“The legislature should be focused on supporting teachers, helping students recover lost learning, and investing in our public schools,” Gov. Cooper said in a Sept. 10 press release. “Instead, this bill pushes calculated, conspiracy-laden politics into public education."
Read More »Before the bill's signing, children ages 14 or 15 could marry adults through a "pregnancy exception." This left a loophole that could be used to avoid North Carolina's statutory rape laws.
Read More »The Horizons Homestead project, expected to break ground in spring 2022, will provide 32 units of housing to the program's participants, in addition to their children.
Read More »The Carrboro Elementary PTA is hosting an auction and raffle until April 16, with funds being used to help the school. Everything being auctioned was bought or donated from local businesses to support them during the pandemic.
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The Orange County Schools Board of Education voted to allow all elementary schools to open fully in person under Plan A. Middle and high schools will not fully open until next fall.
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Grine replaces former Superior Court Judge Carl Fox, who retired in October 2020 after more than 14 years on the court.
Read More »The Carrboro Town Council received a letter on Oct. 28 from the NCSBE requesting the Town remove Black Lives Matter flags at the front of Carrboro Town Hall for the remainder of the early voting period.
Read More »Groups like Save Hillsborough believes the approval of Research Triangle Logistics Park will harm the environment and safety of Orange County.
Read More »Early voting is underway in North Carolina through Oct. 31. Gerry Cohen, a member of the Wake County Board of Elections, and Rachel Raper, director of elections for Orange County, answered some frequently asked questions about the process.
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Incumbent Dale Folwell and Ronnie Chatterji are vying to become the state's next treasurer. Here's where they stand on key issues.
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