Brighton McConnell, Author at Chapelboro.com

Break-In Offender Struck By Machete-Wielding Child Receives His Sentence

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jan 16, 2020 | Crime

A man who police arrested in June after he broke into an Orange County residence and got attacked...

UNC System Reveals Position Profile for Candidates in Presidential Search

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jan 16, 2020 | State, UNC

The UNC System revealed its next step in the search for a permanent president on Thursday by...

Father Pleads Guilty in Court for Murder of Orange County ‘Billboard Boy’ and Wife

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jan 15, 2020 | Crime

More than two decades after the skeletal remains of a 10-year-old boy were found under an Orange...

UNC Students File Appeal in Case Over Silent Sam Settlement

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jan 15, 2020 | UNC

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed an appeal on behalf of a group of UNC students and a faculty member to intervene in the settlement between the UNC System and a pro-Confederate group. The...

Orange County Voting Precincts Receive Updates, Early Voting Location Added

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jan 15, 2020 | 2020 Election, Election

The voting precincts in Orange County saw changes enacted on January 1 of the new year, shifting where some residents may be voting in the upcoming primary elections in March. The 44 pre-existing precincts have been altered to...

Orange County Animal Services Receives 7,500 Pounds of Pet Food as Donation

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jan 14, 2020 | Local Government, News Around Town

After a community outpouring of support for a fundraiser to help Orange County Animals Services handle overcrowding, a Virginia-based agricultural company also made a big donation. The GoFundMe reached its $10,000 goal less than...