Orange County Schools Board of Education allocates funds, hears community concerns

The board approved two new positions with unallocated funds from this year's budget at its Monday meeting. During the public comment period, several attendees ...

Extreme heat hits Orange County, community provides relief

Recent high temperatures have negatively affected vulnerable populations in Orange County. Local organizations such as the Inter-Faith Council for Social ...

The Edition on Rosemary delays move-in until Oct. 1, students move to hotels

Future residents of a new apartment building on Rosemary Street received an email on July 19 informing them they wouldn't be able to move in until Oct. ...

Youth summer basketball camp Hoops on the Hill becomes community staple

Founded by Will Tyndall and Evan Aycock in the summer of 2020, Hoops on the Hill has changed what attending a summer basketball camp looks like in Chapel ...

Orange County crisis diversion facility planning funded by BOCC

The planning of Orange County's crisis diversion facility, which would provide services for people experiencing mental or behavioral health crises, was ...

Bridging the Gap combats CHCCS racial achievement gap, supports descendants of enslaved people

"I think that people broadly — because Chapel Hill is such a transient community — did not understand that history is present because these issues ...

Budget stalemate impacts Medicaid expansion, state employee salaries

The N.C. General Assembly is scheduled to vote on the overdue budget for the next two fiscal years in mid-September, according to a state representative. ...

Chapel Hill prepares for school with Family Fun Day, book bag giveaway

Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation hosted Family Fun Day and a back-to-school book bag giveaway at the Hargraves Community Center on Aug. 19. Community ...

'This is my home': Community supports Med Deli after fire

After a major fire in late July, Mediterranean Deli has received aid from local business owners and the community at large. The process of rebuilding ...

NC county boards of elections offer free voter identification for November elections

For the first time since 2016, North Carolina voters will be required to show a photo ID at the polls during municipal elections in November. But, county ...

'An important part of the community': Carrboro celebrates farmers market

The Carrboro Farmers' Market celebrated National Farmers Market Week earlier this month. Local musicians performed, and a Carrboro radio station broadcasted ...

Eighth annual Pat Sanford Animal Welfare Award applications open

Orange County Animal Services is launching its eighth annual Pat Sanford Animal Welfare Award for programs working to improve companion animal welfare. ...

Sixteen candidates file to run for CHCCS board in unusually crowded election

Four days before the filing deadline, no candidates had filed to run for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education. By the deadline, more ...

Chapel Hill's LUMO update draft to be in front of town council by June 2024

Over the next two years, the Chapel Hill Town Council will be working to revamp its LUMO with a program called "Rewriting Our Rules." The LUMO hasn't ...

Princess Pressley selected as new Rashkis Elementary School principal

“My goal this year is just creating good solid relationships with those stakeholders and creating memories together here at the school,” Princess ...

Chapel Hill-Carrboro experiences thousands of power outages following Tuesday's storm

Hundreds of customers are still without power in Chapel Hill, and many of the outages are scheduled to be repaired by late Wednesday evening, according ...

Carrboro man arrested on sexual assault charge

A 39-year-old man was booked into the Orange County Jail on a second-degree forcible sexual offense charge on Sunday evening. The police department has ...

Man dies after stabbing at Carrboro Town Commons

A man was transported to UNC Hospitals, where he later died from his injuries, after a stabbing at Carrboro Town Commons on Wednesday night.

Orange County Schools Superintendent Monique Felder to leave district Aug. 2