The Town of Chapel Hill is currently taking interest forms for Stream Team 2.0, a program that gives Chapel Hill volunteers the opportunity to monitor water quality for 10 sources in the area.
Through the month of April and beyond, the OCRCC is dedicated to supporting and advocating for survivors of sexual violence. Outside of direct support work, the center offers a variety of educational programming for all ages and several varieties of volunteer opportunities.
Rep. Jeff Jackson (D-N.C. 14th) has about 1.4 million followers on the platform, where he posts informational videos about Congress, its function and current issues — including information about emergency Zoom calls and the traditional freshman Congress office lottery.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools hosted an event celebrating Black joy, highlighting Black achievements and amplifying Black voices in the school community on Saturday. The celebration was held at Culbreth Middle School from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to commemorate Black History Month. The event featured two panels, arts and crafts, a DJ and free food.
North Carolina state legislators have announced a bipartisan historically Black universities and colleges caucus, focusing on meeting the needs of historically Black higher education, making it the first state-level caucus of its kind in the country.
Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly filed Senate Bill 88 on Feb. 9, proposing amendments that would restrict deadlines for mail-in ballots. Currently, all mail-in ballots may be received by the county board of elections no later than 5 p.m., three days after Election Day, stipulating that the ballot must be postmarked by Election Day. S.B. 88 would require all mail-in ballots must be received by the board of elections no later than 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.
