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Youth summer basketball camp Hoops on the Hill becomes community staple

By Jordan Gooch | August 22

Founded by Will Tyndall and Evan Aycock in the summer of 2020, Hoops on the Hill has changed what attending a summer basketball camp looks like in Chapel ...

Orange County crisis diversion facility planning funded by BOCC

By Ella Aluise | August 22

The planning of Orange County's crisis diversion facility, which would provide services for people experiencing mental or behavioral health crises, was ...

Bridging the Gap combats CHCCS racial achievement gap, supports descendants of enslaved people

By Ethan E. Horton | August 22

"I think that people broadly — because Chapel Hill is such a transient community — did not understand that history is present because these issues ...

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Budget stalemate impacts Medicaid expansion, state employee salaries

By Tori Newby | August 22

The N.C. General Assembly is scheduled to vote on the overdue budget for the next two fiscal years in mid-September, according to a state representative. ...

Chapel Hill prepares for school with Family Fun Day, book bag giveaway

By Grace Whittemore | August 22

Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation hosted Family Fun Day and a back-to-school book bag giveaway at the Hargraves Community Center on Aug. 19. Community ...

'This is my home': Community supports Med Deli after fire

By Audrey Kashatus and Walker Livingston | August 22

After a major fire in late July, Mediterranean Deli has received aid from local business owners and the community at large. The process of rebuilding ...

NC county boards of elections offer free voter identification for November elections

By Olivia Gschwind | August 22

For the first time since 2016, North Carolina voters will be required to show a photo ID at the polls during municipal elections in November. But, county ...

Flyleaf Books celebrates Bookstore Romance Day with author talks

By Bridget Bendezu | August 22

Romance authors Martha Waters and Sarah Grunder Ruiz celebrated the romance genre with attendees at Flyleaf's Bookstore Romance Day tea party on Saturday, ...

'An important part of the community': Carrboro celebrates farmers market

By Lola Oliverio | August 21

The Carrboro Farmers' Market celebrated National Farmers Market Week earlier this month. Local musicians performed, and a Carrboro radio station broadcasted ...

Eighth annual Pat Sanford Animal Welfare Award applications open

By Grace Whittemore | August 20

Orange County Animal Services is launching its eighth annual Pat Sanford Animal Welfare Award for programs working to improve companion animal welfare. ...

Sixteen candidates file to run for CHCCS board in unusually crowded election

By Annika Duneja | August 20

Four days before the filing deadline, no candidates had filed to run for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education. By the deadline, more ...

Chapel Hill's LUMO update draft to be in front of town council by June 2024

By Lauren Zola | August 20

Over the next two years, the Chapel Hill Town Council will be working to revamp its LUMO with a program called "Rewriting Our Rules." The LUMO hasn't ...

Princess Pressley selected as new Rashkis Elementary School principal

By Emma Hall | August 20

“My goal this year is just creating good solid relationships with those stakeholders and creating memories together here at the school,” Princess ...

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Chapel Hill-Carrboro experiences thousands of power outages following Tuesday's storm

By Emmy Martin and Ethan E. Horton | August 15

Hundreds of customers are still without power in Chapel Hill, and many of the outages are scheduled to be repaired by late Wednesday evening, according ...

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Carrboro man arrested on sexual assault charge

By Emmy Martin | August 7

A 39-year-old man was booked into the Orange County Jail on a second-degree forcible sexual offense charge on Sunday evening. The police department has ...

Man dies after stabbing at Carrboro Town Commons

By Ethan E. Horton | August 3

A man was transported to UNC Hospitals, where he later died from his injuries, after a stabbing at Carrboro Town Commons on Wednesday night.

Orange County Schools Superintendent Monique Felder to leave district Aug. 2

By Ethan E. Horton | July 28

'The numbers are what they are': Legislators, LGBTQ+ activists prepare for veto overrides

By Walker Livingston | July 27

Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed three bills concerning LGBTQ+ youth: House Bills 547 and 808 and Senate Bill 49. These bills have not yet returned to the legislature ...

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A look at what this fall's municipal elections mean for Chapel Hill residents, local politics

By Lucy Marques | July 27

This November's municipal elections will have four seats on the Chapel Hill Town Council, along with the Chapel Hill mayoral seat up for grabs. The Chapel ...

Rebecca Mormino to begin new role as executive director of Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership

By Lola Oliverio | July 27

Rebecca Mormino will be the new executive director of the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership, effective Aug. 14. Mormino has served as the assistant director ...