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Word on the street: Students and community members celebrate Halloween

By Defne Önal | November 2

Halloween on Franklin Street has been a Chapel Hill tradition for years, and community members showed up in costume on downtown sidewalks. Staff writer ...

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Carrboro proclaims Braxton Dunkin Foushee Day of Service, recognizing first Black town council member

By Sarah Smiley | November 2

"I always say, you have to be in the community to know the community,” Braxton Foushee said.

Police seek information about alleged assault of Muslim community member on Franklin Street

By Emmy Martin | November 1

The Chapel Hill Police Department is investigating an alleged assault of a Muslim community member that a post on social media claims occurred on Franklin ...

"This is the perfect opportunity:" Barbara Fedders runs for CHCCS Board of Education

By Grace Whittemore | October 31

Barbara Fedders is one of 14 candidates running for a seat on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education. Fedders, who has lived in Carrboro ...

North Carolina sees an increasing number of partisan school board elections

By Abigail Keller | October 30

Since achieving majority control in the N.C. General Assembly in 2010, Republican lawmakers have gradually shifted the makeup of school boards by filing ...

Word on the Street: Carrboro Town Council passes Creekside Alignment for greenway

October 30

The Daily Tar Heel's Sarah Clements talked to Carrboro residents about the new choice for the Bolin Creek Greenway.

'Has a heart for service': Mariela Hernandez is running for CHCCS Board of Education

By Lola Oliverio | October 30

“We have faculty that tells our kids that either they’re college material or not, and words are big, they can influence a child when they don’t ...

Former Chapel Hill Town Council member Gene Pease remembered by family, former colleagues

By Emma Hall | October 30

“What I bonded with Gene over was that we both recognize that our different views and perspectives on things actually, when brought together, created ...

Poll shows Chapel Hill voters have high levels of education, postgraduate degrees

By Kathryn DeHart | October 30

A recent Chapel Hill municipal election poll done by Public Policy Polling shows that 57 percent of respondent voters have postgraduate degrees. ...

State board reopens application for institutional identification to count as voter ID

By Kaitlyn Cano | October 27

The N.C. State Board of Elections has already approved UNC student and employee IDs for the ongoing municipal election, so UNC One Cards count as a valid ...

Gov. Cooper announces new funding for school breakfast programs

By Sophie Baglioni | October 26

On Oct. 24, Gov. Roy Cooper announced he is directing $1.4 million in federal funding to expand school breakfast programs. Each school district can receive ...

Sixth Go With The Flow drive collects menstrual products for local organizations

By Allie Sadoff | October 26

“I was more kid-gloves about talking about it, with men especially," Tricia Mesigian, owner of the Orange County Social Club and co-host of the event ...

Flu, other respiratory illness cases rising per state dashboard

By Ella Aluise | October 26

Dr. Susan Kansagra, the NCDHHS assistant secretary for public health, said at this time of year, respiratory illness cases often rise because the weather ...

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Carrboro Town Council honors first Black council member and local veterans

By Henry Thomas | October 26

The council voted to designate Dec. 13 as Braxton Dunkin Foushee Day of Service, encouraging residents to learn about local Black history and perform ...

Word on the street: UNC students react to North Carolina voter ID laws

By Lauren Zola | October 26

In April, the N.C. Supreme Court overturned a previous decision that said voter ID laws disproportionately disenfranchise Black voters, allowing voter ...

Hillsborough experiences "very, very rare" 2.2 magnitude earthquake

By Sierra President | October 26

The U.S. Geological Survey, the group in charge of monitoring natural hazards, concluded an earthquake with a 2.2 magnitude and a shallow depth of three ...

Early voting locations are open. Here's what to know and where to go.

By Ethan E. Horton | October 26

During the early voting period, residents can register to vote at a polling location — and UNC students living on campus can do so with just their UNC ...

Jeff Jackson joins race for state attorney general after being drawn out of his district

By Ethan E. Horton | October 26

Rep. Jeff Jackson (D-N.C. 14th) announced his run for North Carolina attorney general on Thursday morning. This comes one day after he was drawn out of ...

CHCCS Parent-Teacher Association Council holds school board candidate forum

By Sophie Baglioni | October 25

The CHCSS Board of Education candidates discussed their views on staff vacancies, the achievement gap and curriculum maintenance in the forum hosted on ...

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Orange County Board of Education discusses school interior renovations, redistricting

By Ginny Dempster | October 25

Tuesday's Orange County Board of Education meeting discussed redistricting plans, a bid to renovate the interior of Efland-Cheeks Global Elementary School, ...