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Breaking:

Alli Pardue will serve as the 2025-26 editor-in-chief of The DTH

| April 12

Orange County

'Pulse of the economy': How economic changes affect local second-hand shopping

By Kristin Kharrat | April 10

As thrift shops become more popular, prices seem to be rising. Experts say this is due to a looming recession, which may cause big changes in supply and ...

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Local groups receive funding to commemorate American Revolution's 250th anniversary

By James O'Hara | April 1

The Orange County Historical Museum will use the grant money to hold an event to celebrate the anniversary of the third Provincial Congress of North Carolina. ...

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Tracing the Whitted family's legacy in Orange County

By Taylor Motley | March 31

Orange County Board of Education meets to discuss staffing goals

By Quinn Groves | March 12

Orange County Board of County Commissioners discusses legislative priorities, taxes

By Sarah Clements | February 26

Column: Teachers, not new buildings, should be CHCCS' priority

By Cooper Hall | February 26

"As a product of a school in desperate need of renovation, I can say with confidence that my learning experience wasn’t shaped by how new the walls ...

OHS Senior named outstanding swimmer at statewide swimming, diving championship

By Isabelle Pala | February 18

Luke Roman has been swimming since he could walk, is a part of a local club team and serves as the team captain for Orange High School's swimming and ...

Cooperative housing development proposal asks Orange County to amend zoning permits

By Iris Eyster | February 17

The Triangle Traditional Music and Dance Retirement Society and the Hands Four Development Collective want to create a 55+ community for people to take ...

'The kids parted like the Red Sea': A look into Orange County Schools' desegregation process

By Defne Önal | February 4

Orange County Schools did not fully integrate until 1970, even though Black residents began advocating for integration after the 1954 Brown v. Board decision. ...

Heel Talk: New Governance and Green Spaces: What You Missed Last Week at UNC

By Lauren Zola , Lucy Wu , Natalie Bradin and Kshitiz Adhikari | February 3

Welcome back to Heel Talk, where AV Editor Natalie Bradin recaps the biggest local news stories with colleagues Kshitiz Adhikari, Lauren Zola and Lucy ...

A look into how rising grocery prices, ultra-processed foods affect Orange County

By Defne Önal | January 28

National food prices are expected to rise by 2.2 percent in 2025.

North Carolina joins lawsuit against Trump administration's birthright citizenship order

By Lucy Marques | January 21

The complaint was filed by 18 state attorneys general in Massachusetts federal court, and calls for the court to declare Trump's order unconstitutional ...

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Orange County Opioid Advisory Committee opens grant cycle to support local programs

By Brantley Aycock | January 13

Orange County will receive more than $12.7 million in funding to support the efforts of local businesses and programs toward opioid prevention, treatment, ...

District attorney dismisses remaining charges from April 30 pro-Palestine protest

By Regan Butler | January 8

Police officers made 39 arrests following the Gaza Solidarity Encampment in April on Polk Place. District Attorney Jeff Nieman dismissed the eight remaining ...

Orange County Living Wage to end operations by late December

By Lucy Marques | December 5

“We just weren't able to raise sufficient funding to keep just sort of our bare bones operations going,” Orange County Living Wage Founder and Board ...

'Take a seat with him': Orange County honors Jeffries family with bench

By Sheridan Barry | December 2

John “Blackfeather” Jeffries and his wife Lynette Coles Jeffries are known for their contributions to Orange County, especially in the Occaneechi ...

Orange County BOCC approves multimodal transportation plan

By Sarah Clements | November 20

The BOCC met Tuesday to discuss the Orange County Transportation Multimodal Plan and results from a study on the efficacy of the Orange County Detention ...

NCDHHS hosts discussion on health disparities in Native American communities

By Caroline Horne | November 20

According to 2023 data from the CDC, Native American people are 2.4 times as likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19, as compared to their white counterparts. ...

Local creatives show off their talents in Orange County’s Studio Art Tour

By Ashley Burnette | November 14

The 30th anniversary Orange County Arts Commission came to a close on Sunday. This years' tour included ten new Orange County Guild artists.

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Orange County Board of Education discusses district finances, student data

By Caroline Horne | November 8

On Tuesday, Nov. 4, the Orange County Board of Education met to receive updates on district finances and student outcome data just after the beginning ...