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No. 21 UNC baseball overpowers Miami, 4-2, to secure series win

| March 29

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Orange County leaders making no mask mandate changes, will reevaluate in March

By Ian Walniuk | February 23

CHCCS will provide an update on COVID-19 protocols at its March 3 Board of Education meeting, Chief Communications Officer Andy Jenks said in an email. ...

CHCCS considers plans for non-instructional staff pay increase as it falls behind market

By Harrison Gummel | February 21

The employment study, which was presented at last Thursday's Board of Education meeting, was conducted to help Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools administer ...

'Maybe it opens the door to new possibilities': CHCCS alumnus wins teaching award

By Samuel Long | February 15

Seifts said a significant population of the students at East Chapel Hill High School are Asian, but many of them have never had an Asian teacher before. ...

CHCCS votes to invest over $860,000 in mental health resources at latest meeting

By Jenna Rupp | February 7

Stemming from a new spending plan, students in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will soon see an increase in available mental health resources. The recommendation ...

N.C. Commission for Public Health votes against COVID-19 vaccine mandate proposal

By Ian Walniuk | February 3

The North Carolina Commission for Public Health on Wednesday unanimously voted against a proposal that would make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for students ...

CHCCS moves remote Friday, OCS closes ahead of winter storm

By Susie Webb | January 20

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will have a remote, virtual learning day for all students on Friday due to anticipated winter storm weather.

CHCCS faces increasing COVID-19 case count

By Emmy Martin | January 17

Last week, there were 324 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools students and staff according to CHCCS's COVID-19 data ...

CHCCS schools will close Tuesday due to hazardous weather

By Emmy Martin | January 17

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools schools and offices will be closed for students on Tuesday due to hazardous road conditions.

A Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools bus drives toward Chapel Hill High School.

Five CHCCS bus routes will not run Friday morning

By Lauren McCarthy | January 13

Five Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School bus routes will not have a driver on Friday morning because of an ongoing bus driver shortage and COVID-19 protocols. ...

COVID-19 numbers spike for CHCCS, 103 cases in the first week

By Samuel Long | January 11

CHCCS students and parents alike had concerns about issues such as record high COVID-19 numbers, test shortages, students who are too young to be vaccinated ...

A runner circles the snow covered track around Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, NC, on Jan. 7, 2017.

Orange County Schools and CHCCS to close Monday due to inclement weather

By Guillermo Molero and Madison Ward | January 2

The district cited high winds, sleet and snow as causes. In-person and remote instruction will be canceled during this time.

Two mayors, two Town Councils and a school board: A look back at Orange County elections

By Guillermo Molero | November 30

Lying in the shadow of presidential and midterm races, odd-numbered years aren’t usually remembered for their elections. This one, though, may prove ...

A year in review for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

By Brian Rosenzweig | November 30

As school systems across the country head into their fifth semester marked by the pandemic, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is examining how to stay ...

A deep dive into the pandemic-related bus shortages that plagued Orange County this year

By Harrison Gummel | November 29

Throughout the 2021 fall semester, Chapel Hill Transit and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) have struggled to address shortages in the number ...

Griffin, Jenkins, Sharp secure CHCCS Board of Education seats

By Susie Webb | November 2

George Griffin, Riza Jenkins and Mike Sharp were elected to the three vacant spots on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education in Tuesday’s ...

Prominent GOP donors help CHCCS board candidate substantially outraise competitors

By Ian Walniuk and Caroline Wills | November 1

According to the 35-day disclosure report, Pruitt, who is a registered Republican, has raised about $14,000 for her campaign, which is nearly seven times ...

CHCCS board adds three mental health wellness days to 2021-22 academic calendar

By Ian Walniuk | October 24

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) Board of Education voted unanimously to add three mental wellness days to the 2021-22 school calendar on ...

CHCCS holds special meeting to begin superintendent evaluation process

By Ethan E. Horton | October 3

The CHCCS Board of Education held a special meeting to discuss the evaluation process for the school district's superintendent, how to improve it and ...

CHCCS English language learners' test scores drop 30.3 percent from pre-pandemic years

By Graham Hill | September 30

CHCCS recently released student proficiency data for standardized tests conducted in the 2020-21 school year. The data showed that proficiency ...

Chapel Hill Transit scales down operations due to bus driver shortage

By Christian Ciocoiu | September 22

Several service changes for Chapel Hill Transit went into effect Tuesday, with many routes running less frequently due to a driver shortage. In an effort ...