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Facing Pressures In All Directions, Orange County Commissioners Near Budget Decision

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.

Posted by Aaron Keck | May 7, 2026 | Local Government

Both Orange County and Chatham County revealed their budget proposals for the upcoming fiscal year this week. Here are the highlights.

Posted by Michael Koh | May 1, 2026 | Sports

Cristian Diaz Perez, a sophomore at East Chapel Hill High School, is hoping to attend an exclusive soccer camp in Germany this summer.