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Kindergarten Readiness Program Aims to Close Achievement Gap

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 21, 2015 | Featured, Pre-K - 12 Education

A local program is helping low-income and at-risk children prepare for kindergarten. 66 children from low-income families or that were identified as needing additional support participated in a summer kindergarten readiness...

Tom Ross on UNC Presidential Search: ‘I’ve Stayed Out of It’

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 20, 2015 | Featured, Higher Education, UNC

The UNC Board of Governors will be meeting at 11 o’clock on Friday morning to select a new System President. A tentative agenda for the meeting calls for the 32-member board to go into closed session for reports from the...

Petition Requests Action on Homophobic Graffiti at East Chapel Hill High School

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 20, 2015 | Featured, Pre-K - 12 Education

A petition is circulating asking administrators at East Chapel Hill High School to respond to homophobic graffiti being spray painted on the school last month. More than 400 people have added their named to a petition asking...

UNC Board of Governors Scrambles to Presidential Search Finish

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 19, 2015 | Featured, UNC

A new President of the UNC System is expected to be in place before year’s end. And while a selection may be closer, it does not appear the decision is being made with a unanimous voice. The UNC System Board of Governors met for...

UNC Board of Governors to Hold Emergency Meeting for Presidential Search

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 16, 2015 | Featured, UNC

The UNC System Board of Governors has called an emergency meeting for one o’clock Friday afternoon at the SAS campus in Cary. The Presidential Search Committee has been meeting at a breakneck pace in recent weeks as they...

2 UNC Defensive Backs Arrested on Assault Charges

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 15, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

Two members of the North Carolina football team have been suspended indefinitely and will not play against Wake Forest on Saturday night after warrants for their arrests were served on Thursday. The university announced Thursday...

Pedestrian Struck in Hit and Run

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 15, 2015 | Crime

Chapel Hill Police are seeking information from the public after a vehicle fled the scene after striking a pedestrian on Thursday evening. A tweet was sent from the Chapel Hill Police Department account just before 4:30 Thursday...

UNC Shares Top Spot in Preseason Poll with Kentucky

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 15, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

There’s a tie at the top to start the 2015-2016 men’s college basketball season. The USA Today Preseason Coaches Poll, released on Thursday, has North Carolina and Kentucky tied at number one. The Tar Heels received 12 of the 32...

Chapel Hill Police Arrest Six on Forgery Charges

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 15, 2015 | Crime, Featured

Six individuals were arrested on Tuesday in Chapel Hill and charged with a combined 27 felonies and 16 misdemeanors. Chapel Hill Police Lieutenant Josh Mecimore says the incident started with a traffic stop when an officer...

Silver Alert Issued for Carrboro Man

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 14, 2015 | Safety

***UPDATE: Carrboro Police have canceled the Silver Alert. Burton has been found in Durham and transported by EMS to the Durham VA for evaluation, according to authorities.*** Carrboro Police are asking for assistance locating...

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