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Longtime Carrboro Police Department officer Chris Atack becomes new police chief

By Miller Ray | March 14

Atack, who was appointed by Carrboro's Town Manager David Andrews, said his knowledge of the police department and the community made becoming police ...

Orange County artists reflect on impact of COVID-19 on their work

By Sara Raja | March 9

“We were masked up and six feet apart, when we could be, recording it at home, which was definitely different, but we made it work,” artist Keenan ...

A year into the pandemic, refugee and immigrant families face ongoing struggles

By Bethany Lee | March 9

Existing language and technology barriers exacerbate the difficulties local refugee and immigrant families face with tasks like helping children in online ...

Chapel Hill Town Council to vote on MLK development that could threaten mobile home park

By Henry Haney | March 9

As of Tuesday, the Chapel Hill Town Council is set to vote on the project’s rezoning proposal on March 10. Council members differ on whether they’ll ...

N.C. Senate Bill 100 poses a threat for cities looking to reduce police funding

By Ella Layn | March 8

The bill, also known as the Police Funding Protection Act, states any North Carolina city that reduces funds for law enforcement agencies by more than ...

Community voices concerns over Latinx representation on CHCCS board, coin-flip method

By Kayla Guilliams | March 8

Many community members are frustrated that the board did not engage in a discussion about Latinx representation or racial equity before voting to appoint ...

CHCCS Board of Education moves forward in-person start date to March 22

By Susie Webb | March 7

All students in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district will now be returning to in-person education a month earlier than previously decided. ...

Newly-opened Jed’s Kitchen offers halal Moroccan food to the Chapel Hill community

By Elias Horowitz | March 3

Jed's Kitchen recently opened on Franklin Street and offers a variety of classic Moroccan dishes. The restaurant aims to be inclusive offering a menu ...

Orange County Public Transportation to offer new on-demand service pilot program

By Cloris Huan | March 2

The program will be offered Fridays from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., for $5 per trip.

Chapel Hill Town Council vacancy could extend until November or May

By Caroline Kelly | March 1

Former Chapel Hill Town Council member Rachel Schaevitz resigned last January, and her seat has been vacant since then. Municipal elections are set to ...

Donna Carrington uses lived experience to fight homelessness

By Julia Masters | March 1

Carrington is the executive director of the Community Empowerment Fund, a nonprofit organization in Durham and Orange counties in North Carolina aimed ...

Chapel Hill Town Council split over Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. redevelopment project

By Kayla Guilliams | February 25

The project would redevelop the nonoperational Marathon Service Station and the Tar Heel Mobile Home Park by building a new gas station, convenience store ...

Meet Lisa Kaylie, the CHCCS Board of Education's newest appointee

By Elias Horowitz | February 25

Lisa Kaylie, a former chairperson of CHCCS’s Special Needs Advisory Council, was appointed to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education ...

School district program aims to combat food insecurity during pandemic

By Graham Hill | February 24

Food for Students has made an effort to not only provide food, but also connect with students: dropping off ingredients for recipes like blueberry muffins, ...

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

By Trevor Moore | February 24

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

A look inside: Wegmans in Chapel Hill opens its doors to the public

By Jacob Meredith-Andrews | February 24

New York supermarket chain Wegmans opened its long-awaited Chapel Hill location on Wednesday. Shoppers lined up for over an hour to be the first customers ...

Chapel Hill Transit redesigns bus stops to make public transportation more accessible

By Kathryn Goodwin | February 23

“When things are made ADA-compliant and made more accessible, physically that just enhances this for everyone,” Corey Root, the Orange County ...

Legacy of Chapel Hill’s first Black detective remains, 50 years after his death

By Bethany Lee | February 23

Theodore Roosevelt Cole Jr. was killed in 1969 on the day of his promotional ceremony to become Chapel Hill’s first Black detective. ...

From The Rock Wall tells the living histories of Black Chapel Hill-Carrboro

By Kayla Guilliams | February 23

The project was developed by the Marian Cheek Jackson Center for Saving and Making History and aims to uplift voices, past and present, of Black Chapel ...

Cedar Ridge High School seniors showcase their artwork at Margaret Lane Gallery

By Gabi Allen | February 22

“Around the latter half of my first year in I.B. Art, I stumbled across artists like Hannah Höch and Barbara Kruger who made social commentary,” ...