Walker Livingston is the 2024 enterprise managing editor at The Daily Tar Heel. She has previously served as summer city & state editor and assistant city & state editor. Walker is a sophomore pursuing a double major in journalism and media and American studies, with a minor in data science.
Tom Murry, Valerie Zachary and Chris Freeman won seats to the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
The citizens-only constitutional amendment passed with 75.57 percent of the vote with 37 percent of North Carolina's precincts reporting.
Cristobal Palmer has won the special election for Carrboro Town Council by 78 percent as of 8:30 p.m. His opponent, Isaac Woolsey earned 20 percent of the vote.
Her platform champions funding for public education, signing a Green New Deal into law and is a cosponsor of the Medicare for All act.
While the state of North Carolina has set a record of voting in Democratic governors, its propensity for voting red in Federal elections makes it a crucial swing state for the presidential election in 2024.
"For the years and months where I don’t remember much, I have songs. Music is my timeline and songs demarcate time in my little notebook. Jumbled genres, moods and lyrics calling the duly remembered names, people, places and memories of growing up with forward momentum."
UNC students have historically protested for and against a variety of causes, including campus food workers, the speaker ban law, labor rights, the Civil Rights movement and wars.
Joe Biden and Donald Trump have won their respective party primary contests for U.S. president. According to unofficial results, Biden earned 90 percent of the vote while Trump earned 73.59 percent, as of 9 p.m.
Mark Robinson won his race over competitors Bill Graham and state treasurer Dale Folwell with just over 63 percent of the vote. Josh Stein won his race over four other candidates — including former state supreme court justice Michael Morgan — with just over 70 percent of the vote.
Elizabeth Cotten, a Carrboro native, wrote her song 'Freight Train' at the age of 11 or 12 about the section of North Carolina Railroad that she could hear and see every day from her Lloyd Street home. But, her song isn't one of love for her town; it's one of escape.
A new acai shop, Playa Bowls, opened on Aug. 11 at 104 E. Franklin St.
In episode 2 of Before You Vote, Ethan Horton, Lucy Marques and Walker Livingston from the City & State desk continue to break down what you need to know before voting in the 2023 local elections. This week, the main dividing lines in the Chapel Hill mayoral race, the most contentious race of the cycle, and more CHCCS School Board candidates. Audio editing by Sierra Pfeifer and music by Adrian Tillman.
Welcome to a new season of Before You Vote, The Daily Tar Heel’s election podcast. This season, we will be breaking down what you need to know about voting before the 2023 local elections. In this episode, Ethan Horton, Lucy Marques and Walker Livingston from the city and state desk go over some of the school board candidates, Barbara Foushee's campaign for Carrboro Mayor and campaign finance. From October 19 to November 4, you can register to vote and vote early. October 31 is the deadline to request an absentee ballot. November 7 is Election Day.
