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New art gallery "Peel" aims to provide safe space for Carrboro artists

By Jane Wilson | March 15

“The peels that I collect are aged by moisture and air, bleached by sunlight – they’re almost cameraless photographs themselves, and documenting ...

31st annual Pauli Murray awards honor Orange County activist, student and business owners

By Sarah Duncan | March 15

The Orange County Human Relations Commission began the awards to honor people who advocate for a more fair and equitable community in the name of Pauli ...

Former Chapel Hill business-owner charged with assault of Capitol Police officer

By Brittany McGee | March 15

Julian Khater, a former co-owner of Frutta Bowls in Chapel Hill, and George Tanios face a number of charges including assaulting a federal officer with ...

Construction to begin later this year on 203 Project after additional funds approved

By Kelli Rainer | March 15

The project, which was originally approved on Nov. 17, 2020, by the Carrboro Town Council, is set to open in late 2022. This new facility will be located ...

South Orange Rescue Squad volunteers keep Orange County safe through pandemic

By Kelli Rainer | March 15

South Orange Rescue Squad is an all-volunteer organization of emergency medical professionals continuing to serve Orange County during the pandemic. With ...

CHTC approves MLK Blvd. redevelopment project, protecting mobile home park residents

By Kayla Guilliams | March 14

The council voted 5-3 in favor of the project’s rezoning proposal, which paves the way for developer Stackhouse Properties to build a new gas station, ...

Community rallies behind Hillsborough town employee after destructive house fire

By Elias Horowitz | March 14

The Hillsborough community is working together to raise funds for a town employee who recently lost his home and all of his belongings in a fire on Feb. ...

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 ...

Students reflect on the anniversary of the pandemic

By Madison Ward | March 14

“The hardest part was not getting to hug your friends goodbye one last time, because the next time you saw them, it was wearing a mask in a grocery ...

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 ...

Two N.C. House bills may allow some county governments to stop posting public notices

By Will Weider | March 9

If both bills are passed, local government could publish legal notices online instead of requiring them to be printed in newspapers.

Hidden gems in Chapel Hill, Carrboro persevere through a year of slow business

By Emma Kenfield | March 9

“I don't know what I’d do with myself if I couldn't come over here and unlock the door in the morning,” said Barry Keith, owner of Surplus Sids. ...

Broadband Task Force discusses bringing internet to rural Orange County communities

By Trevor Moore | March 9

Approximately 5,000 residential units in Orange County are not adequately serve with broadband, Jim Northrup, chief information officer for the county, ...

CHCCS community reflects on challenges, impacts of one year of remote learning

By Kayla Guilliams | March 9

Nearly one year has passed since the System's first day of remote learning, and the CHCCS community is reflecting on the challenges the year has brought ...

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 ...

Campaign launched to remove all Confederate statues from courthouse grounds

By Charles Vanderford | March 9

As part of the campaign, NC CRED will create and maintain a website to provide information on confederate monuments in the state, work in coalitions to ...

Hillsborough renames Thomas Ruffin Street to Lydia Lane due to slave ownership legacy

By Trevor Moore | March 9

Lydia, whose name will replace Ruffin’s, was a slave who was the subject of State v. Mann, a court case where Ruffin ruled that slave masters could ...

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A look back at North Carolina's COVID-19 response over the past year

By Guillermo Molero | March 9

Since last March, the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has come through a mixture of executive orders and comprehensive relief legislation. ...

'A shot in the dark': N.C. vaccine rollout poses questions about ethics and priorities

By Maydha Devarajan | March 8

Since North Carolina started its vaccine rollout in December 2020, nearly 1 million residents have received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, ...