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Quarry Expansion's OK Draws Local Criticism

By Phil Bailey | April 5

Some Orange County residents say the Orange County Board of Commissioners' decision to allow the expansion of a rock quarry is based more on financial gain than on actual needs in the area.Despite opposition, the commissioners approved a special-use permit Tuesday night allowing American Stone Co. and the Orange Water and Sewer Authority to expand an existing rock quarry in Hillsborough. When American Stone stops drilling in 2030, OWASA will turn the quarry into a reservoir for local water needs.

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Student Musicians Claim W.B. Yeats Changed Its Tune

By Phil Bailey | March 9

Two musicians who claimed they were not paid for a concert took to the picket line to air their grievances.The two men started picketing W.B. Yeats Irish Pub on West Franklin Street on the nights of March 1 and March 2 holding signs reading, "W.B. Yeats does not pay its bands."The Scooby Brothers, UNC juniors and roommates Scott Hirsch and Bobby Sapp, had performed top-40 songs in a four-hour, two-guitar acoustic/electric set at W.B. Yeats on Feb. 25. The duo said the manager of the pub had not reimbursed them $69.96 for P.A.

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School Board Accepts Plan to Reduce Overcrowding

By Phil Bailey | March 5

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education approved a short-term plan Thursday aimed at easing overcrowding in the district's three most crowded elementary schools.McDougle, Seawell and Scroggs elementary schools are either overcrowded or close to full capacity, according to a report conducted by the board's overcrowding committee.

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Area Faces Dire Blood Shortage

By Phil Bailey | February 6

The Carolinas and parts of Tennessee and Georgia are facing a blood shortage this month, following a drop in expected donations since Thanksgiving.The blood supply for the region, which includes 110 hospitals in 80 North Carolina counties, is at its lowest point since Jan. 2000, when heavy snow prevented many donors from giving blood."Demand is high," said Casey Copp, director of blood services for the Orange County Red Cross. "The region requires 1,500 units of blood per day to stay up with demand.

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Quarry Expansion's OK Draws Local Criticism

Student Musicians Claim W.B. Yeats Changed Its Tune

School Board Accepts Plan to Reduce Overcrowding

Area Faces Dire Blood Shortage

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