Blake Hodge, Author at Chapelboro.com

Longtime Chapel Hill Store Closing

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 15, 2017 | Business

University Place in Chapel Hill is losing a business that has been operating in the mall for the last 34 years. Kitchenworks owner and founder Martha Marsh Jenkins said in a Facebook post that “It is with a heavy heart that I...

More UNC Faculty Join Call to Remove Silent Sam

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 15, 2017 | UNC

Faculty, staff, students and graduates from the UNC School of Social Work are joining members of the campus community calling for the removal of Silent Sam from the Chapel Hill campus. The Confederate monument that stands in...

Local School Districts Working to Change Class Size Legislation

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 14, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education

Local school districts are lining up in opposition to the implementation of a new law that will cap class sizes in some elementary school grades. The Orange County Schools Board of Education passed a resolution on Monday night...

Former UNC Law Professor Named Interim Director of Civil Rights Organization

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 14, 2017 | Nonprofit

A former UNC School of Law professor has been named the interim executive director of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice. The organization announced the hiring of Kareem Crayton on Wednesday morning. Crayton will serve as...

North Carolina AG Asking FCC to Delay Net Neutrality Repeal Vote

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 14, 2017 | National

****UPDATE: The FCC did ultimately approve repealing net neutrality regulations on Thursday.**** North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is one of 18 attorneys general from across the country urging the Federal Communications...

UNC Police Release Surveillance Photo in Robbery Investigation

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 13, 2017 | UNC

UNC Police released a picture of a “person of interest” in an alleged assault and robbery earlier this month. Police initially said that a female student was walking with a friend along Cameron Avenue shortly before 10 p.m....

Former CHCCS Board Member Jamezetta Bedford Running for Orange County Commissioner

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 13, 2017 | Election

Jamezetta Bedford is the first candidate to officially announce their intention to run for the District 1 seat on the Orange County Board of Commissioners next year. Bedford’s announcement on Wednesday came on the heels of...

Burroughs Will Not Run for Re-Election to Orange County Board of Commissioners in 2018

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 13, 2017 | Local Government

Mia Burroughs announced at Tuesday night’s Board of County Commissioners meeting that she will not be seeking re-election in 2018. Burroughs holds one of the three seats up for election next year after being elected to the...

Chapel Hill Police Searching for Runaway Juvenile

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 13, 2017 | Safety

Chapel Hill Police are looking for a runaway juvenile. Authorities say 17-year-old Nickolas James Ellison-Scarborough was last seen around noon on Tuesday at East Chapel Hill High School. Ellison-Scarborough is described as...

Orange County Fatal Stabbing Suspect Held Without Bond

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 12, 2017 | Crime

The suspect in a fatal stabbing in Orange County over the weekend appeared in court while family members of the victim sat in the audience on Tuesday. Mori Farrell Jr was arrested at a hotel in Burlington on Monday afternoon...

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