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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 ...

Orange County BOC votes to join massive lawsuit against opioid distributors

By Karlton Tate | January 31

Twenty-six percent of Orange County's opioid-related deaths came from Hillsborough, even though the town only makes up five percent of the county's population. ...

Orange County zoning, water and sewer management discussed at Assembly of Governments

January 31

City staff writer Cole Kordus live-tweeted at the from the Jan. 30 meeting of the Orange County Assembly of Governments, where county officials discussed ...

A Frederick Douglass puppet present by artist Tarish "Jeghetto" Pipkins at the Frederick Douglass at 200 Kickoff Celebration on Thursday night.

Chapel Hill and Carrboro celebrate Frederick Douglass

By Kari Larsen | January 25

Orange County will be holding a series of events over the next month to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Frederick Douglass’ birthday.

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 ...

Chapel Hill received up to 10 inches of snow on Jan. 17, leading to two and a half days of cancelled classes for UNC students.

Winter Storm Inga hits Chapel Hill, Cooper declares NC in state of emergency

By Karlton Tate | January 18

North Carolina received record snowfall in some parts of the state on Wednesday.

Davie Poplar suspect released from jail on $1 million unsecured bond

By Seth Newkirk | December 5

Joshua Daniel Edwards, 25, a former UNC student charged with felonies related to the bomb on the UNC campus last month was released from jail Monday.

Q & A with retiring Orange County Election Director Tracy Reams

By Mattias Miller | December 4

Orange County Elections Director Tracy Reams announced her retirement effective January 31, 2018. Reams has been the Orange County Elections Director ...

Thousands of acres off limits for urban development in Orange County

By Doug Dubrowski | November 28

Orange County has around 37,000 acres of land that cannot allow urban development due to a joint planning agreement between Chapel Hill, Carrboro and ...

A recent report found contamination of recyclable materials in Orange County ranges from 2 to just over 10 percent, which is below the national average of 25 percent. UNC has implemented initiatives to improve solid waste management and works to get students to recycle correctly.

Orange County affected by China's policy banning U.S. recyclables

By Ashley Peterson | November 15

Orange County is facing a recycling crisis. It’s not that people aren’t recycling enough, but that they’re recycling too much.

Q&A with Quintana Stewart, new director of the Orange County Health Department

By Simrann Wadhwa | November 9

Quintana Stewart was recently named as the new Health Director of the Orange County Health Department. Staff writer Simrann Wadhwa discussed her plans ...

Some students in North Carolina pay tuition for public schools

By Rachel Jones | November 8

This year, 20 Orange County Schools students' and their families did something that seems antithetical to attending a public primary or secondary school ...

Furry friends provide help to local police

By Caroline Levine | November 5

They might look cute, but they can bite. Police dogs are used throughout Orange County, training for months and learning to track, smell narcotics and ...

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. ...

Orange County Schools works on advanced course achievement gap

By Rachel Jones | October 29

The students at Orange County Schools that enrolled in Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Project Lead the Way courses took a total of ...

Orange County Schools remains positive about concussion awareness despite recent injuries

By Rachel Jones | October 29

It was hard to take a positive stance on concussion avoidance in Orange County Schools on Oct. 23, but Emily Gaddy tried her best to.

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.

Award-winning local company helps expand startups

By Maryam Mohamed | October 24

Launch Chapel Hill is an award-winning company created to help expand business ventures and stimulate economic growth within Chapel Hill and Orange County. ...

Despite high poverty rate, Orange County holds highest per capita income in the state

By Lauren Talley | October 23

Orange County has the highest per capita income in North Carolina according to the 2017 State of the Community report put together by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro ...

Chapel Hill's mental health awareness month combats stigmas

By Rachel McKinney | October 17

October is national mental health awareness month and Chapel Hill offers residents and students a variety of resources to access treatment and get involved. ...