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Marcus Paige Named ACC Player of the Week in First Week Back

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 7, 2015 | UNC Sports

North Carolina senior guard Marcus Paige has been named ACC Player of the Week for his performance for the Tar Heels against Maryland and Davidson. The top-10 showdown with Maryland last Tuesday was Paige’s first game of the...

Authorities Seeking Information Regarding Armed Robbery

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 7, 2015 | Crime, Featured

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for information after an armed robbery over the weekend. Authorities say a 911 call was placed just before 11 o’clock on Friday night reporting an armed robbery at Randy’s...

James Barrett Elected Chair of Chapel Hill – Carrboro City School Board

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 7, 2015 | Featured, Pre-K - 12 Education

The Chapel Hill – Carrboro City School System Board of Education has selected new leadership. Three new members were elected to the Chapel Hill – Carrboro City School Board on November 3, and they have already made their...

UNC Against Baylor in Russell Athletic Bowl

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 6, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC has found out where it will be headed for bowl season. Carolina suffered just the second loss on the season for the Tar Heels against the number-one ranked Clemson Tigers on Saturday night in the ACC Championship Game by a...

UNC Signs Fedora to Extension

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 5, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

Just before the number 10 UNC football team and top-ranked Clemson are set to square off for the ACC Championship, the univeristy has agreed to a 7-year contract with head coach Larry Fedora, WCHL has confirmed. The news was...

Early Voting Sites Chosen for 2016 Primary

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 4, 2015 | Election, Featured

As we are a month and a day out from the 2015 municipal elections, the recently-elected town leaders have been sworn into office and eyes are shifting to the 2016 election. The Board of Elections selected six early-voting sites...

First Challenger Files in Orange County Board of Commissioner Race

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 4, 2015 | Election, Featured

Orange County voters will have at least one race to decide in the March primary for the Board of County Commissioners. Challenger Bonnie Hauser filed for the District 2 seat on the board, where incumbent Renee Price has also...

UNC Chancellor Folt Announces 7 Initiatives Aimed at Improving Race Relations

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 2, 2015 | Featured, UNC

UNC is taking steps officials say will make the campus more welcoming to minority students in the wake of student protests. Chancellor Carol Folt sent a message to the campus community on Wednesday afternoon saying she wanted to...

Filing Begins for 2016 Election

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 2, 2015 | Election, Featured

Several incumbents made their re-election campaigns official as the filing period for the 2016 election began on Tuesday. State Senator Valerie Foushee and House Representative Verla Insko, both Democrats, filed the paperwork to...

All Clear Given Following Earlier Report of Armed Person on UNC Campus

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 2, 2015 | Featured, News

An “All Clear” message rang out across the UNC campus just before 10 o’clock Wednesday morning after spending more than an hour on lockdown. Police from every faction of local law enforcement surrounded the ROTC Armory on UNC’s...

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