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NCDHHS announces continuation of Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer program

By Emma Hall | March 8

Last week, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services announced it will continue the Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) program during ...

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Orange County Schools works to diversify student enrollment in advanced courses

By Maddie Van Meter | March 8

Members of Orange County Schools provided the Board of Education with updates on their partnership with Equal Opportunity Schools in a Monday meeting. ...

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University Place Mall sees demolition, progress toward major transformation plans

By Gowri Abhinanda | March 7

Demolition began on part of University Place, Chapel Hill’s first enclosed mall, as a part of a groundbreaking ceremony held on Monday. The construction ...

Gov. Roy Cooper gives his fourth State of the State address

By Ethan E. Horton and Walker Livingston | March 6

Gov. Roy Cooper addressed the N.C. General Assembly and other state leaders tonight in his fourth State of the State address. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson provided ...

'She's really kind of an icon': Carrboro High principal Beverly Rudolph to retire

By Annika Duneja | March 6

Carrboro High School Principal Beverly Rudolph announced her retirement from K-12 education in a March 2 video on the Chapel Hill and Carrboro City Schools ...

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NCDHHS announces Medicaid recertification; up to 300,000 people may lose coverage in NC

By Sam Kornylak | March 6

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday, March 1 that Medicaid users across the state may lose their healthcare ...

A look at three North Carolinians who volunteer in, around Ukraine

By Maddie Policastro | March 6

Meet Dave Jernigan, Jonathan Mills and Isabella Romine: three North Carolinians who played, and still play, significant roles in helping Ukrainian refugees ...

CHCCS Board of Education hears finance updates, concerns on starting school earlier

By Sam Kornylak | March 5

Concerns from teachers over a new proposal to make the start time of elementary schools earlier in the day are shared in a work session with the Chapel ...

Two longtime Orange County residents win 2023 Pauli Murray awards

By Sierra President | March 5

On Sunday, Feb. 26, the 33rd annual Pauli Murray Award ceremony was held by the Orange County Human Relation Commission, where James E. Williams Jr. and ...

NC Supreme Court accepts new filings in 2022 Leandro case, rehearing possible

By Ethan E. Horton | March 4

On Friday, the N.C. Supreme Court decided in a 5-2 order along party lines that it would stop the transfer of money by a lower court toward public education ...

Kidzu Children’s Museum to host 17th birthday party

By Allie Sadoff | March 3

Kidzu Children’s Museum will celebrate its 17th birthday with a party on Sunday, March 5 from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. After several years of not being ...

Gov. Cooper proclaims March as Women's History Month, state celebrates storytellers

By Ella Aluise | March 3

Gov. Roy Cooper signed a proclamation declaring March as Women’s History Month on Feb. 24. The national theme for Women’s History Month is "Celebrating ...

Carrboro 203 Project construction progresses with expected completion in June 2024

By Caroline Horne | March 3

The 203 Project is set to be completed and open in June 2024, according to Susan Romaine, Carrboro mayor pro tem. The project is on schedule if the weather ...

OWASA releases 2022 wastewater report card, meets regulatory standards

By Libby Wakefield | March 2

The Orange Water and Sewer Authority, which delivers water services to the Chapel Hill and Carrboro communities, recently released its' wastewater report ...

NC House can now vote to override governor's vetoes without prior notice

By Caroline Dickey | March 2

The N.C. House of Representatives' permanent rules package for the 2023-2024 session, passed in the House on Feb. 15, includes a change to overriding ...

Carrboro Town Council discusses misdemeanors, public bathrooms and racial equity

By Audrey Kashatus | March 2

During the Carrboro Town Council meeting on Tuesday, council members discussed an amendment to town code that makes certain offenses punishable as misdemeanors, ...

Youth baseball tournament to raise money for UNC children's rehabilitation

By Carly Breland | March 2

The second annual Cloudbuster Invitational — a youth baseball tournament benefiting the Fitch Family Comprehensive Pediatric Rehabilitation Program ...

NC sees increasing winter temperatures, no predictions of snow

By Annie Gibson | March 1

North Carolina's weather this year has been uncharacteristically warm. Despite Groundhog Day predictions, the state saw the warmest average temperatures ...

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N.C. Republicans propose bill to bar public schools from teaching about race, sex in certain contexts

By Annika Duneja | March 1

House Bill 187, meant to prohibit teachers from promoting or teaching about race and sex in certain contexts in North Carolina public schools, was filed ...

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Carrboro Town Council takes action to improve two local cemeteries

By Allie Sadoff | March 1

The Carrboro Town Council unanimously approved improvements to Westwood Cemetery and Old Carrboro Cemetery in a meeting on Feb. 7. The $135,000 in funds ...