Orange County enters third stage of its first comprehensive strategic plan

Orange County is nearly halfway done completing their six-pronged improvement plan.

Orange County BOCC approves funding for bridge housing, services contract

The Orange County Board of County Commissioners discussed a contract for a community engagement specialist for the Greene Tract area and funding for a ...

Orange County Schools Board of Education discusses graduation plans, school reassignments

The board approved edits to Policy 3540 of the Comprehensive Health Education Program and set high school graduation dates for June 7, the day after the ...

Orange County Health Department receives statewide awards for Gateway Village Collaborative

“The awards were monetary and they go to supporting the community, use it to host various community support the community,” Dana Crews, the director ...

Op-ed: How to vote in Orange County and find a polling place

"If you are registered to vote in Orange County and did not early vote for Tuesday’s local elections, check your voter registration at  https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/ ...

Orange County artists, organizations receive $118,220 in funding

The Orange County Arts Commission awarded their annual art grants to 38 recipients, totaling $118,220. These grants promote the arts by funding to organizations ...

Op-ed: How to vote in Chapel Hill and Carrboro elections

"Two very important elections are occurring this academic year that greatly affect students and the entire community."

Hillsborough experiences "very, very rare" 2.2 magnitude earthquake

The U.S. Geological Survey, the group in charge of monitoring natural hazards, concluded an earthquake with a 2.2 magnitude and a shallow depth of three ...

Orange County Board of Education discusses school interior renovations, redistricting

Tuesday's Orange County Board of Education meeting discussed redistricting plans, a bid to renovate the interior of Efland-Cheeks Global Elementary School, ...

A look at misinformation in the Chapel Hill mayoral race

Jane Pinsky, the director of the NC Coalition for Lobbying and Government Reform, said that sometimes misinformation can result in people not voting if ...

Town currently accepting applications for 14 advisory boards with vacancies

According to the Town's website, advisory board members advocate for the community, provide feedback to the town council and assist in the planning and ...

Column: Wake County has an innovative solution to affordable housing crisis

"Chapel Hill needs affordable housing desperately, but Town efforts to enact policy to make that possible are repeatedly fought by residents of wealthy ...

Months after fire, Med Deli continues operations, prepares to rebuild main location

Air pollution in North Carolina sees historic lows, according to new report

Jim Warren, the executive director of NC WARN, a clean energy nonprofit, said some communities benefit from the reduction in air pollution less than others, ...

Orange County's Schools Safety Task Force presents final report

The BOCC approved the formation of the task force at a board meeting on Nov. 15, 2022. The task force met six times between February and June of this ...

Chapel Hill sees no applications for multi-family housing after LUMO change

"We were not expecting a huge initial wave," Corey Liles, the Town's planning director, said. "In Chapel Hill, things like duplexes and accessory apartments ...

BOCC discusses capital needs assessment, budgets in meeting with school boards

Jessica Goodell and David Sturtz, representatives from Woolpert Consulting, presented their assessment on the public schools and gave recommendations ...

Tailei Qi appears before superior court, will undergo second evaluation on capability to proceed

Tailei Qi spoke in court for the first time since his arrest. He pleaded for new counsel and said the second medical evaluation was not necessary. Judge ...

Q&A: Jenn Weaver reflects on her time as Hillsborough mayor

Jenn Weaver, who has served as mayor of Hillsborough since 2019, announced in April that she will not be seeking re-election this November. Weaver sat ...