After commending former Congressman David Price for his service to District 4, the Chapel Hill Town Council discussed the annual budget and potential updates to the Administering Concept Plan and conditional zoning applications at its Feb. 15 meeting.
On Jan. 26, the Town of Pittsboro filed a lawsuit against several companies allegedly involved in the widespread contamination of PFAS in the area, including in the Town’s drinking water. PFAS, or per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, are a class of synthetic chemicals made up of carbon and fluorine atoms.
The Town of Chapel Hill recently received $2 million in Community Project Funding to be put toward downtown streetscape improvements. Funds will be used to replace traffic light poles as well as potential projects like curb cutting.
As the cost of rent and homeownership in Chapel Hill continues to climb, the Town of Chapel Hill has increased its public housing budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.
On Dec. 16, the outgoing 4-3 Democratic majority on the North Carolina Supreme Court rejected recently redrawn congressional and state senate district maps and upheld a lower court's previous approval of the state house district map.
Among this year’s entries to the parade are the Orange High School Marching Band and Faulkner’s Elite Gymnastics, along with food truck services by Drizzle D’s Mini Donut Truck. Phil Ford, former assistant coach for UNC basketball and the 1978 NCAA National Player of the Year, will be this year’s grand marshal.
During the early voting period and on Election Day this year, the North Carolina State Board of Elections received 21 incident reports regarding the 2022 midterm elections from across the state. These reports included 12 alleged incidents of voter intimidation, one report of voter interference and eight alleged incidents of election official intimidation.
Gov. Roy Cooper proclaimed October to be Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which is dedicated to the promotion of public awareness of internet safety and the threat of cybercrime against users’ identities, data and privacy.
The Carrboro Town Commons is hosting an "electric vehicle rodeo" on Oct. 8, featuring a range of electric cars, scooters and even bicycles, with the goal of connecting Carrboro residents to affordable sustainable transportation.
The Orange County Board of County Commissioners approved the creation of the Orange County Opioid Advisory Committee last month in an effort to reduce rates of opioid addiction and overdose deaths in the county. It will include representatives from the a number of government organizations and other community organizations.
