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University Methodist Church on Franklin Street, as pictured on Tuesday, May 18th, 2021, had its BLM signs torn down.

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Black Lives Matter door knocked down again at University United Methodist Church

By Trevor Moore | May. 24

A display honoring the Black Lives Matter movement outside of University United Methodist Church was knocked down sometime between the evening of Thursday, May 6 and the morning of Friday, May 7. While a restored version was put back on display by May 14, Rev. Justin Coleman voiced concern that the person or people who knocked down the door might be willing to do harm to people either verbally or physically.

Members of the Carolina Black Caucus stand outside of the Carolina Inn to protest the UNC decision to deny tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones on Thursday May 20, 2021 before the UNC Board of Trustees meeting.

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UNC and Chapel Hill community members rally in support of Nikole Hannah-Jones

By Kayleigh Carpenter and Trevor Moore | May. 20

UNC and Chapel Hill community members gathered Thursday morning to show their support for Nikole Hannah-Jones ahead of the Board of Trustees' 9 a.m. meeting at The Carolina Inn. The rally was organized by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP and the Carolina Black Caucus in response to the BOT's choice to not take action on approving a tenured position for Hannah-Jones at the Hussman School of Journalism and Media.

The first vaccine dose given at UNC’s vaccination clinic is administered in the Student Union on March 31, 2021. As North Carolina began to allow college students to receive coronavirus vaccines, UNC opened a clinic on campus where students can receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

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UNC health experts weigh in on safety of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after pause

By Trevor Moore | Apr. 19

We asked some local health experts about the CDC- and FDA-recommended pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, including the risks associated with the vaccine and how the pause will affect distribution at UNC and across North Carolina going forward.

There has been discussion surrounding a new proposed development on the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Estes Drive. Some of the conversation about the development has revolved around traffic concerns in the area.

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Proposed Aura development draws comments over traffic and affordable housing concerns

By Trevor Moore | Mar. 30

Chapel Hill's advisory boards are considering if they want to recommend the project before it is sent to the Town Council for a final decision. If approved, the development is scheduled to be completed and occupied by the end of 2023.

Pharmacist and 1995 UNC alumna Sue Patel prepares a syringe with a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 in the Friday Center on Chapel Hill.

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North Carolina, Orange County look for ways to equitably distribute vaccine

By Trevor Moore | Mar. 21

Since vaccinations have become available, Orange County BOCC Chairperson Renne Price said the county has been doing everything in its power to continue supporting racial equity. But some community members don't think vaccinations in Orange County are as equitable as they could be.

DTH Photo Illustration. Only two weeks after students were expected to leave their on-campus housing and attend classes remotely, students living off-campus are struggling with internet accessibility.

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Broadband Task Force discusses bringing internet to rural Orange County communities

By Trevor Moore | Mar. 9

Approximately 5,000 residential units in Orange County are not adequately serve with broadband, Jim Northrup, chief information officer for the county, said. Orange County Commissioner Earl McKee was concerned that these internet access issues were amplified due to COVID-19. So he petitioned to start the Orange County Broadband Task Force, which held its first meeting on March 3.

Screenshot from the Hillsborough Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday, March 8, 2021.

Trevor Moore

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Hillsborough renames Thomas Ruffin Street to Lydia Lane due to slave ownership legacy

By Trevor Moore | Mar. 9

Lydia, whose name will replace Ruffin’s, was a slave who was the subject of State v. Mann, a court case where Ruffin ruled that slave masters could not be prosecuted for mistreating slaves.

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Here's what you need to know about vaccinations in Orange County

By Trevor Moore | Feb. 24

North Carolina will start vaccinating school and childcare workers on Feb. 24 as the state enters Group 3 of its vaccine distribution plan.

DTH Archive. Irene Briggaman (left) laughs with Chrissy Beck at the Chapel Hill Chamber of Commerce while discussing the 2005 membership drive. Photo by Chris Fields.

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'She was indefatigable': Remembering Irene Briggaman's efforts to alleviate hunger

By Trevor Moore | Feb. 16

John Dorward, former executive director of the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service, said Briggaman was a force of nature. “She was a marvelous individual,” Dorward said. “She volunteered for us, she volunteered a half a dozen places around town. She knew what she wanted to get done.”

DTH Photo Illustration. A Chapel Hill man plead guilty to fraud after taking advance payments from the elderly for home repairs that he would not fulfill.

Abigail Pittman

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Chapel Hill man swindles elderly locals of $3 million in five-year home improvement scheme

By Trevor Moore | Feb. 1

Jorge Alberto Garcia was accused of offering home improvement services under the names “J&J Home Improvement” and “JH Home Improvements, Inc.” to elderly and often mentally impaired individuals.

UNC graduate Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, a key scientist in the research behind the COVID-19 vaccine, is recognized at a Hillsborough Town Council meeting on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021.

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By Trevor Moore | Jan. 27

UNC graduate Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, a key scientist in the research behind the COVID-19 vaccine, is recognized at a Hillsborough Town Council meeting on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021.

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Black Lives Matter door knocked down again at University United Methodist Church

UNC and Chapel Hill community members rally in support of Nikole Hannah-Jones

UNC health experts weigh in on safety of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after pause

Proposed Aura development draws comments over traffic and affordable housing concerns

North Carolina, Orange County look for ways to equitably distribute vaccine

Broadband Task Force discusses bringing internet to rural Orange County communities

Hillsborough renames Thomas Ruffin Street to Lydia Lane due to slave ownership legacy

Here's what you need to know about vaccinations in Orange County

'She was indefatigable': Remembering Irene Briggaman's efforts to alleviate hunger

Chapel Hill man swindles elderly locals of $3 million in five-year home improvement scheme

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