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Memory of local community members honored through annual Interfaith Food Drive

By Elise Palmer | February 26

After the shooting of three local university students in 2015, Shadi Sadi stepped up to honor their legacy of diligent dedication to the community through ...

Here's how prosecution of drug charges is treated differently in Orange County

By Meredith Radford | February 25

Orange County's Recovery Court and Family Treatment Court are beneficial alternatives to incarceration to both the county and the individuals it helps. ...

To combat food insecurity, Orange County's food council aims to change policy

By Jordan Barish | February 25

The 15-member council has seats for each elected body, including representatives from the Orange County Board of County Commissioners, Hillsborough Board ...

Here's a brief on the Democratic primary races you may not know about this election season

By Michael Taffe | February 24

The North Carolina primary election is coming up, so The Daily Tar Heel is breaking down every office on the ballot from president to county commissioner. ...

Here's a brief on the Republican primary races you may not know about this election season

By Michael Taffe | February 24

The North Carolina primary election is coming up, so The Daily Tar Heel is breaking down every office on the ballot from president to county commissioner. ...

Chapel Hill's first poet laureate wants to write outside the 'suit-and-tie culture'

By Elsa Karcher | February 24

“I think folks who don’t see themselves represented when it comes to the suit-and-tie culture of a town council, might be able to see themselves and ...

Chapel Hill mayor and council ask Guskiewicz to keep Silent Sam out of Chapel Hill

By Amena Saad | February 24

Though the future of Silent Sam remains in limbo, the Town of Chapel Hill doubles down in their position that the statue does not belong on the campus ...

Misinformation and fake news: how to determine fact from fiction this election season

By Taylor Heeden | February 24

Deen Freelon is an associate professor at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media who specializes in political expressions through digitized media. ...

Last surviving Rosenwald school in Durham County celebrates Black History Month

By Niharika Vattikonda | February 24

The Historic Russell School is one of many Rosenwald schools, constructed during the Jim Crow era to provide Black students with the opportunity to receive ...

North Carolinians may not need a voter ID for the rest of the 2020 cycle

By Kayleigh Carpenter | February 24

The implementation of North Carolina voter ID law was temporarily blocked on Feb. 18 after a federal court judge previously granted a request by the North ...

New study shows disparity in education spending within North Carolina

By Guillermo Molero | February 23

Disparities in educational spending between low and high income communities continue to widen. Low-income communities are struggling to adequate funding ...

How and why to vote by mail in the 2020 primary

By David Richman | February 23

To receive a mail-in ballot, a voter has to request the form available on the North Carolina State Board of Elections absentee voting website and return ...

Town of Chapel Hill hopes to begin issuing affordable housing bond this fall

By Victoria Johnson | February 23

After voters approved a $10 million housing bond, Chapel Hill is now trying to piece together how to issue it.

Column: Why I'm voting for Mark Dorosin

February 23

Allison De Marco talks about why we should vote to re-elect Mark Dorosin to the Orange County Board of Commissioners.

Changes might be coming to East Rosemary Street and downtown Chapel Hill

By Dylan Cole Phillips | February 20

With more office spaces, vendor locations and parking decks, the proposed plan brings change to downtown Chapel Hill.

North Carolina considers adjusting Common Core — or scrapping it altogether

By Lilly Clark | February 20

North Carolina's superintendent hopes to eliminate Common Core standards. Questions linger, though, over whether that's the right path forward.

Briar Chapel residents fight against expansion of wastewater treatment plant

By Henry Haney | February 20

Briar Chapel, located in Chatham County just north of U.S. Highway 15-501, is a mixed-use development, with a variety of energy efficient homes connected ...

A candidate for district court judge might not be allowed on the November ballot

By Elizabeth Egan | February 20

Erika Bales, a candidate in the Democratic primary race for district court judge, said she was informed that she is not eligible to be the Democratic ...

Food insecurity affects many children in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. Twenty-three percent of students received free and reduced lunches last year.

OCS board looks to combat 'lunch shaming' with these new proposals

By Taylor Heeden | February 19

Lunch shaming is a phenomenon occurring in schools across the United States where students are shamed for not being able to pay for their lunches every ...

Chapel Hill transit project becomes eligible for $100 million of federal funding

By Dylan Cole Phillips | February 19

“The BRT Project will have its own specialized buses and everything that will run along that corridor, which means that the other buses we would currently ...