As a precaution against the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools announced Thursday it will make Monday, March 16; Tuesday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 18 optional teach work days and have spring break from Thursday, March 19 to April 3. Students will then begin remote learning in hopes of returning to class on Monday, April 6.
The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 (coronavirus) a pandemic, and North Carolina is now in a state of emergency as universities across the state are closing. In light of this, local school districts are making adjustments to cope.
Emails between a former Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools official and a member of Education Elements, an education consulting firm, reveal how the district entered a $767,070 contract without the school board's approval. The decision raised doubts about transparency and whistleblowing protection among parents and board members.
In response to five new presumed cases of COVID-19, Gov. Cooper has declared a state of emergency in North Carolina.
A second case of coronavirus was confirmed in North Carolina Friday. After an initial case was reported in Wake County earlier this week, the state confirmed another case in Chatham County on Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still needs to confirm the test, but the man who contracted the virus is in isolation at his home, according to a press release from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
North Carolina Democratic Party leaders gathered at an event in Raleigh on Tuesday after primary elections results were announced. But despite the initial excitement, attention quickly turned to November and the party's goal of flipping the state legislature.
The Town Council unanimously passed the motion authorizing a memorandum of understanding with Grubb Properties for the East Rosemary Downtown Redevelopment Project. Additionally, the Council also passed a motion to move forward in an incentive agreement with Well Dot, Inc. (Well).
“Scores were so glorified, a lot of kids felt like, my scores are just right below, why can’t I?” he said. “A lot of kids changed their attitudes about themselves, they just felt dumb, like they weren’t good enough to be in the same classroom as them."
After moving from New York to Chapel Hill and realizing that there were no local bagel shops off campus, Alex Brandwein took matters into his own hands and established his very own Brandwein's Bagels.
Savor is a gluten-free, diabetic-friendly and keto-friendly bakery and eatery. Co-owner Stephanie Sherman received her master’s degree in epidemiology and public health, and she said it's important to provide healthy and enjoyable food options for people with food restrictions.
Despite a decreasing number of polling locations in North Carolina, voter turnout in Orange County and the state has been increasing. There are more absentee ballots being cast across the state.
No candidate received at least 30 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor, leaving open the possibility of a runoff.
The unofficial results are in for the race to be the Democratic nominee for district court judge in Orange and Chatham counties.
Bonnie Hauser, Jennifer D. Moore and Carrie Doyle were elected to the board, according to unofficial vote counts. Unofficial primary election results show that Hauser, Moore and Doyle each received about 17 percent of votes. The results show that there was only a 0.38 percent margin between unofficial vote counts for Doyle and LaTarndra Strong, who said she is not planning on requesting a recount.
Chapel Hill Leadership PAC, related to the local interest group known as CHALT, and Save Orange Schools PAC backed newcomers Amy Fowler and Jean Hamilton over incumbents Mark Marcoplos, Mark Dorosin and Penny Rich in the race for Orange County Board of Commissioners. Fowler unseated Marcoplos in the race for the At-Large District and Hamilton received more votes than both Dorosin and Rich in the race for District 1. Because the margin between Dorosin and Rich is so narrow, there is the possibility of a recount to see who will get the second seat on the Board for District 1.
Polls for the North Carolina primary closed at 7:30 p.m. Early results indicate former Vice President Joe Biden will win the most votes for the Democratic presidential nomination. Primary races are also on the ballot for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor, and council of state. Winners of the Orange County Board of Commissioners and Orange County Schools Board of Education elections will assume their seats in June. This article will be updated as results continue to come in.
North Carolina reported its first case of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, on Friday according to a press release from Gov. Roy Cooper. The release said this is an isolated case, and the illness is not widespread throughout the state
A Republican Party-sponsored fundraising mailer titled "Congressional District Census" has Orange County officials and census activists questioning if it will lower the census' completion rate. According to the official U.S. Census Bureau website, the census, which is administered every ten years, will be sent by mail in March. The GOP mailer has been sent out in national waves since late last year.
Bloomberg has secured 157 endorsements from current and former mayors throughout the country at this point in his unorthodox presidential bid, which he is funding on his own dime. Seven of those mayoral endorsements come from North Carolina, according to the Bloomberg campaign, including from Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin, Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles and two former Raleigh mayors. The state’s House and Senate Democratic leaders, Rep. Darren Jackson and Senator Dan Blue, recently endorsed Bloomberg’s bid for commander-in-chief. North Carolina figureheads like Bev Perdue, the state’s first female governor, have also thrown their weight behind him.
A recent protest in Chatham County at a voting site raised concerns about voter intimidation at the polls.
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