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Former two-classroom, all-Black Ridge Road School placed on national historic register

By Annika Duneja | March 5

The school — built in 1932 for Black students — was small. It had two classrooms and a kitchen. Louis Watkins remembers it fondly and is happy ...

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CHCCS dual-language teacher nominated for national award after student test growth

By Libby Wakefield | March 5

Shaunna Jeffries, CHCCS teacher, has been nominated for coveted national STEM teaching award this year.

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Rare stingray pregnancy at Hendersonville aquarium sparks tourism increase

By Makenzie Mills | March 5

Businesses located on Main Street are reaping the benefits of Charlotte's popularity.

Everything The Daily Tar Heel has published about the 2024 primary elections

By Ethan E. Horton | March 5

We've compiled election stories into one place, so you can go to the polls informed about your choices. We'll update this page as we publish more stories ...

Local farmers discuss importance of regenerative agriculture to address climate change

By Sarah Lewisohn | March 5

Regenerative agriculture consists of farming and grazing practices that aim to reverse the effects of climate change by rejuvenating organic matter in ...

Word on the Street: How community members feel about this year's primaries

By Sarah Clements | March 5

March 5 is primary election day for federal, state and county races in North Carolina. The Daily Tar Heel's Sarah Clements asked Chapel Hill voters about ...

Orange County robotics competition uplifts students in STEM

By Grace Whittemore | March 5

FIRST — which stands for For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology — is a global nonprofit organization that aims to help young people ...

Groups with ideological differences endorse in OCS Board of Education race

By Sarah Smiley | March 4

Hauser, Johnson and Shriner have all been endorsed by the Friends of Orange County Schools — a group concerned with issues like graphic ...

Today is primary election day. Here's what to know before you vote

By Caroline Horne | March 4

March 5 is primary election day for federal, state and county offices, as well as the Board of Education election for Orange County Schools and Orange ...

Three Democratic candidates are on the ballot for Orange County BOCC district 2

By Jessica Hudnut | March 4

Four Board seats are up for election in 2024.

'A mere translation is never enough': Voters face language obstacles at polls

By Maddie Policastro | March 4

According to a study from the Pew Research Center, nearly 40 percent of eligible immigrant voters said they do not speak English very well.

Q&A: Rep. Jeff Jackson talks legislative experience before attorney general primary

By Sophie Baglioni | March 4

The Daily Tar Heel's Sophie Baglioni spoke with N.C. Attorney General candidate Rep. Jeff Jackson, D-N.C. 14th, about his experience and aspirations for ...

Q&A: Satana Deberry talks Durham experience, candidacy for attorney general

By Caroline Horne | March 3

The Daily Tar Heel's Caroline Horne spoke with N.C. Attorney General candidate Satana Deberry about her experience as a public lawyer in Durham and her ...

Nikki Haley discusses policy platform, criticizes Trump, Biden in Raleigh rally

By Katelyn Cai | March 3

Haley is a distant second to Trump and has lost every primary contest thus far. As of March 3, Trump leads polls in North Carolina by 45 points.

Carrboro Town Council approves modifications to stormwater plan, conditional rezoning

By Sophie Baglioni | February 29

In its meeting on Tuesday night, the council voted unanimously to pass the proposed modifications to the Stormwater Utility Rate Structure plan. The council ...

Orange County Schools vacancies decreasing, but still impact students

By Katelyn Cai | February 28

According to the district’s recent Human Capital Recruitment and Retention Update, the number of vacancies on the first and 40th days of school decreased ...

Four North Carolina airports awarded money for terminal improvements

By Sierra President | February 28

Three commercial service North Carolina airports — Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) and ...

Chapel Hill's first Black employee pushed against systemic community health issues

By Jessica Hudnut | February 28

Compton was born on April 20, 1873, in Nelson County, Va. She was educated as a nurse at Lincoln Hospital in Durham, which was established in 1901 ...

Orange County approves four-year strategic plan, contingent on subcommittee

By Kristin Kharrat | February 28

“It was a very useful and productive process to gain public input in the process to give us a check to know that we’re responding to community interest ...

Greensboro's first Black-owned doula studio opens in Southside

By Jessica F. Simmons | February 27

Bump.Baby.Bliss Doula Counseling and Ultrasound Studio opened its first physical location on Feb. 1. and its one-month anniversary will be at the start ...