The site is home to the former all-white girls Burwell School, which still stands in historic downtown Hillsborough. In recent years, historic commissions have worked to add more context about the lives of Black enslaved and free people who lived and worked at the school.
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The site is home to the former all-white girls Burwell School, which still stands in historic downtown Hillsborough. In recent years, historic commissions have worked to add more context about the lives of Black enslaved and free people who lived and worked at the school.
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Carrboro Fire Chief David Schmidt said the fire was suspicious because it was traced to a trash can in a bathroom stall where there was no heat source. The Carrboro Police Department worked to investigate the cause, which led them to identify the student.
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Got To Be NC, an initiative run by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, had a pavilion at the 2021 N.C. State Fair, which ran from Oct. 14 to Oct. 24.
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According to the 35-day disclosure report, Pruitt, who is a registered Republican, has raised about $14,000 for her campaign, which is nearly seven times greater than the next-highest fundraiser.
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The Carrboro Town Council voted to move ahead with plans for The 203 Project despite a projected budget increase. The building, which will become home to WCOM Radio, the Orange County Skills Development Center and Orange County Southern Branch Library, is expected to open to the public in 2023.
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The Town of Chapel Hill will not be preemptively closing any roads this year for Halloween and has advised against attending the famous Franklin Street Halloween celebration.
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Gov. Roy Cooper announced the investment of $805 million in the state's early child care and learning programs in early October.
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The road on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard has been closed between Longview Street and Hillsborough Street due to a gas leak, according to a tweet from Chapel Hill police.
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N.C. Sen. Ben Clark, D-Cumberland, Hoke, recently revealed a draft of his new proposed design for North Carolina’s congressional map.
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On Sept. 7, The News & Observer published an article about Chapel Hill Town Council candidate Vimala Rajendran’s husband, Rush Greenslade, and his status as a registered sex offender. Since the news broke, Greenslade’s status as a registered sex offender has become a major topic of discussion surrounding Rajendran’s campaign.
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House Bill 951, signed by Gov. Roy Cooper earlier this month following bipartisan approval, seeks to lower the state’s carbon emissions while maintaining low costs for consumers. The bill sets two goals for decreasing emissions: a 70 percent reduction in 2015 emissions levels by 2030 and becoming completely carbon neutral by 2050.
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Five of seven Chapel Hill Town Council members endorsed Mayor Pam Hemminger for reelection, and cited distrust for challenger and current Town Council member Hongbin Gu.
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"CHALT’s voices have disproportionately affected local political discussion for far too long — and their attacks on young journalists should not silence the desire for progress in our town."
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Orange County Schools is working toward the creation of an honors Native American studies course at the high school level. The initiative was unanimously approved on Oct. 11 by the Orange County Schools Board of Education in a resolution "Honoring Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2021 and the Native Peoples’ of North Carolina."
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At least nine organizations across the state will receive this money as a grant through an application process.
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The Orange County Board of County Commissioners launched its Longtime Homeowner Assistance program in early October to help retain the established community and combat gentrification.
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Although Price said he knows it is time for him to retire, he said his pursuit to protect and expand democracy will remain.
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The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) Board of Education voted unanimously to add three mental wellness days to the 2021-22 school calendar on Oct. 21, with the aim of giving students and faculty time off to decompress during the school year.
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Set to release in the United States this Friday, Warner Bros.’ “Dune” has sparked conversation throughout campus and the entertainment industry. Warner Bros. hosted a virtual roundtable event for college journalists featuring the film's stars, Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, on Oct. 17.
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Twenty inmates and three staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Orange County Detention Center as of Monday, raising concerns about general pandemic control in detention centers.
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