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Remembering Manly McCauley, a man who was lynched near Chapel Hill in 1898

By Victoria Johnson | November 18

The Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition held ceremonies Saturday to honor the memory of 18-year-old Manly McCauley.

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Column: North Carolina would benefit from the Dream Act

November 17

As with most immigration policy, the real change here has to come through Congress. But from my view here in the state, all North Carolinians would benefit ...

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Local schools see four mass violence threats in two months

By Brittany McGee | November 17

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged two Cedar Ridge High School students for communicating threats of mass violence in the last ...

Oates to request recount in Chapel Hill Town Council race

By Michael Taffe | November 15

Incumbent Chapel Hill Town Council candidate said she will request the Orange County Board of Elections conduct a recount. The Board met Friday for their ...

Here's what you missed at Wednesday's Chapel Hill Town Council meeting

By Audrey Selley | November 15

At the most recent Chapel Hill Town Council meeting, topics included the Language Access Plan, on-street parking and more.

All Up In Your Business: Southern Season to close after 44 years

By Julianna Robbins | November 14

The store will be closing in early 2020, and their Weathervane Restaurant has already shuttered.

Meet the community paramedics working to alleviate North Carolina's opioid crisis

By Alice Bennett | November 14

When Emergency medical services arrive to help a person who has overdosed on opioids, it’s anyone’s guess what the scene will look like. When the ...

'A small seed planted': This nonprofit hopes to improve the bail system in Orange County

By Meredith Radford | November 14

The organization is working to establish a $50,000 revolving bail fund that will be used to post low-cost bail for people in the county who cannot afford ...

Parents and teachers discuss racial inequalities in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School system at the Carrboro Century Center in September of 2017.

CHCCS excels in student success, but racial disparities persist

By Niharika Vattikonda | November 14

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will implement new measures for ensuring equity in classrooms.

Carrboro Board of Aldermen talks name change, more diversity at Tuesday's meeting

By Kayleigh Carpenter and Alice Bennett | November 13

For the first time since a 1969 bill changed the board from Commissioners to Aldermen, Carrboro may have a new name for its governing body. At the meeting, ...

A potential recession in 2020 has soon-to-be graduates worried about finding a job

By Jonny Cook | November 13

Among the regular post-graduation fears, mixed reports on a possible future recession have students searching for alternate employment plans to make. ...

'I can’t afford to be a teacher': The battle for teacher raises continues

By Victoria Johnson | November 12

After years of what they deem as unreasonable salaries, teachers are starting to speak out, especially after Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill to raise average ...

Burr responds to NCAA vote with plans to tax student-athlete scholarships

By Blake Weaver | November 12

As plans emerge to tax student-athlete scholarships, the NCAA board speaks out against the bill, and experts share their opinions on whether on not this ...

State Superintendent Mark Johnson announces run for lieutenant governor

By Jamey Cross | November 12

North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson announced Tuesday that he will forgo reelection in 2020 and instead run for lieutenant ...

Extra income or a neighborhood nuisance? How Chapel Hill grapples with Airbnbs

By Brittany McGee | November 12

“Any new Chapel Hill regulations will affect not only those property owners who use the STR system for profit, but also residents like us for whom the ...

Orange County celebrates Veterans Day at new town memorial

By Sonia Rao | November 11

“In the midst of what our country’s going through right now, we need to be reminded of what unites us, and Veterans Day is a perfect reminder of that, ...

Some fear the UNC System is going corporate as administrative searches continue

By Maeve Sheehey | November 11

As the UNC System searches for a president and UNC searches for a chancellor, the prospect of a having a leader from the corporate world adds to the existing ...

I am the mayor who speaks for the trees: Chapel Hill holds Tree of the Year contest

By Audrey Selley | November 11

Celebrate Arbor Day by entering the Town of Chapel Hill's "Tree of the Year" contest.

Town celebrates opening of new nature preserve in Chapel Hill

By Elizabeth Egan | November 11

The North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation recently acquired 12.8 acres of biologically diverse land in Chapel Hill.

Local officials express concerns over widening of N.C. 54

By Suzannah Claire Perry | November 10

Local leaders are debating whether the negative environmental and traffic consequences that will arise from the N.C. 54 expansion project are worth the ...