Hasson Bacote challenges his death sentence under the Racial Justice Act, despite its repeal in 2013.
"We’re seeing them bring their friends and family here. We’re seeing them interested in everything we have to offer," says Laurie Paolicelli on Orange County's increasing tourism.
On May 15, the learning management system Sakai entered restricted access, resulting in the permanent unpublishing of every single Sakai page ever made.
In early July, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality released a draft Brownfields agreement to clean up the coal ash present at 828 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., where the Chapel Hill Police Department is located. Compounds in coal ash consist of many known carcinogens, and there are 46,000 tons of ash located on the site.
On July 18, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools District BOE met to discuss another option for the use of the funds allocated by the proposed bond referendum, as well as a preliminary budget report and a resolution in support of prioritizing public schools by opposing taxpayer-funded private school vouchers.
On July 23, England’s Manchester City and Scotland’s Celtic football clubs will play a match at Kenan Stadium on UNC’s campus. It will be the second FC Series game held in Chapel Hill, after last year's match between Chelsea Football Club and Wrexham Association Football Club.
Chapel Hill — and its surrounding cities and towns — will be hosting numerous Fourth of July events this year.
The rally came in the wake of concerns about the president’s performance at the June 27 debate against Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump.
Some of the goals outlined in The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools' approach include rebuilding schools, creating vibrant learning environments and providing ongoing maintenance to schools. There are currently four options that involve new buildings and redistributing students.
Summer began on June 20 and North Carolina was greeted with a heat wave. Temperatures are expected to stay consistently in the 90s all week and the heat index — or “feels-like” temperatures — will be even higher.
