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UNC Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Get Top-25 Wins

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 21, 2016 | UNC Sports

The North Carolina men’s and women’s lacrosse teams continued the strong start to the teams’ respective seasons with a pair of top-25 wins over the weekend. The No. 17 men’s team defeated 19th-ranked Richmond 15-6 on Saturday...

UNC-Indiana Gets Latest Available Start Time on Friday

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 21, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

The Tar Heels will take on Indiana with a tip time set for approximately 10 o’clock Friday night. UNC is the No. 1 seed in the East Region and advanced to the Sweet 16 with a victory over Providence on Saturday night. No. 5...

Portion of Riverwalk to Close for Utilities Work

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 20, 2016 | News Around Town

A portion of the Riverwalk’s western section will be closed this week as crews will be clearing a water line right-of-way. A release says crews with the Town of Hillsborough will clear 10 feet on either side of a 16-inch...

UNC Facing Tough Task in Providence in Round of 32

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 19, 2016 | UNC Sports

No. 1 seed UNC will enter Saturday night’s round of 32 matchup against Providence as near double-digit favorites to come away with a win, but the Tar Heel players and coach Roy Williams said on Friday they know how tough...

Community Egg Hunts Moved to Sunday

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 19, 2016 | News Around Town

The threat of rain in the forecast has caused the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro to move the Community Egg Hunt events from Saturday to Sunday afternoon. The Chapel Hill egg hunt will now take place from two o’clock...

Google Begins Fiber Installation in Chapel Hill

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 18, 2016 | Featured, Local Government

Google has started installing its fiber network infrastructure in Chapel Hill, according to the town. A release says this work will lay the network’s preliminary infrastructure and include work in a “very limited number of...

Marcus Paige Finalist for Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Athlete of the Year

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 18, 2016 | UNC Sports

UNC men’s basketball guard Marcus Paige has been named one of the four finalists for the 2016 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male and Female Athlete of the Year Award from Diverse Magazine in partnership with the NCAA Office of Inclusion....

UNC – Duke Square Off in Durham

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 18, 2016 | UNC Sports

UNC against Duke. It’s a big game, no matter the sport. The rivals will meet three times on the baseball field over the weekend as the Tar Heels get back into Atlantic Coast Conference play. No. 6 North Carolina won two mid-week...

Hillsborough Approves Master Plan for 1,000+ Unit Development

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 17, 2016 | Development

The master plan for the proposed Collins Ridge development in Hillsborough was approved by the Board of Commissioners at its meeting on Monday night. Hillsborough Mayor Tom Stevens says that the developer has altered its plan to...

Speaker Ban Protests: 50 Years Later

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 17, 2016 | Featured, UNC

Tensions have been high on the UNC campus in recent months over issues including race on campus and the recent selection of Margaret Spellings as UNC System President. But March of 2016 marks 50 years since another set of...

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