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Hillsborough strives to maintain its Bee City title

By Cole Kordus | March 1

In order to maintain their status as a Bee City, Hillsborough has taken on several projects, including building and sustaining a Bee Hotel. It's the largest ...

Hillsborough residents start petition against proposed Detention Center

By Cole Kordus | February 6

Orange County has proposed a location for a new Detention Center and Agricultural facility. In response, a group of upset residents created a petition ...

Updated detention center finally on the horizon for Hillsborough

By Caroline Levine | January 30

After nearly 100 years, Hillsborough is finally overhauling its deteriorating detention center. The new campus is expected to feature considerable improvements ...

Hillsborough on the search to fill vacant Board of Commissioners seat

By Ashley Peterson | January 25

The Hillsborough Board of Commissioners is looking for a town resident to fill the vacant seat left by Commissioner Brian Lowen.

Marchers carry homemade signs during Saturday's rally in Raleigh. There was also a march in Hillsborough.

Pink hats come back: Hillsborough hosts Women's March into Action

By Marin Wolf | January 21

Hillsborough hosted the 2018 Women’s March into Action on Saturday to mark the one-year anniversary of the Women’s March on Washington, joining hundreds ...

Find a Women's March near you

By Ana Irizarry | January 18

On the anniversary of the 2017 Women's March, North Carolina communities are planning to come together again to promote women's rights and other civil ...

Commissioners Kathleen Ferguson, Jennifer Weaver, and mayor of the Town of Hillsborough, NC, Tom Stevens, pose at a Chamber of Commerce event. Photo courtesy of Tom Stevens.

Incumbents sweep Hillsborough municipal elections

By Karlton Tate | November 9

Hillsborough elected three familiar faces on Tuesday — as incumbents Tom Stevens, Kathleen Ferguson and Jennifer Weaver all won their respective races. ...

Hillsborough to bee hospitable with new hotel

By Cole Kordus | November 2

A bee hotel will be all the buzz in Hillsborough on Saturday, as it is unveiled in efforts to combat the disappearance of bees from local habitats. ...

Weaver Street Market hosts fundraiser for students in Orange County Schools

By Claire Willmschen | October 31

Weaver Street Market in Hillsborough began a fundraiser at the end of this past summer with Orange County Schools to raise money to help feed children ...

CHCCS School Board and Hillsborough Board of Commissioners Voter Guides

October 25

Meet the Hillsborough Board of Commissioners candidates and those running for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board.

New Hope searches for growth

By Rachel Jones | October 16

Dr. Jake Henry seemed perplexed. He was giving a school accountability data presentation that focused on test scores for grade levels across the board ...

Hillsborough aims for 100 percent clean energy by 2050

By Caroline Levine | September 18

The Hillsborough Board of Commissioners voted to become the first town in North Carolina to commit to 100 percent clean energy by 2050.

Hillsborough has begun major overhauling renovations to their downtown area.

Hillsborough set to improve downtown accessibility and safety

By Gabrielle Micchia | April 24

The town of Hillsborough just started a project to make downtown safer and more accessible for pedestrians.

Hillsborough Lt. Andy Simmons holds up a t-shirt with the slogan "#HillsborouhgRocks" on it. Photo Courtesy of Lt. Andy Simmons.

Hillsborough police create social media T-shirt campaign to send children to camp

By Luke Schrager | March 20

About a month ago, the Hillsborough Police Department and Lt. Andy Simmons started a social media campaign using the hashtag #HillsboroughRocks.

Hillsborough police train to use naloxone in opioid overdoses

By Molly Horak | March 6

The Hillsborough Police Department has joined the rest of Orange County’s law enforcement agencies in combating opioid overdose deaths.

Volunteers help raise 100 cedar poles this past Saturday at the new Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation Replica Village in Hillsborough. 400 cedar poles will eventually surround the site by this summer. Photo Courtesy of Holly Reid.

Efforts to build replica village honor history of Occaneechi

By Samantha Scott | March 2

On Saturday, volunteers and community members raised 100 cedar poles in Hillsborough’s River Park.

Portion of Hillsborough water customers advised to boil water

By From staff and wire reports | February 8

The town of Hillsborough is advising that a portion of customers near U.S. 70 boil all water for human consumption due to a construction accident ...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke in the Greensboro Coliseum on Tuesday, June 14, 2017.

Local leaders issue responses to Trump's immigration ban

By Samantha Scott | February 2

As of President Donald Trump’s Jan. 27 executive order, immigrants from seven countries — Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen — were ...

Duane Hampton, currently a lieutenant with the Durham Police Department, will become the chief of police for the town of Hillsborough on Nov. 1.

Hillsborough Police Department implements new training program

By JP Gemborys | January 29

The Hillsborough Police Department recently adopted a new training program to help officers keep their minds on the job and stay professional in high-stress ...

Orange County governments came together to discuss county-wide development

By Lydia Tolley | November 18

Representatives from Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and Orange County discussed the arts, economic development and the light rail project at a joint ...