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Monday March 27th

Public Safety


DTH Photo Illustration. The Town of Chapel Hill recently released "TOWNtalk the podcast," which focuses on various Town staff, what they do, how they do it and why their roles are important for the community. 

"TOWNtalk" podcast shines a light on Chapel Hill Town services

The Town of Chapel Hill recently released "TOWNtalk the podcast." Ran Northam, communications manager for the Town of Chapel Hill, said he, Alex Carrasquillo, the community safety public information officer for the Town and Public Information Officer Christina Strauch created "TOWNtalk" in an effort to educate the public and shine a light on staff members. 

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Former employees of IZA Whiskey & Eats allege owner allowed workplace misconduct, harassment

Several former workers at IZA Whiskey & Eats, a popular Carrboro restaurant, have brought forward allegations of employee mistreatment and negligence against Yung Nay, the owner and founder.  They claim Nay poorly handled sexual harassment in the workplace and failed to fairly compensate back-of-house employees.  A former back-of-house worker, who requested to remain anonymous, also said they noticed hours missing from their paycheck while employed at the restaurant. 

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Photo Courtesy of North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

North Carolina Dam Safety Program receives award for technology innovations

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Dam Safety Program received the Southeast Regional Award for its recent work pioneering and implementing internal software programs and studies to monitor dam infrastructure across the state. The program has "initiated several innovative projects to provide for the safety of dams, reduction of risks and benefits for the state," according to the Association of State Dam Safety Officials, the awarding body.

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Chapel Hill Town Hall stands on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. 

Chapel Hill Town Council to vote on resolution regarding Operation Readi-Rock

During the Nov. 16 town council meeting, the Chapel Hill Town Council is set to approve a resolution that will acknowledge harm caused by the Graham Street raid of 1990, also known as Operation Readi-Rock, and issue a formal apology to those impacted. The meeting will be on the 32nd anniversary of the raid, which was an execution of a search warrant on a full block of Graham Street that disproportionately affected Chapel Hill’s Black community.

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The Chapel Hill Police Department is pictured on Oct. 7, 2022.

Chapel Hill awaits results of soil testing for coal ash

Chapel Hill Mayor Pan Hemminger said the Town has been transparent about what it has learned about coal ash at 828 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. But, one group believes that the organization hired to test the site failed to provide the Town with a complete assessment of health risks caused by coal ash.

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