Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Archives

Local Government Meetings: June 1-5, 2026

Posted by Aaron Keck | Jun 1, 2026 | Local Government

This week in local government: budget decisions for Orange County, Carrboro, and Durham, and the final vote on a CHCCS school closure.

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education is making progress in its plans to replace the existing Carrboro Elementary School building.

Posted by Aaron Keck | May 28, 2026 | Local Government

Orange County Commissioners are holding a public hearing on next year’s budget Thursday, May 28, with major decisions yet to be made.

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools board will have to decide on June 4 whether to close Ephesus, Glenwood, or Seawell Elementary.

This week, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools announced that two of its current principals will swap schools in the upcoming academic year.

Posted by Brighton McConnell | May 22, 2026 | News, Safety

More than 7,000 Piedmont Electric Cooperative customers in Orange County lost power Friday due to a transmission issue affecting substations.

Posted by Brighton McConnell | May 21, 2026 | Fire, Safety

A brush fire in the Carolina North Forest just south of Seawell Elementary School continues to...

Pre-kindergarten teacher LaThanya Campbell of Mary Scroggs Elementary School was named the Chapel...

Orange County’s school districts will likely not get the full extent of their proposed budgets for the upcoming school year.

CHCCS school board members heard a presentation about the deeper studies conducted on criteria for closure of any three elementary schools.