town of Chapel Hill suggests that affordable housing should cost no more than 30 percent of a household's income. However, the number of new "luxury" developments is increasing despite affordable housing efforts
Well Dot Inc. is investing a total of $3 million in Chapel Hill and Orange County.
After UNC-Charlotte's associate vice chancellor for safety and security, John Bogdan, was accused of overlooking human rights violations during his tenure at Guantanamo Bay Detention Center, activists are listing their demands for future hirings.
The 180 West Apartment Homes in Carrboro was acquired by an Atlanta-based firm and will be undergoing renovations and a renaming.
An organization run by local students, "Driving is Exhausting," is urging parents to reduce emissions by turning off their engines in the carpool line.
The League of Women Voters hosted a "gerrymander bash" for voters and their families to learn about the dangers of gerrymandering.
The Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition held ceremonies Saturday to honor the memory of 18-year-old Manly McCauley.
As with most immigration policy, the real change here has to come through Congress. But from my view here in the state, all North Carolinians would benefit from Washington stepping up to make dreams come true.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged two Cedar Ridge High School students for communicating threats of mass violence in the last couple months, and are offering a reward to anyone with information leading to the arrest of the third person who threatened the school. The Chapel Hill Police Department arrested a student with the same charge in relation to a threat against East Chapel Hill High School. With four threats of mass violence in two local schools since September, law enforcement and school officials are stressing the importance of communication in responding to and preventing these situations.
Incumbent Chapel Hill Town Council candidate said she will request the Orange County Board of Elections conduct a recount. The Board met Friday for their canvas meeting to certify the results of the Nov. 5 municipal and school board elections. Three candidates — Oates and challengers Sue Hunter and Tai Huynh — stood at around 13 percent of the vote after certification. The recount will be conducted next Thursday.
At the most recent Chapel Hill Town Council meeting, topics included the Language Access Plan, on-street parking and more.
The store will be closing in early 2020, and their Weathervane Restaurant has already shuttered.
When Emergency medical services arrive to help a person who has overdosed on opioids, it’s anyone’s guess what the scene will look like. When the traditional role of the paramedic is finished, they're immediately on to the next call — and their role is growing as North Carolina tries to combat the opioid epidemic. Orange County recently joined a pilot program in the state to make community paramedics a permanent part of the system, and it's not the only program in the county recently created to provide these services.
The organization is working to establish a $50,000 revolving bail fund that will be used to post low-cost bail for people in the county who cannot afford to pay it so that individuals can continue their lives while waiting for trial.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will implement new measures for ensuring equity in classrooms.
