Jeff McNeill began his role as the new Orange County Veterans Services Officer on Aug. 14. Under social services supervisor Suzanne Hitt, McNeill will focus on outreach to and service for veterans in Orange County.
The N.C. Attorney General's Office and the Orange County Criminal Justice Resource Department facilitated a Lethality Assessment Protocol training for Orange County-area law enforcement leadership and domestic violence service providers on Sept. 6.
The planning of Orange County's crisis diversion facility, which would provide services for people experiencing mental or behavioral health crises, was given $2 million in the new 2023-24 fiscal year budget.
To celebrate Women’s History Month, Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture selected Janvika Shah to create a piece of art for a bus shelter on South Road on UNC’s campus. With her illustration, which depicts a variety of women, Shah hoped to uplift marginalized identities.
After two decades of service, Senior Transit Operator Sheila Neville retired from Chapel Hill Transit. Neville served as the chair of the transit employee forum — a team that works to identify challenges or issues that CHT employees might face in their daily work.
The Dunkin’ on East Franklin Street was recently approved to begin construction on a long-awaited drive-thru, a process stretching as far back as 2017. The delay stems from a Town ordinance from 1998, which requires businesses that want drive-thrus to apply for special use permits.
On Saturday, March 25, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will host a job fair at Chapel Hill High School from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for positions available for the 2023-24 school year. The fair is an opportunity for external applicants to interact with various department leaders and school leaders to learn about vacancies for the next school year.
On March 2, Senate Bill 196, the "Student Borrowers’ Bill of Rights", was filed in the N.C. Senate. If passed, the bill would create a license requirement process for lenders to help ensure fair treatment for student loan borrowers and their families.
Gov. Roy Cooper signed a proclamation declaring March as Women’s History Month on Feb. 24. The national theme for Women’s History Month is "Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories," and the proclamation encourages the North Carolina community to honor prominent women storytellers in North Carolina’s history.
On Feb. 16, N.C. House Democrats introduced House Bill 141 that would provide paid parental leave for state employees. If passed, the bill would provide up to eight weeks of paid parental leave for full-time state employees and up to four weeks for part-time state employees, in addition to any paid leave already available.
