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Wal-Mart Supercenter Construction Begins

By Sulhye Bang | January 16

Developers of the new Wal-Mart Supercenter in Hillsborough have been working arduously on the project for more than 2 1/2 years. And last week, their hard work paid off as developers Bill Anderson and Jerry Dickens broke ground on the Hampton Pointe shopping center off N.C. 86. The Hillsborough Town Board approved the site in November 2001 but has been working on getting approval from the Orange County Department of Planning and Inspections for the development's erosion-control measures.

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Time Warner Cable Reimburses Customers

By Sulhye Bang | January 13

When last month's ice storm knocked out power, it also meant Time Warner's 440,000 customers in the Triangle couldn't watch cable television. To make up for the cable outage, Time Warner Cable provided reimbursements in last month's cable bills. "The Time Warner Cable corporation decided to offer some free services for them. They were offered to the customers within the first or second billing cycles starting immediately after the storm," said Andi Curtis, spokeswoman for Time Warner Cable. "So all of the reimbursements should have been taken care of by now."

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Board Suggests New Site for Proposed High School

By Sulhye Bang | November 25

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education unveiled a new site for the district's third high school at its meeting Thursday night. About 100 people attended the meeting at McDougle Middle School in Carrboro to discuss the placement of the new school, scheduled to open in 2005. Officials said they must decide on the school's location from three sites: one on Rock Haven Road, one at Eubanks Road and N.C. 86 and the newest site at Mt. Carmel and Old Lystra roads. The board set a deadline of Dec. 1 for selecting the school location.

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Methodist Church Holds Bazaar

By Sulhye Bang | November 18

University United Methodist Church held The Bazaar of Oz on Sunday, offering baked goods, crafts and other items for curious attendees. The church has hosted the bazaar since 1946. The event originally started as a small activity, acting as a women's hobby, but it is now considered as one of the most important, well-known and respected events in the church, organizers said. Mary Yongeberg, the event chairwoman, said the bazaar plays an important part in raising funds to support the missions in which the church is involved in.

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Halloween Night Back In Full Force

By Sulhye Bang | November 1

Franklin Street was crammed with thousands of Halloween partygoers Thursday night -- clad in costumes ranging from flappers to the Old Well -- as police and revelers alike said they expected a bigger turnout than in past years. Although police were unable to give an accurate estimate of the crowd by 11 p.m. Thursday, Maj.

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Residents Discuss Waterstone Growth

By Sulhye Bang | October 28

A third public hearing about the Waterstone development Thursday allowed Hillsborough residents to make their opinions heard and prompted officials to discuss setting another hearing for mid-January. Waterstone is a proposed development planned for a tract of land south of Hillsborough along N.C. 86 at Interstate 40. The 340 acres will contain apartments, stores, houses and offices.

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Search For Superintendent Seeks Community Involvement

By Sulhye Bang | October 10

Orange County Board of Education members say they are trying to get as much involvement as possible from the community in their search for a new superintendent. They held a forum Monday for anyone interested in the district's superintendent search. Dana Thompson, chairwoman of the school board, said few community members attended. "I was disappointed about such a low turnout at the meeting," she said. Board member Delores Simpson said that she too was disappointed in the turnout but that it might not be a bad sign.

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Officials Discuss Master Program

By Sulhye Bang | September 23

The Orange County Board of Education met with the 5th District of the North Carolina School Boards Association in Thomasville on Wednesday to discuss the state's responsibility in providing educational opportunities. The major issues discussed at the meeting include the state's cooperation on educational promotion, the hiring of a new superintendent for Orange County and the development of a new plan called the "Master Program" which will help make a better school board.