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FIT Wellness receives grant to help formerly incarcerated people

By Makenzie Mills and Darby McBride | February 22

The program, which has operated in Wake County, offers continued psychiatric and physical health care for patients with serious mental illness who are ...

Documents reveal new details in fatal crash involving UNC students and football players

By Emmy Martin | February 22

According to a criminal summons, CHPD says Zachary O’Brien Rice, a member of the UNC football team, was traveling in a separate vehicle just 15 yards ...

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Orange County Board of Education discusses redistricting plan, air quality treatments

By Sarah Clements | February 21

The Orange County Board of Education met on Feb. 19 to discuss its redistricting plan, Capital Improvement Plan, updates on the district’s air quality ...

Orange County Commissioners approve strategic plan, receive OWASA update

By Lola Oliverio | February 21

On Feb. 20, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners held a business meeting to discuss Black History Month, the Countywide Strategic Plan for ...

Q&A: Lora Christine Cubbage discusses career experience, run for N.C. Supreme Court

By Sarah Clements | February 21

The Daily Tar Heel's Sarah Clements spoke with N.C. Supreme Court candidate Lora Christine Cubbage about her experience and aspirations for the court. ...

'Testament to how seriously the state is taking suicide prevention': State launches mental health lifeline dashboard

By Lola Oliverio | February 20

Overall, there were 1,420 calls from Orange County residents, with the rate of calls being slightly higher than most other surrounding counties. The most ...

Nearly 60 years since desegregation, racial disparities linger at CHCCS

By Sophia Fanning | February 20

Along with continued inequities in discipline, research shows Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools has a systemic problem with achievement gaps between student ...

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Student organization builds second escape room location on Franklin Street

By Jessica F. Simmons | February 20

The location on Franklin Street introduced the new themed room, “The Lost Tar Heel.” Over 70 people RSVP'd and attended the grand opening ...

Affordable housing development proposes more options for seniors

By Libby Wakefield | February 20

Rentals would only be available to Orange County residents over the age of 55 and those at or below 60 percent of Orange County area median income.

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Carrboro seeks to consolidate Town advisory boards to address vacancy issues

By Jessica Hudnut | February 20

The Carrboro Town Council plans to consolidate its 17 boards into nine to address vacancies. The council expressed interest in restructuring during a ...

Long-awaited Cat's Cradle expansion planned on Brewer Lane for late this year

By Lola Oliverio | February 20

“We're happy to have Cat's Cradle here, and we're happy to see that they're continuing to expand here and make Carrboro their home,” Jon Hartman-Brown, ...

Durham advocates react to school staff's days of protest, impact on students

By Lucy Marques | February 19

Over the past few months, many DPS schools have closed for multiple days because staff have called out sick to attend protests organized by the Durham ...

Driver charged in fatal crash involving UNC students makes first appearance in court

By Emmy Martin | February 19

A UNC student who was driving the car involved in a crash that killed Mary Elizabeth “Molly” Rotunda, a UNC sophomore, last month made her first ...

CHCCS' Rodney Trice selected as Dr. Frances Jones Trailblazer Award recipient

By Caroline Horne | February 19

Recipients of the award are selected based on their dedication to improvement of education, students and teachers, as well as their adherence to ASCD’s ...

CHCCS to host virtual workshops for families to increase home, school connection

By Jessica Hudnut | February 19

Each workshop focuses on a different topic: social media safety, navigating the American education system and preventing substance misuse.

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'Could have been doing this all along': State budget invests in mental health resources

By Lucy Marques | February 19

This investment, which the NCDHHS called unprecedented, includes an increase in Medicaid reimbursement rates for behavioral health ...

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Carrboro to construct bridge on Jones Creek as part of Bolin Creek Greenway

By Fiona Wong | February 19

The project includes a multi-use path and pedestrian bridge that will create walking and cycling options for the Lake Hogan Farms, Legends, Ballentine ...

'Proud that he was from here': First Black U.S. congressman's North Carolina roots

By Sierra President | February 19

“Hearing stories from history is tough,” Leisa Greathouse, a content and development historian with the North Carolina History Center on the Civil ...

'Relationship-oriented': Ryan Horton named Chapel Hill High School football head coach

By Shannen Horan and Makenzie Mills | February 14

“We want to continue that winning tradition,” CHHS athletic director Lewis Newman said. “We’ve got a strength and conditioning coach on the board ...

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CHCCS receives $200,000 in new school safety grant from NCDPI

By Sierra President | February 13

The N.C. General Assembly allotted $35 million to CFSS for school safety grants in its latest budget, and CHCCS was one of the 230 school districts and ...