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Hyde County had more than twice the state average in school funding for the 2021 to 2022 school year

NC ranks last in national school funding effort, report says

By Avery Baker | January 25

North Carolina ranks 50th in school funding effort and 48th in overall funding level, according to an annual report by the Education Law Center. Parents ...

Number of active short-term rentals, including Airbnb, increase in Chapel Hill

By Annie Gibson | January 25

"Since January 2021, the number of active short-term rentals (STRs) in the Chapel Hill area has increased by about 40 percent."

Chapel Hill works to meet demands for affordable housing

Despite funding, Chapel Hill sees stall in affordable housing preservation, development

By Bailey White | January 25

The development and preservation of the Town of Chapel Hill's new affordable housing units struggles to keep up with demand, despite increases in funding. ...

‘Absolutely ridiculous’: Students struggle to find on- and off-campus housing

By Maddie Singleton and Abby Pender | January 25

Six hundred UNC students are on the waitlist for fall 2023 on-campus housing. Last year, there were 422. That's an increase of 42.18 percent. The University ...

Gov. Roy Cooper signs executive order to ban TikTok from state-issued devices

By Sam Kornylak | January 24

The executive order, signed Jan. 12, directs the state's Chief Information Officer and the North Carolina Department of Information Technology to develop ...

Here's what you need to know about land use ordinances and affordable housing

By Ethan E. Horton | January 24

A land use ordinance is a collection of all of the rules, procedures and guidelines a municipality follows when developing a property. It defines, through ...

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North Carolina housing shortage, instability negatively impacts mental health

By Maddie Policastro | January 24

Housing instability is a prominent issue facing many North Carolina residents. About 348,000 renter households in North Carolina are at an extremely low ...

Residents grapple with differences in pricing between Chapel Hill and Carrboro

By Caroline Horne | January 24

The average overall rent in Chapel Hill is $1,917 and $1,419 in Carrboro, according to RentCafe. The average rented space in Chapel Hill is 968 square ...

An overview of how the local governments are using their remaining ARPA funds

By Carly Breland | January 23

Local governments are carefully planning out their use of remaining funds from the American Rescue Plan Act — the federal effort to help communities ...

'The need is still there': Emergency pandemic food benefits to end in March

By Vina Senthil | January 23

Emergency food benefits for North Carolina families — supplied through the federal Food and Nutrition Services due to the COVID-19 pandemic — are ...

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CHCCS board meeting features student perspectives about class rank, long public comment

By Laney Crawley | January 23

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education met on Thursday. The school board spent a large part of the meeting hearing community members' ...

A look into how the Town of Chapel Hill allocates funding for affordable and public housing

By Catherine Wiles | January 23

As the cost of rent and homeownership in Chapel Hill continues to climb, the Town of Chapel Hill has increased its public housing budget for the 2022-2023 ...

Saxsquatch: Local saxophone-playing Bigfoot gains national fame on The Tonight Show, Fortnite

By Phoebe Martel | January 22

Saxsquatch, a saxophone-wielding, Bigfoot-costume-wearing performer, has amassed a significant social media following and has even appeared on the Tonight ...

CHPD Crisis Unit expands, introduces new positions as it approaches a half-century

By Annika Duneja | January 22

As the Chapel Hill Police Department's Crisis Unit approaches its 50th anniversary this year, it has continued to change and grow to keep up with the ...

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North Carolina gains over 28,000 jobs, Chapel Hill sees opportunities for growth

By Caroline Horne | January 19

Gov. Roy Cooper announced that North Carolina gained 28,690 new jobs in 2022 according to a press release issued by the North Carolina Department of Commerce ...

North Carolina Dam Safety Program receives award for technology innovations

By Olivia Gschwind | January 19

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Dam Safety Program received the Southeast Regional Award for its recent work pioneering and implementing ...

Orange County BOCC honors David Price, selects climate action grantees

By Sam Kornylak | January 19

In its first meeting of 2023, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners honored recently retired U.S. Rep. David Price (D-NC 4th), expanded homeowners’ ...

Suicide was the leading cause of death in children ages 10 to 14 in North Carolina in 2020

New NC data shows youth mental health crisis

By Walker Livingston | January 18

According to data from North Carolina Healthy Schools, 10 percent of high schoolers in the state attempted suicide in 2021. Among students who identify ...

Ay Por Dios!, new Oaxaca-inspired restaurant, to open later this year

By Vina Senthil | January 18

Ay Por Dios! Mexican Bistro, an upscale Mexican fusion restaurant, will open on West Franklin Street early this year. The restaurant combines food from ...

NC farmers aim to make agriculture inclusive for underrepresented communities

By Eliza Benbow | January 18

Though a third of North Carolina's rural population is comprised of people of color, over 95 percent of North Carolina's agricultural producers are white. ...