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Orange County will mandate face coverings for business employees during Phase 2

By Suzannah Claire Perry | May 22

Orange County added an amendment to its emergency declaration, enforcing guidelines in addition to Governor Roy Cooper’s Phase 2 executive order. Under ...

County commissioners and school boards discuss budget effects of coronavirus

By Suzannah Claire Perry | April 29

Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School boards' budget proposals are likely to change after review from the County Commissioners due to unexpected ...

Orange County Board of Commissioners discusses next steps for climate projects

By Guillermo Molero | April 8

The money for these projects, among others, would come from the new Climate Action Tax that the commissioners approved as part of the budget for the 2019-20 ...

North Carolina comes in 36th place nationwide in census responses

By Niharika Vattikonda | April 8

North Carolina is currently underperforming in responses to the 2020 Census. The lack of responses comes from complications due to COVID-19, several hard-to-count ...

Orange County leads North Carolina counties in 2020 census response rate

By Elizabeth Egan | April 7

With a 2020 census rate of 52.7 percent, Orange County is leading North Carolina counties as of Tuesday night. The county created a Complete Count Committee ...

Are you tired of quarantining at home? Take a walk on a local greenway

By Jordan Barish | April 7

According to Orange County's stay-at-home order, play centers, private and public playgrounds, skate parks and recreation centers will all be closed to ...

Orange County Commissioners approve program to help small businesses amid pandemic

By Guillermo Molero and Amena Saad | March 25

The Board of Orange County Commissioners met Tuesday to approve a program providing financial support to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Four cases of COVID-19 identified in Orange County

By Michael Taffe | March 20

Four cases of COVID-19 — also known as coronavirus — have been identified in Orange County according to the North Carolina Department of Health and ...

Local PACs drive out incumbents on Orange County Board of Commissioners

By Michael Taffe | March 4

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 ...

Column: Penny Rich understands student needs

March 1

Josh Mayo, a graduate student at the Department of City and Regional Planning, wants you to support Penny Rich for County Commissioner.

State budget impasse continues to burden local schools

By Emma Cunningham-Bradshaw | February 26

CHCCS Board of Education Member Rani Dasi said she was wary that a state budget would even be approved for the next fiscal year. She said while the budget ...

To combat food insecurity, Orange County's food council aims to change policy

By Jordan Barish | February 25

The 15-member council has seats for each elected body, including representatives from the Orange County Board of County Commissioners, Hillsborough Board ...

Orange County commissioners adapt to mandate changing elementary class sizes

By Julianna Robbins | February 19

The SJAC is working with the Orange County Board of Commissioners to discuss possible solutions to reduce elementary and pre-K class sizes.

Save Orange Schools attempts to address aging infrastructure in Orange County Schools

By Emma Kenfield | February 5

“There are critical issues and needs across the board regarding public education. We just believe that there is a need for advocacy in this area that ...

Here’s what you missed at Tuesday's Orange County Board of Commissioners meeting

By Suzannah Claire Perry | February 5

“To be able to preserve places that have so much of a history and a legacy tied to them, both Schley Grange and the Cedar Grove School, is so important ...

Here's what you need to know about the Orange County Board of Commissioners primary

By Audrey Selley | February 4

In a public panel, the candidates for the Orange County Board of Commissioners shared their plans for the county. They spoke about education, transportation ...

The Orange County Commissioners primary race: What you need to know

By Guillermo Molero | January 30

Candidates running to represent Chapel Hill and Carrboro in Orange County's Board of County Commissioners continue to campaign for the 2020 primary election. ...

Former N.C. chief justice's portrait removed from courthouse over slave trader past

By Amena Saad | January 29

The portrait of former N.C. Chief Justice Thomas Ruffin was removed from Orange County Courthouse after it was found he was an enslaver, a slave trader ...

No more trash talk: Compost programs introduced in two Orange County schools

By Audrey Selley | January 26

“The schools came to us and said — as part of the County’s overall climate action plan — we want to reduce waste,” Pollock said. “Specifically, ...

After decades of delays, plans for the Greene Tract are finally moving forward

By Suzannah Claire Perry and Guillermo Molero | January 24

Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County governments have agreed to move forward on plans for the Greene Tracts. Proposed developments include affordable ...