Dair McNinch, Author at Chapelboro.com

Kizzmekia Corbett Joins Harvard’s School of Public Health as Assistant Professor, Researcher

Posted by Dair McNinch | May 12, 2021 | COVID-19, Higher Education

Kizzmekia Corbett, Hillsborough native and one of the lead scientists behind the development of...

Chapel Hill Public Library To Reopen Building to Public

Posted by Dair McNinch | May 11, 2021 | COVID-19

In the latest step to fully re-opening, the Chapel Hill Public Library is adjusting their practices to allow for library patrons to pick up their books or materials inside the building. While the building closed to the public in...

Chatham County Approaching Half of Eligible Population Being at Least Partially Vaccinated

Posted by Dair McNinch | May 9, 2021 | COVID-19, Health, Local Government

Chatham County is approaching having half of its eligible population at least partially vaccinated...

Orange County Activists Commemorating the Freedom Rides Movement’s 60th Anniversary

Posted by Dair McNinch | May 4, 2021 | News

60 years ago, a group of 400 men and women rode buses through the segregated South to challenge the lack of enforcement of the 1960 Supreme Court decision that banned the segregation of interstate transportation facilities. This...

Hillsborough to Purchase, Fly Pride Flags Throughout June

Posted by Dair McNinch | Apr 29, 2021 | Local Government

This June, the Town of Hillsborough will pursue a new strategy to publicly display its support for the LGBTQ+ community. During a virtual work session on Monday, the Hillsborough Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to...