Although restoration plans for a fire-gutted courthouse are under way, they might be subject to change after new county leadership takes office.
Orange County plans to expand library services by building a new, full-service library in Carrboro. Under the proposal, libraries at McDougle Middle School and the Cybrary in Carrboro would be replaced by a facility next to Carrboro Elementary School, county library director Lucinda Munger said.
A nurse of 28 years, Joyce Kern is passionate about her profession. Kern, who works for UNC Hospitals, shared her passion with middle and high school students from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools at the third annual career fair Thursday evening. “If the career fair pulls one student in a direction which eventually finds a cure somewhere, well that’s what we’re about.” About 80 businesses in industries like health care, sustainability, agriculture, construction and video game design were represented in the exposition at University Mall.
A subcommittee of school board members and other administrators selected the two candidates from five potential firms before Thursday’s meeting.
After catching fire last March, the Chatham County courthouse is nearly ready for full-fledged reconstruction efforts to begin. Contractors have almost finished clearing fire debris from the interior of the building and repairing the exterior walls, said Director of Chatham County Public Works David Hughes.
Despite decreased state funds, Chapel Hill’s public school district managed to protect student programs and teacher positions for the coming year. The district’s $124 million operating budget remained largely intact from last year thanks to action from the Orange County Board of Commissioners. “No program was eliminated because of budget concerns.
If you’re thinking you’ve never felt a summer this hot in the Triangle, you would be right.
Though there’s little chance the county will give school districts more money than last year, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools approved an optimistic budget.
Eleven students labeled brightly colored body outlines with the German words for different body parts last week.Later, their teacher, Marilyn Metzler, joked in German with one student who told her she had a “bad face.”Smith Middle School’s class is the last remaining middle school German class in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools — and it won’t continue next year.
Community members can voice opinions today about a proposal to add more honors classes to the local school curriculum — either online or in a hybrid form with regular classes.
