Suzannah Claire Perry
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Orange County School Board discusses transition as classes go online
Faced with jolting transitions due to COVID-19, the Orange County Schools Board of Education discussed how students, faculty and the budget will be impacted.
Senior pastor of University Baptist Church retires after more than 30 years
Pastor Mitchell Simpson is retiring after more than three decades in ministry at University Baptist Church.
Orange County residents receive GOP "census" mailer weeks before actual census mailed
A Republican Party-sponsored fundraising mailer titled "Congressional District Census" has Orange County officials and census activists questioning if it will lower the census' completion rate. According to the official U.S. Census Bureau website, the census, which is administered every ten years, will be sent by mail in March. The GOP mailer has been sent out in national waves since late last year.
Meet the Republican candidates for lieutenant governor
In addition to serving on the Governor's Council of State, the lieutenant governor’s responsibilities include presiding over the state senate with a tie-breaking vote and serving on the State Board of Education, N.C. Board of Community Colleges, State Economic Development Board and the Military Affairs Commission.
Meet the Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor
Six candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination to be the Governor's second in command as lieutenant governor. Here's what they have to say about their platforms and policy goals.
NAACP's Moral March focuses on climate activism, equity and voting
The crowd of protestors, which stretched from West Morgan Street to East Hargett Street, included social justice advocates from Chapel Hill and all across the state.
Here’s what you missed at Tuesday's Orange County Board of Commissioners meeting
“To be able to preserve places that have so much of a history and a legacy tied to them, both Schley Grange and the Cedar Grove School, is so important and significant.”
Chapel Hill passes fund for criminal justice fee relief
The Town of Chapel Hill is creating a Fund for Criminal Justice Debt for the neediest defendants. The fund will include $20,000 that will be used to help defendants pay their court debts. Council members hope the fund will help defendants reintegrate into society.
The Orange County Complete Count Committee wants you to fill out your census
It's important that everyone fills out the census. Here's why.
After decades of delays, plans for the Greene Tract are finally moving forward
Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County governments have agreed to move forward on plans for the Greene Tracts. Proposed developments include affordable housing, mixed-use space, a nature preserve and a school.
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The crowd at the 2020 HKonJ march stretched from West Morgan Street to East Hargett Street.
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Local leaders, including Damon Seils, a member of the Carrboro Town Council, and Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP President Anna Richards, joined U.S. Rep. David Price, D-District 4, at the 2020 HKonJ march.
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Thousands gathered and marched to the State Capitol Building at the NAACP-sponsored "Historic Thousands on Jones Street" march in downtown Raleigh on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020.
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Raging Grannies attended the 2020 HKonJ march. Ruth Zalph, pictured here in pink, wanted to use her privilege as a white woman to advocate for people with less privilege.