The OC Voice is a portion of the OC Report newsletter where local residents may have a platform to talk about local issues they care about. Brittany McGee is an assistant city & state editor and a senior at UNC.
More than 200 athletes and coaches marched from Franklin Street to Rosemary to Morehead Planetarium, where a handful of players gave speeches about racial injustice to conclude a memorable and important day in UNC sports history.
Following a spike in COVID-19 cases on campus at UNC, Moe's Southwest Grill and Linda's Bar and Grill have shut their doors.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections released guidance Monday for college students who plan to vote by mail in the upcoming election.
Part of the RNC took place in Charlotte, where business meetings and the formal nomination for President Donald Trump to represent the Republican Party in the election took place. Other parts of the convention that were televised took place in Washington D.C., Fort McHenry in Baltimore, M.D. and across the country.
Renee Price, vice chairperson of the Orange County Board of County Commissioners, was awarded the M.H. "Jack" Brock Outstanding County Commissioner Award on Aug. 15.
The Chapel Hill Police Department issued four Class 2 misdemeanors to UNC students for violating Gov. Roy Cooper's executive order.
The North Carolina General Assembly goes back into session on Sept. 2, which would be the first time either the House or Senate have convened since July 11. But the House Select Committee on COVID-19 has restarted meetings to discuss the legislature’s approach to the newest wave of coronavirus-related issues.
The N.C. Supreme Court ruled that Marcus Robinson, who was resentenced to death after the Racial Justice Act was repealed in 2013, could not be executed due to double jeopardy.
College students and Chapel Hill natives reflect on summer protests, organizing the community during a pandemic and what's next for activism in Chapel Hill.
UNC students who have been pushed out of dorms are now looking to live off campus. Students are looking to sign new leases, find someone to take over own their leases or try to negotiate a buyout.
After a national search, Chapel Hill introduces Ann Anderson as the new town attorney. Anderson earned her undergraduate degree from UNC and then attended the UNC School of Law. She has been part of the faculty at the UNC School of Government since 2007.
Artist Georges Le Chevallier, who designed the bus, he hopes non-Latino residents will see the bus, learn the Spanish and English words and realize they probably know more Spanish than they think. The bus was born through a partnership between Chapel Hill Transit and Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture.
The OC Voice is a portion of the OC Report newsletter where local residents may have a platform to talk about local issues they care about. Sammy Slade is a Carrboro Town Council member and UNC alumnus.
As UNC transitions online and on-campus students leave their dorms, local restaurants are bracing for the effects of a de-densifying campus.
Lula’s, LOTSA Stone Fired Pizza and Ms Mong are some of the restaurants that have permanently closed their doors because of the coronavirus.
“I know we’re in the South, and we like to keep things nice,” Council Member Sammy Slade said, “but sometimes we have to be real, and we have to be truthful and we have to speak out.”
The University's decision to switch to remote instruction for all undergraduate classes came after several weeks of Orange County officials and town councils expressing concern over the return of students to the area.
Orange County has a 600-person waitlist for poll workers, said Rachel Raper, director of elections for Orange County. But just to the south, Chatham County is still short on election workers.
The Orange County Board of Elections is encouraging students to request absentee ballots early for the general election on Nov. 3.
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