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Who won in the Chapel Hill and Carrboro local elections?

By Anna Pogarcic | November 6

Tuesday's local election saw little changes in some areas of Chapel Hill and Carrboro but major potential upsets in others.

Romaine joins Carrboro Board of Aldermen; Seils, Slade reelected

November 5

“I’ve felt good about the campaign all along. I think it was a really well-executed campaign, and I’m really happy about how we engaged the people ...

Chapel Hill Town Council race still far from over

By Anna Pogarcic | November 5

It was one of the more competitive ones in this election cycle with seven candidates vying for four seats. Two incumbents managed to hold onto their seats, ...

A look inside Indy Week's candidate endorsements and how they impacted the election

By Jamey Cross | November 5

Indy Week, a weekly newspaper based in Durham, is one of the few organizations that endorses candidates in Orange County elections. Candidates say Indy ...

Dasi reelected and three newcomers gain seats on the CHCCS Board

By Jamey Cross | November 5

Incumbent Rani Dasi, and newcomers Jillian La Serna, Deon Temne and Ashton Powell won seats on the board, unofficial vote counts show.

Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle wins reelection to her fourth term

By Michael Taffe | November 5

“I appreciate the faith and trust that voters in Carrboro put in me, and I consider it really a great honor to be the mayor of Carrboro,” Lavelle ...

Student candidates: Finding a balance between homework and local government

By David Saff | November 5

Earlier this year, Tai Huynh, a UNC student, announced his candidacy for the Chapel Hill Town Council. However, he is not the first UNC student to run ...

Mayor Pam Hemminger wins reelection in Chapel Hill

By Anna Pogarcic | November 5

Pam Hemminger has won reelection for her third term as mayor of Chapel Hill in a landslide.

Something old, something blue: Orange County voter turnout

By Michael Taffe | November 5

The local elections taking place throughout Orange County came to an end Tuesday night, giving way to a surprising voter turnout that nonetheless does ...

Books, chocolate and beer: Inside Epilogue's opening on Franklin Street

By Taylor Heeden | November 4

Epilogue Books Chocolate Brews had its soft opening last Friday, marking the opening of the newest coffee shop on Franklin Street.

Orange County has recently experienced a surge in new voter registrations as North Carolina’s primary approaches.

Here's how to vote if you live in a residence hall

By Michael Taffe | November 4

UNC residence halls are split between five different polling places in Chapel Hill. Find out where to go for voting in the 2019 elections if you ...

Chapel Hill planning department discusses changes to zoning ordinance

By Meredith Radford | November 4

Proposed changes would allow a different procedure to be used for zoning to allow the Town to more easily fulfill the Chapel Hill 2020 plan.

Advocates demand town council candidates pay attention to affordable housing

By Amirsaman Zahabioun | November 3

After just over an hour, the marchers’ ‘Housing is crucial, so make yourself useful’ chants came to an end, but not their mission to propose and ...

Undercounting in 2020 census could impact the state's budget for the next decade

By Kayleigh Carpenter | November 3

Beginning on April 1, 2020, the Census Bureau will attempt to count every person residing in the country in order to reapportion congressional seats, ...

Court ruling mandates new congressional maps in N.C. before 2020 election

By Mark Morrison | October 31

In the midst of election season, the state court has ruled to prohibit further use of current congressional maps.

'I think birds saved my life': Rise CEO Tom Ferguson uses bird-watching to slow down

By Diane Adame | October 31

Tom Ferguson said bird-watching has allowed him to slow down, check his ego and become more empathetic.

Mellow Mushroom on Franklin Street set to close on Sunday

By Julianna Robbins | October 31

“We have developed a lot of regular guests and people that we have become friends with, so we appreciate all those folks and hate that we have to not ...

A Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools bus drives toward Chapel Hill High School.

Scroggs Elementary School supports family after student dies in car crash

By Suzannah Claire Perry | October 31

A fundraiser has been set up to support a Scroggs Elementary School student who lost his mother and middle-school aged sister in an Oct. 21 car accident. ...

The Orange County Courthouse in 2010. DTH/Mary Lide Parker

Cedar Ridge High School senior arrested for sending threat of mass violence

By Sonia Rao | October 30

According to a press release, high school senior Dylan George sent a text message to a classmate saying there was going to be a school shooting at Cedar ...

Meet the ghosts students say are haunting them around UNC's campus

By Suzanne Blake | October 30

“It was a knock at the door. It was the shaking of my bed. It was lights. It was bruises on my arm. One time it destroyed my room. My roommate hadn’t ...