'I get paid in love': Culbreth Middle assistant librarian celebrates 36th year at the school

Kaye Martinez, the assistant librarian at Culbreth Middle School, just started her 36th year in the position. where she has worked with over 34,000 students. “Whenever ...

OWASA to vote on strategic plan to address climate change, community needs

On Sept. 8, the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) will vote on its proposed strategic plan, which will determine the organization's actions for ...

'It’s not just health care': New state health improvement plan aims to promote health equity

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released its 2022 State Health Improvement Plan (NC SHIP) in August. The plan explains strategies ...

Debut documentary of First Thursday Film Series screened at Chapel Hill Public Library

The First Thursday Film Series will feature a documentary screening on the first Thursday of each month with expert commentary by one scholar and one ...

Peace and Justice Plaza hosts event for International Overdose Awareness Day

In Chapel Hill, the Orange County Criminal Justice Resource Department, in collaboration with Orange County Emergency Services Department and the Freedom ...

Chapel Hill begins developing Bus Rapid Transit project to improve service and safety

The Town of Chapel Hill has started to look for sponsorships to help with the development and implementation of the North-South Bus Rapid Transit (N-S ...

CHCCS plans to ask Orange County Commissioners to add funding for staff pay

At its work session on Sept. 1, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education discussed sending a letter to the Orange County Board of County ...

UNC founded nonprofit celebrates 20 years of free musical mentoring for children

Musical Empowerment, a nonprofit organization founded at UNC, hosted a benefit concert on Aug. 30 to celebrate its 20th anniversary and its mission of ...

N.C. Supreme Court hears arguments over ordering legislature to fund Leandro Plan

“One of the key things here is that this case is not weighing whether or not we need to invest more in education,” Mary Ann Wolf, president and executive ...

NC health experts discuss stigma and access to monkeypox vaccination in town hall

Health experts from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and other organizations discussed monkeypox testing, prevention and vaccines ...

NC court limits power of racially gerrymandered legislature to amend state constitution

A racially gerrymandered legislature cannot propose amendments to the North Carolina Constitution, according to an Aug. 19 ruling from the N.C. Supreme ...

'I can only have one forkful': North Carolina has $6.2 billion state budget surplus

N.C. Rep. Graig Meyer, D-Orange, Caswell, said the surplus came from a couple different sources including federal assistance during the pandemic and sales ...

'Akin to murder': North Carolinians speak out as legislators debate Medicaid expansion

Mike Danforth is one of many North Carolinians who have lost their lives because they lack insurance. A 2019 study by the National Bureau of Economic ...

NoDa Brewing Company to bring new location to Chapel Hill

NoDa, a Charlotte-based brewing company specializing in craft beers, plans to open their first Chapel Hill location on September 16. NoDa Brewing Co. ...

'This is my home': Chapel Hill to provide millions for affordable housing, help community

The Town of Chapel Hill announced on Aug. 18 that it will be releasing up to $7.8 million to help fund affordable housing projects in the area.  ...

Editorial: ALE arrests reveal problems with law enforcement presence in the community

UNC student forcefully arrested on Franklin Street by Alcohol Law Enforcement agents

On Thursday, Aug. 25, at around 8:30 p.m., two Alcohol Law Enforcement agents arrested UNC junior Alexander Sumner with what eyewitnesses described as ...

With renovations underway, Raising Cane's to open on Franklin Street in spring 2023

Remodeling work on the 8,638 square-foot building, including electrical, mechanical and plumbing changes, is expected to cost up to $2 million, according ...

Attorney General Josh Stein facing potential prosecution in ongoing dispute over 2020 ad

The controversy pertains to an advertisement from Stein’s 2020 reelection campaign against O’Neill. In the advertisement, Stein claimed that O’Neill ...