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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, ...

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 ...

Column: Elections don’t just happen every four years

By Michael Taffe | November 10

The OC Voice is a portion of the OC Report newsletter where local residents may have a platform to talk about local issues they care about. Michael Taffe ...

'A real anchor in the community': IFC's new community kitchen to open in Carrboro

By Crystal Yu | November 10

“The Carrboro way ... is for us to serve the less fortunate than we are: the homeless, the men with illness and the food insufficiency.”

Open Eye Café celebrates 20 years of business with unique coffee blend

By Julianna Robbins | November 10

Open Eye Café is offering a unique coffee blend in celebration of their 20th anniversary. The blend highlights flavors such as cassis, plum and fresh ...

North Carolina becomes last state in the U.S. to allow withdrawal of consent

By Sonia Rao | November 7

Newly ratified Bill 199 adds measures to protect sexual assault victims.

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

Lawsuit calls the legitimacy of the N.C. General Assembly into question

By Guillermo Molero | November 7

A lawsuit from the NAACP and Clean Air Carolina continues to challenge the authority North Carolina lawmakers had in creating ballot amendments in 2018. ...

Ashton Powell is focused on students and mental health as he joins the CHCCS Board

By Mark Morrison | November 7

Powell will focus on putting students first by mending the gap between students and the Board.

UNC graduate student denied from Town of Chapel Hill transportation advisory board

By Elizabeth Egan | November 6

People are frustrated over the lack of diversity in Chapel Hill councils, and Mayo's loss against Jack Whaley exemplifies an debate over the nomination. ...

Here's how Chapel Hill is working to preserve affordable housing

By Diane Adame | November 6

The Town's affordable housing preservation strategy is organized around three key objectives: preserve affordable housing, improve or maintain quality ...

Here's why voter turnout for this year's local election fell since 2018

By Anna Pogarcic | November 6

Voting turnout is always high during state and national elections, but the elections where voter turnout arguably matters most — local elections — ...

Debate over Confederate monument in Pittsboro continues as judge delays removal

By Amena Saad | November 6

A judge recently granted a temporary restraining order that will ultimately delay the removal of a controversial Confederate monument in downtown Pittsboro. ...

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, ...