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New Memorial to Celebrate Veterans, Raise Awareness

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Nov 16, 2017 | News Around Town

The Orange County Veterans Committee held an event last Friday to commemorate the completion of the first phase of the planned veteran’s memorial at the Southern Human Services Center. The event also corresponded with Veterans...

Students, Staff, Community Speak on Silent Sam at Public Comment Session

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Nov 15, 2017 | UNC

UNC students, faculty and community members were given the chance to directly address the university Board of Trustees today at a public comment session held at the Chancellor’s Ballroom at the Carolina Inn regarding Silent Sam....

CHCCS Provided With Fire Truck for Firefighting Academy

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Nov 9, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education

The Chapel Hill Fire Department has rewarded Chapel Hill – Carrboro City Schools with a fire truck as part of their new district-wide Firefighting Academy at Chapel Hill High. The fire truck and the academy are a result of...

Silent Sam Protesters Identify Undercover UNC Police Officer Amid Demonstrators

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Nov 8, 2017 | UNC

UNC is receiving backlash from students and community members after a video surfaced late last week showing student protestors confronting a uniformed police officer that was previously seen dressed in plain clothes taking part...

Study Shows School Nurses Want More Opioid-Related Training

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Nov 8, 2017 | Health

According to a recent study out of UNC’s Eshelman School of Pharmacy, school nurses in the Carolinas are vying for more access to Naloxone, a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses, and more training in dealing with opioid...

Challengers See Big Night in Chapel Hill Town Council Election

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Nov 7, 2017 | Election

Voters called for a shakeup on the Chapel Hill Town Council this year as both incumbents, Ed Harrison and Maria Palmer, were unseated in last night’s election by challengers. Hongbin Gu, a political newcomer endorsed by CHALT,...

New Rainbow Crosswalk Coming to Carrboro

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Nov 3, 2017 | Local Government

Carrboro will install North Carolina’s first rainbow crosswalk in support of the LGBTQ community. The crosswalk, which will replace a preexisting crosswalk on East Main Street, will also include a black and brown stripe to...

Chapel Hill Approves Plans for New Wegmans

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Nov 2, 2017 | Development

The Town of Chapel Hill approved the plans for the construction of a new Wegmans grocery store last Wednesday. The site of the 130,000-square-foot grocery store will be 15 acres and located between 15-501 and Old Durham Road –...

Child Fatality Statistics Released for 2016

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Nov 1, 2017 | Health

The North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force released new numbers and a detailed report on the child death rate in the state from 2016. The report says 59.2 children between the ages of zero and 17 died per 100,000. Even though...

Chapel Hill Fire Department Able to Provide New Life-Saving Services

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Oct 30, 2017 | Fire

The Chapel Hill Fire Department is now certified to deliver Emergency Medical Technician services to patients in the field. The certification is a culmination of nearly two years of preparation and training through a partnership...

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