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Joal Broun, a member of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education, is speaking on challenges that still face our school system.
Anna Richards, president of the local NAACP branch, won North Carolina branch president of the year.
The Wellness Alliance provides a variety of alternative medicinal treatments to the communities of Carrboro and Chapel Hill.
Chapel Hill Town Council and mayoral candidates discussed voter engagement alongside climate and transportation policies ahead of November elections.
Franklin Street has added a new cafe to its repertoire: the Three Waters Cafe.
The ArtsCenter has agreed to pay their portion of design costs to withdraw from a large construction project on Greensboro Street in order to invest in a standalone facility off Jones Ferry Road.
High school principal John Williams discusses his compassion and the importance in serving the homeless community.
The Chamber's 2019 State of the Community Report reveals that reading levels and graduation rates for minority groups in the state's public schools are lower than those of white students.
The Town of Chapel Hill's population is decreasing, despite popular assumptions. In fact, growth in this decade so far has been the slowest the town has seen since the 1970s. While this may sound alarming, it's more complicated than that. The rising cost of living has caused people to move to places right outside of Chapel Hill and Orange County, but this poses additional questions for the future of development and growth in Chapel Hill. How will the town expand, and how will they get people to stay?
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen is considering — but not yet committing to — increasing enforcement of parking time limits, charging for parking and building a new parking deck.
The primary point of access for the store is currently a traffic circle that is to be built on Old Durham Road. On Monday, a modification to the plan was discussed at the Chapel Hill Town Council in response to traffic concerns.
Details emerged publicly last month regarding the arrest of Patrick Conway this past summer, when he drunkenly crashed his vehicle into a tractor trailer while his two young daughters were in the backseat. Conway, who was CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina at the time, stepped down at the urging of the his company's trustees amid the public backlash. However, the incident hasn't cost Conway all opportunities in the health industry. Despite his currently-pending charges, which include DWI and misdemeanor child abuse, Conway still "has privileges and works occasional shifts" at UNC Hospitals' N.C. Children's Hospital, and it's unclear if his pediatrician privileges will face any impact from the arrest.
For years, job vacancies among bus drivers and teacher assistants have been an issue for the school district. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education is ready to address it.
Staff and parents are voicing concerns over the school's transition.
Habitat for Humanity is building an affordable living community exclusively for the elderly in Orange County.
Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle dedicated October supporting victims and survivors of abuse.
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