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No. 21 UNC baseball blanks Miami, 2-0, to take first game of series

| March 28

Hillsborough

UNC alumnus Chip Venable brings his kids, Preston and Hannah, to the festival every year. "The kids really love it. They love the rides and the balloons and I like to have my barbecue," Venable said.

Hillsborough residents unite to revive annual barbecue festival Hog Day

By Adam Golden | March 24

Barbecue-lovers in central North Carolina can rejoice at the return of Hillsborough’s annual Hog Day festival.

Revolutionary War reenactment as part of Twelfth Annual Revolutionary War Living History Day in Hillsborough Saturday 2-22-14.

Reenactment of His Majesty's 64th regiment of foot during the year of 1781.

Right- Mark Dappert is from Charlotte, reenacting a Sgt., been reenacting for 25 years. Here he is cooking "spotted dog," salt pork and cabbage.

Left- David Snyder is from Efland, reenacting a Captain of Infantry, been reenacting since 1976 and started because of the bicentennial. He has an interest in American history and wanted to learn more about the British side of the story.

Hillsborough offers re-enactment of the Revolutionary War

By Graves Ganzert | February 23

As the smoke cleared at Hillsborough’s Revolutionary War Living History Day, the red coats were not greeted by hordes of angry patriots, but visitors ...

Leah Cook samples Jeff Whitney's Lexington style barbecue, which was cooked slowly over a hardwood fire all night. It's sauce was made with vinegar, ketchup, salt, pepper and other spices. They were competing for People's Choice Award. "It's my first time here and it's awesome. It smells like the fair," Cook said.

31-year Hillsborough tradition ends

By Steven Wright | January 14

This year, fans of Hillsborough’s annual Hogg Day festival will have to look elsewhere for freshly cooked barbecue, live music and antique car shows. ...

County governments to collaborate on developing Rogers Road

By Rachel Herzog | November 19

The Rogers Road neighborhood might get one step closer to remediation when politicians from across the county gather for their annual Assembly of Governments ...

The newly opened wing of UNC Hospitals located in Hillsborough

Hillsborough hospital construction breaks new ground

By Madison Mundy | July 3

Hillsborough residents can now cut time and miles out of their visits to UNC Health Care facilities.

With the Orange County landfill closing at the end of June, trash will be temporarily moved to a transfer station in Durham.

Orange County land?ll to close this weekend

By Taylor Greene | June 25

When the Orange County landfill was first built in 1972, its neighbors were told it would be closed after 10 years.

UNC fell 3-2 to Florida Atlantic on Sunday night.

NC Senate budget proposal would close Hillsborough prison

By Cammie Bellamy | June 4

Orange County officials are concerned about a budget proposal that would shutter a Hillsborough prison.

Hillsborough Town Board proposal would allow more food trucks

By Marissa Bane | April 14

Hillsborough is again joining Chapel Hill in focusing on food trucks — a proposal before the Town Board might bring more food trucks to the town.

The 13th Annual Revolutionary War Day will be Saturday-- commemorating British General Cornwallis

Group re-enacts Revolutionary War occupation of Hillsborough in 1781

By Sam Fletcher | February 17

In the swirling snow, a handful of British soldiers stood around a fire, cooking salted beef.

Charter school to open in Hillsborough this summer

By Paige Ladisic | January 17

When most schools’ doors are closed for summer vacation, a new charter school in Hillsborough will be welcoming its first student body.

Assembly of Governments to address land?ll closure in Rogers Road area

By Daniel Schere | December 4

When Orange County leaders meet Thursday night for their annual Assembly of Governments meeting, the county’s landfill will be at the top of the agenda. ...

The 26th annual Hillsborough Candelight Home Tour lasted for six hours Sunday afternoon, giving ticket holders time to walk between historic homes and churches. The Covenant Handbell Choir of Chapel Hill United Methodist Church performed at the Hillsborough Presbyterian Church, stop number 16 on the tour.

Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce hosts annual town tree lighting

By Graves Ganzert | December 2

On a chilly Friday night, Hillsborough opened the holiday season with caroling and the annual Lighting of the Town Tree on the lawn of the Old Courthouse. ...

Tom Davis scares people with a pretend brain as they walk through a haunted hospital at the Hillsborough Spooktacular on Saturday evening. The annual event, hosted by the Orange County Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks & Recreation, featured activities for children and families.

Hillsborough holds family-friendly Halloween celebration

By Graves Ganzert | October 28

The spirit of Halloween was on full display in Hillsborough on Saturday.

Hillsborough fosters safety in night out

By Claire Smith | October 4

Hillsborough residents mingled with town officials, community watch groups and McGruff the Crime Dog on the lawn of the Old Orange County Courthouse Thursday ...

Hillsborough residents die in Colorado plane crash

By Jenny Drabble | September 20

Hillsborough residents Bruce Dalton and Steven Huber were on their way to an air show in Reno, Nev., when Dalton’s plane crashed in the Sangre de Cristo ...

Kids learn colonial history hands on

By Cheney Gardner | September 9

Seven-year-old Annabel Barbour said she had never made butter before Saturday.

Summer festival will showcase art, ice cream

By Rahel Gebremeskel | July 25

Music, art and ice cream will take the stage in Hillsborough’s Last Fridays celebration Friday.

3,500 pounds of barbecue sold at Hog Day

By Alex Dixon | May 21

Nearly 13,000 attendees at the 30th annual Hog Day festival feasted on barbecue. And for the teams responsible for cooking this barbecue, it was a serious ...

Local budget proposals include tax hike

By Kaitlyn Knepp | May 20

With the 2012-13 fiscal year approaching, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Orange County and Carrboro’s officials are making the final adjustments to their ...

Hillsborough ‘Hog Day’ kicks off on Friday

By Chessa DeCain | May 15

The smell of about 3500 pounds of smoking pork will fill the air in River Park in Hillsborough this weekend.