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Orange County's Schools Safety Task Force presents final report

By Lauren Zola | October 5

The BOCC approved the formation of the task force at a board meeting on Nov. 15, 2022. The task force met six times between February and June of this ...

Proposed Apple campus in RTP could increase local housing demand

By Maddie Policastro | October 5

Apple pledged to employ 2,700 people within a decade at its new Research Triangle Park campus. Officials expect the influx of new people to impact housing ...

New report shows increased participation, success in AP exams for N.C. students

By Caroline Horne | October 5

From last year, the number of students in North Carolina taking at least one AP exam increased by 11.2 percent, compared to the national average of a ...

Orange County BOCC extends Piedmont Food Processing Center renewal contract for one year

By Sophie Baglioni | October 4

Travis Myren, the deputy county manager, led a presentation during the Oct. 3 Orange County Board of County Commissioners meeting on a management services ...

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Carrboro Town Council discusses Greene Tract area, police equity

By Kathryn DeHart | October 4

The Carrboro Town Council discussed a resolution concerning the Greene Tract area and reviewed the Town’s Police Department Quarterly Equity Report ...

Chapel Hill sees no applications for multi-family housing after LUMO change

By Caroline Horne | October 3

"We were not expecting a huge initial wave," Corey Liles, the Town's planning director, said. "In Chapel Hill, things like duplexes and accessory apartments ...

Proposal looks to extend water, sewer boundary in southern Chapel Hill

By Kathryn DeHart | October 3

The extension of water and sewer services would occur at no cost to town residents, but homeowners living outside of the water and sewer boundary would ...

Public library's 'Right to Read' campaign brings attention to book bans

By Jana Abdouni | October 3

“This year, we felt with the really staggering rise in book bans and especially with the book bans targeting books about race or about gender identity, ...

Office supply store Crazy Alan's Emporium open under new ownership

By Sarah Clements | October 3

Following former owner Alan Cohen's retirement in August, new owners Michele Kowal and John Sullivan have taken the mantel of Crazy Alan's Emporium. They ...

'We know nothing': The Edition delays opening again, residents express frustration

By Maddie Policastro | October 3

The replacement of an eroded water main — which led to the initial delay — has been more challenging and time-consuming than anticipated, Adam Byrley, ...

American historian celebrates 101 years of learning

By Liv Reilly | October 2

Bill Leuchtenburg celebrated his 101st birthday last Thursday. As a celebrated historian and UNC professor emeritus, he has rubbed elbows with former ...

'It really is one of the best': CHHS students in CTE program assist local stock car racing team

By Saudah Jannat | October 2

"Of course, the first time, they don't know what to do, they're looking at you for every answer," Joe Fitzgerald, a driver and co-owner at Southern Wake ...

General Assembly approves teacher raises, private school vouchers in new budget

By Emma Hall | October 2

The N.C. General Assembly passed the 2023-25 state budget on Sept. 22 after months of debate between Republican leaders about where state funds should ...

North Carolina voters struggle to identify their elected officials, Meredith Poll shows

By Olivia Gschwind | October 2

“We need to have familiarity with our elected officials so that we can hold them accountable,” David McLennan, professor of political science and ...

'We tried to bring Mexico to Chapel Hill': Ay Por Dios! celebrates grand opening

By Libby Wakefield | October 1

Edy Barahona, the owner of Ay Por Dios!, said it took about two years to finish construction and renovations for the restaurant in preparation for its ...

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Planning Commission recommends approval of 12-story building at Rosemary and Henderson streets

By Audrey Kashatus | October 1

The downtown focus area of the Town's Comprehensive Plan suggests that developments built on the north side of East Rosemary Street do not exceed six ...

Carrboro Town Council approves Westwood Cemetery renovations, expansion

By Sarah Smiley | October 1

Phase 1 of the master plan will include the construction of a loop road and the placement of 631 conventional plots. Phase 2, which Carrboro Town Council ...

New N.C. initiative promotes integrated employment for people with disabilities

By Ginny Dempster | October 1

The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services launched its new Inclusion Works initiative to promote competitive integrated employment for people with ...

Federal judge places injunction on parts of North Carolina's new abortion law

By Ethan E. Horton | September 30

A larger challenge to North Carolina's four-month-old abortion law will continue, but a provision requiring surgical abortions to be performed in hospitals ...

Historical marker will honor World War II Naval training at UNC

By Jana Abdouni | September 29

Commissioned in 1942, the University's pre-flight school trained roughly 20,000 cadets. Parker Huitt — the grandson of U.S. Navy cadet Powell Huitt, ...