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Barbara Foushee wins Carrboro mayor seat in unopposed race

By Audrey Kashatus | November 7

“It's been an unopposed race, but we have run the race nonetheless,” Barbara Foushee said.

Josh Stein joins nationwide suit against Meta, alleging unethical data collection

By Maddie Policastro | November 7

The lawsuit claims Meta created a business model that focuses on maximizing time and attention young users spend on its platforms while implementing harmful ...

Before You Vote: 2023 Local Elections, Episode 4

By Laney Crawley , Sierra Pfeifer and Le Ha | November 7

On this episode of Before You Vote, we learn what each candidate said when the Opinion board asked: "What do you see as a solution for the lack of housing ...

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CHCCS offers evening buses for students participating in after-school programs

By Brantley Aycock | November 6

One bus per school leaves each middle school at 5:35 p.m. and each high school at 6:35 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

Chapel Hill Crisis Unit to celebrate 50 years of co-responding with police

By Ella Aluise | November 6

“They are reimagining the way we look at policing, especially policing for people with behavioral health issues, and we should be proud as a community ...

Shrunken Head Boutique to add second storefront on East Franklin Street

By Tori Newby | November 6

Shrunken Head Boutique is adding a second storefront at 161 E. Franklin St., just a few doors down from its current location. The new store, which will ...

Allison Willis runs for CHCCS board with classroom, administrative experience

By Brantley Aycock | November 6

“I think you would be hard-pressed to find an educational issue that I haven't experienced on the ground or had to kind of lead through and have experience ...

School board candidate Meredith Ballew reflects on advocacy within CHCCS

By Kathryn DeHart | November 6

School board candidate Meredith Ballew is an advocate for students with disabilities in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. Her experiences as a mother ...

'Building relationships is always first': Meet three CHCCS principals

By Kaitlyn Cano | November 5

The Daily Tar Heel spoke to three Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools principals following National Principals Month in October. Principals Pamela McAllister, ...

'A good, fun thing to celebrate': Rashkis Elementary School celebrates 20th birthday

By Libby Wakefield | November 5

Students, staff, parents and alumni gathered at Rashkis Elementary School to celebrate its 20th birthday. The festivities included food trucks, games ...

Everything The Daily Tar Heel has published about the 2023 municipal elections

By Ethan E. Horton | November 3

The Daily Tar Heel has covered a wide array of issues and produced dozens of stories on the 2023 municipal elections. We've compiled these stories into ...

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Anne-Marie Vanaman to be new Carrboro Housing and Community Services Director

By Caroline Horne | November 2

Vanaman had previously served as interim director for the Housing and Community Services Department and has worked with providing affordable housing for ...

Carrboro honors businesses owners during Minority Enterprise Development Week

By Saudah Jannat | November 2

"It’s less about whether it matches a demographic measure and more about meeting the needs of people who come to the town and say, 'Hey, I want to start ...

David Price to receive state’s highest civilian award for congressional service

By William Becker | November 2

Gov. Roy Cooper will present six recipients with the North Carolina Award, the state’s highest civilian honor, on Nov. 9 for their contributions to ...

New Chapel Hill poll shows many voters are still undecided, outcome uncertain

By Henry Thomas | November 2

“If they value two candidates similarly, but one appears to be doing a lot better than the other, they might choose that candidate to help kind of put ...

Equity and Empathy Ambassadors program amplifies student voices in CHCCS

By Defne Önal | November 2

High school students apart of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools' Equity and Ambassadors program work together across four schools to learn about and implement ...

"This is the perfect opportunity:" Barbara Fedders runs for CHCCS Board of Education

By Grace Whittemore | October 31

Barbara Fedders is one of 14 candidates running for a seat on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education. Fedders, who has lived in Carrboro ...

North Carolina sees an increasing number of partisan school board elections

By Abigail Keller | October 30

Since achieving majority control in the N.C. General Assembly in 2010, Republican lawmakers have gradually shifted the makeup of school boards by filing ...

Word on the Street: Carrboro Town Council passes Creekside Alignment for greenway

October 30

The Daily Tar Heel's Sarah Clements talked to Carrboro residents about the new choice for the Bolin Creek Greenway.

'Has a heart for service': Mariela Hernandez is running for CHCCS Board of Education

By Lola Oliverio | October 30

“We have faculty that tells our kids that either they’re college material or not, and words are big, they can influence a child when they don’t ...