The current state superintendent is leaving in a bid to become lieutenant governor, which has led to a plethora of candidates contending for the position.
After a years-long clash between Duke Energy and North Carolina activists over coal ash clean-up, the excavation to come will be the largest effort in United States history.
This policy discussion follows a lawsuit filed against CHCCS in May that accused the school district of failing to prevent sexual abuse within schools.
Earlier this year, Tai Huynh, a UNC student, announced his candidacy for the Chapel Hill Town Council. However, he is not the first UNC student to run for a seat on the town council. Three former town councilmen share their experiences with participating in local government as students or recent graduates.
“We're putting ourselves out of business in a big way. A lot of people say, 'Oh, I'm worried about the Earth,'" he said. "I'm not worried about the Earth. The Earth is going to stay here. I am worried about the humans — well, I'm more worried about all the critters because we humans have messed things up."
Over 100 dogs took a dive into the Heritage Hills Recreation Club pool at the Orange County Animal Services 15th annual Dog Swim.
The vote by Chatham County commissioners to remove a Confederate statue attracted demonstrators both supporting and opposing the decision.
Some residents of the town have been concerned about the potential effects of short-term rentals in the area.
“While I didn't start out thinking this was going to be one of the crown jewels and my legacy, I certainly see it as being the one that will probably have the greatest impact over the longest period of time,”
The Endangered Species Act, enacted in 1973, has saved 99 percent of species from extinction. But rollbacks from the Trump Administration are being criticized by environmental activists for potentially weakening some of these effects. The administration has removed protections for threatened species, which could pose a risk for some of North Carolina's 61 federally endangered and threatened species as they lose designated resources. “Right as that species is starting to recover, as soon you can get it from endangered to threatened, you remove all the protections and mostly what you will see is that species is going to end up right back in that endangered bucket because it lost all of its protections."
Protesters encounter protesters in Pittsboro on Saturday, Sept. 14, after commissioners made a decision to remove a confederate statue.
Local and state officials met to celebrate Chapel Hill Transit's 45th birthday on Thursday, Sept. 4 at the Chapel Hill Public Library.
Hillsborough Progressives Taking Action and the Hate-Free Schools Coalition organized the March for a Hate-Free Hillsborough on Aug. 31, 2019.
On July 11, protestors chalked "McCracken Lied" on the bricks in front of South Building.
On July 11, protestors chalked "We Have Receipts" and "McCracken Lied" on the bricks in front of South Building. Additionally, "Viva Gatito Serpiente" was chalked onto the stairs, near flyers in support of Silent Sam protestor Maya Little.
On July 11, protestors chalked "We Have Receipts" on the bricks in front of South Building.
