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Fiber Installation Damages Water Line

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 8, 2016 | Featured, Safety

Service has been restored after a contractor working to install fiber knocked water out to 18 meters and five fire hydrants on Tuesday. A notice saying the repair work had been completed was sent out just after 2:30 on Tuesday...

Former UNC Board of Trustees Member Maurice Koury Passes Away

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 8, 2016 | Obituaries

Maurice Koury, a Burlington native with strong ties to UNC, has passed away. Jones Angell and Roy Williams announced Koury’s passing on the Tar Heel head coach’s weekly radio show Monday night. Koury served on the UNC Board of...

Public Hearing Tuesday Night for Proposed Carrboro Hotel

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 8, 2016 | Featured, Local Government

A public hearing regarding a proposed second hotel in downtown Carrboro will be held Tuesday night. The Board of Aldermen held the first meeting to explore the possibility of allowing Hilton to build a five story hotel at 300...

UNC Basketball Up to No. 7

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 7, 2016 | UNC Sports

UNC basketball moved up to No. 7 in the latest Associated Press basketball poll released Monday. The Tar Heels are coming off of a week with victories over Syracuse on Senior Night at the Dean E. Smith Center and a win to finish...

Brice Johnson Named All-America and ACC Player of the Week

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 7, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC senior forward Brice Johnson has been named first-team All-America by USA Today. The team, released on Monday, is the first of many similar lists to be released in the coming days. Johnson was selected for the All-Atlantic...

UNC Board of Governors Penalizes UNC – Chapel Hill Over Out-of-State Admissions

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 7, 2016 | Featured, UNC

One item on the UNC Board of Governors meeting agenda last Friday sparked a 30 minute debate and led to a $1 million penalty for the system’s flagship university. The debate generated from a recommendation of the board’s...

Spring Practice Begins for Tar Heel Football

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 7, 2016 | UNC Sports

While we are just beginning March Madness on the basketball court, spring practice started on Sunday for the UNC football team. Start of a great week! pic.twitter.com/nL76hJ3fpR — Carolina Football (@TarHeelFootball) March...

Diamond Heels Complete Sweep

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 6, 2016 | UNC Sports

The UNC baseball team continued its hot start to the 2016 season by sweeping Fairfield over the weekend. The No. 6 Tar Heels finished off the series sweep on Sunday in dominating fashion, with an 11-0 victory at Boshamer...

Brice Johnson Unanimous All-ACC Choice

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 6, 2016 | UNC Sports

****UPDATE: On Monday, the 15 ACC coaches unanimously picked Johnson for the first-team All-Conference coaches’ choices. Johnson was also voted to the All-Defensive team. The coaches also selected Isaiah Hicks as the Sixth...

UNC Men’s and Women’s Tennis Secure Friday Victories

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 5, 2016 | UNC Sports

The UNC men’s and women’s tennis teams continued strong starts to the season on Friday. The No. 1 men’s team finished out its non-conference schedule by shutting out No. 54 Vanderbilt 7-0 in Chapel Hill. While Vanderbilt didn’t...

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