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N.C. State Fair brings renewed interest in local produce with Got To Be NC

By Christian Phillips | November 1

Got To Be NC, an initiative run by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, had a pavilion at the 2021 N.C. State Fair, which ...

Mack Brown, Oct. 30 North Carolina versus Notre Dame

UNC football's defensive struggles continue against No. 11 Notre Dame

By Twumasi Duah-Mensah | November 1

North Carolina football's performance Saturday, in particular its defensive woes, doesn’t bode well for the remainder of UNC's schedule, which includes ...

Prominent GOP donors help CHCCS board candidate substantially outraise competitors

By Ian Walniuk and Caroline Wills | November 1

According to the 35-day disclosure report, Pruitt, who is a registered Republican, has raised about $14,000 for her campaign, which is nearly seven times ...

Once a football hopeful, UNC's Jamill Kelly reaches National Wrestling Hall of Fame

By Austin Bean | October 31

“I started so late that it wasn’t like I had a lot of success in the beginning,” assistant wrestling coach Jamill Kelly said. “I just wanted to ...

The Duke University Chapel on Duke’s West Campus, as photographed in 2017, serves as a symbol of the university.

Column: UNC's settlement distribution from antitrust lawsuit reflects inequity in higher ed

By Josiah Townsend and Rajee Ganesan | October 31

In August, a federal judge approved a $19 million settlement between thousands of faculty members at UNC and Duke to resolve a class-action lawsuit ...

Column: The blight of historic preservation

By Michael Beauregard | October 31

"While keeping a standard as intricate as Chapel Hill’s historic district would render new projects unattractive to developers, maintaining some sort ...

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Carrboro Town Council votes to move forward with 203 Project despite increase in cost

By Harrison Gummel | October 28

The Carrboro Town Council voted to move ahead with plans for The 203 Project despite a projected budget increase. The building, which will become home ...

Town of Chapel Hill advises against gathering on Franklin Street this Halloween

By Ethan E. Horton and Adaliene Andsager | October 28

The Town of Chapel Hill will not be preemptively closing any roads this year for Halloween and has advised against attending the famous Franklin Street ...

Cooper announces $805 million for early child care funding

By Jenna Rupp | October 27

Gov. Roy Cooper announced the investment of $805 million in the state's early child care and learning programs in early October.

MLK Jr. Blvd. closed between Hillsborough and Longview streets due to gas leak

By Guillermo Molero and Rajee Ganesan | October 27

The road on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard has been closed between Longview Street and Hillsborough Street due to a gas leak, according to a tweet from ...

N.C. Sen. Ben Clark introduces new proposed model for the state's congressional map

By Harrison Gummel | October 27

N.C. Sen. Ben Clark, D-Cumberland, Hoke, recently revealed a draft of his new proposed design for North Carolina’s congressional map.

Town Council candidate Vimala Rajendran speaks on husband's sex offender status

By Brian Rosenzweig and Emily Schmidt | October 26

On Sept. 7, The News & Observer published an article about Chapel Hill Town Council candidate Vimala Rajendran’s husband, Rush Greenslade, and his ...

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UNC required to pay $375,000 to settle alleged falsifications for AmeriCorps funds

By Willow Taylor Chiang Yang | October 26

The universities and NCCV allegedly falsely certified volunteer hours over holidays and weekends, as well as over the site hour limit for typical weekdays ...

N.C. General Assembly reaches compromise on energy legislation

By Graham Hill | October 25

House Bill 951, signed by Gov. Roy Cooper earlier this month following bipartisan approval, seeks to lower the state’s carbon emissions while maintaining ...

Five Chapel Hill Town Council members endorse Hemminger for mayor, citing distrust in Gu

By Emmy Martin | October 25

Five of seven Chapel Hill Town Council members endorsed Mayor Pam Hemminger for reelection, and cited distrust for challenger and current Town Council ...

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Former Mayor Howard Lee speaks on public service at UNC Stone Center

By Willow Taylor Chiang Yang | October 25

At an Oct. 19 conversation with The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History, Lee discussed his experience in public service and his hopes ...

Orange County Schools developing Native American studies course for high schoolers

By Katie MacKinnon | October 25

Orange County Schools is working toward the creation of an honors Native American studies course at the high school level. The initiative was unanimously ...

NCDHHS announces new funding opportunity to prevent opioid overdoses

By Ethan E. Horton | October 25

At least nine organizations across the state will receive this money as a grant through an application process.

New program seeks to provide property tax bill assistance to Orange County homeowners

By Sarah Choi | October 25

The Orange County Board of County Commissioners launched its Longtime Homeowner Assistance program in early October to help retain the established community ...

UNC's first on-campus vaccine clinic opens Wednesday

Column: Yes, you can mix your COVID-19 booster shot brands

By Rajee Ganesan | October 25

"With the increase in research and data being completed and gathered over the next several months, we will be able to find if interchanging vaccines have ...