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Affordable Housing Wait List to Prioritize Homeless

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Aug 4, 2017 | Safety

The Orange County Housing Authority will open the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher for homeless only beginning Saturday, August 12, until Thursday, August 17. Interim Housing Human Rights and Community Development Director...

New Bridge for Old Greensboro Road

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Aug 3, 2017 | Traffic

The Old Greensboro Road Bridge that passes over Phils Creek between Jones Ferry and Neville Road in Chapel Hill will be replaced with a new bridge. The N.C. Department of Transportation Board of Transportation has awarded...

Compass Center Trains Hairstylists to Recognize Signs of Domestic Violence

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Aug 2, 2017 | Nonprofit

Compass Center for Women and Families, a nonprofit that provides domestic violence, self-sufficiency and youth health services, launched CUT IT OUT® beginning in July, a national curriculum that trains salon professionals in...

Police and Community Come Together Tonight for National Night Out

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Aug 1, 2017 | Entertainment, News Around Town

Tonight is the 34 Annual National Night Out. From 6 to 8 p.m. people in neighborhoods across the nation are encouraged to go outside, come together and get to know one another to build a stronger sense of community. Many local...

Rams Plaza Sells for $21.55 Million

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jul 27, 2017 | Business

Chapel Hill retail center Rams Plaza off Fordham Boulevard has sold to new owners for more than $21 million, following $2 million renovations made to the plaza. This purchase is the first out-of-state retail investment that the...

Durham Tech Students To 3-D Print Prosthetics for Children

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jul 27, 2017 | Higher Education, Nonprofit

Durham Tech students have joined Helping Hands, a Chapel Hill based non-profit, in creating and donating prosthetic hands to children born with limb development issues. Anatomy and Physiology Instructor at Durham Tech, Steven...

Chatham Board of Commissioners Extend Oil and Gas Moratorium

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jul 26, 2017 | Local Government

The Chatham County Board of Commissioners held a public hearing on July 17 and voted unanimously to extend the moratorium on oil and gas development in the county for one more year. This moratorium focuses on hydraulic fracking,...

New UNC Research Could Help Treat ALS

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jul 25, 2017 | Higher Education

A new discovery made by researchers at UNC School of Medicine and NC State could lead to treatment and prevention for Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Lou Gehrig’s disease or ALS is a disease that gained more awareness in the past five...

New 25 Year Plan for Chatham Open for Public Comment

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jul 20, 2017 | Development, Local Government

Chatham residents now have an opportunity to give their comments and opinions on the final draft of a 25-year plan for the county. Since Chatham County is the seventh fastest growing county in North Carolina and expected to...

Two Residents Treated for Smoke Inhalation After Fire in Meadowmont

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jul 18, 2017 | Fire

The Chapel Hill fire department responded to a residential kitchen fire at Meadowmont on Monday at 8:04 PM. Residents of the home successfully extinguished the fire, according to a release from the town, which was limited to the...

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