Hillsborough Receives First Applicants for Board of Commissioners Vacancy
Multiple applicants for Hillsborough’s Board of Commissioner vacancy have come forward....
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Kelly Fahey
New Study Shows How Courts “Criminalize Poverty”
A new study which looks into how courts use fees and fines to “criminalize poverty” in North Carolina has been published by the North Carolina Poverty Research Fund. The study called “Court Fines and Fees: Criminalizing Poverty...
Read MoreHillsborough’s Colonial Inn Under New Ownership
The Colonial Inn in Hillsborough has finally changed hands after a lengthy process which included eminent domain proceedings brought upon by the Town. The deed was signed earlier this month by Allied DevCorp. LLC for $800,000,...
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Chapel Hill Raises Gun Violence Awareness Flag
The Town of Chapel Hill raised an orange gun violence awareness flag at Peace and Justice Plaza...
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New Orange County Health Director Looks to Further Innovation in Public Health
Quintana Stewart is now one month into her tenure as the new health director of Orange County. She...
Read MoreLocal NAACP Vice President Wins Citizenship Award
Vice President for the Chapel Hill – Carrboro NAACP James Williams received a citizenship award at UNC’s annual Martin Luther King Memorial Banquet earlier this month. Williams says 50 years after King’s...
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Panel of AIDS Memorial Quilt on Display at UNC
A panel of the AIDS Memorial Quilt is currently on display at UNC’s Student Union. UNC Sophomore...
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Local MPO Looking Into Future of NC 54 West
A study examining the 20-mile stretch of NC 54 West between Graham and Carrboro is underway by the...
Read MoreUNC, Town of Chapel Hill Announce New “Party, Police Free” Initiative
UNC and the Town of Chapel Hill announced their new “Party, Police Free” initiative last week. The initiative gives students the chance to register their weekend parties online with the Office of Community Involvement. If the...
Read MoreNorth Carolina Redistricting Case is ‘Landmark Ruling’
A panel of three federal judges determined North Carolina’s congressional maps to be unconstitutional last week, claiming the map gave Republicans an unfair advantage. The unprecedented ruling marks the first time a federal...
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