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Orange County Does its Part for Suicide Prevention

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Sep 18, 2017 | Health

Sixty-two Orange County citizens lost their lives from 2011 to 2015 to suicide. Throughout the month of September, the Orange County Health Department and Healthy Carolinians of Orange County will be hosting events to support...

Clean Energy Resolution Passes in Orange County

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Sep 15, 2017 | Local Government

A resolution to transition to 100 percent renewable energy sources by the year 2050 has been unanimously adopted by the Orange County Board of Commissioners. The resolution was introduced to the board earlier this month by...

UNC’s Neighborhood Night Out Seeks to Connect Students and Community

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Sep 14, 2017 | UNC

UNC’s annual Neighborhood Night Out takes place tonight at the Hargraves Community Center, located on Chapel Hill’s Northside, a neighborhood which has seen a large amount of comingling between Chapel Hill residents and UNC...

Fatal Hit-and-Run in Chatham County

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Sep 13, 2017 | Crime

A fatal hit-and-run took place yesterday on US 421 in Chatham County. The victim was Thaj Lamar Singleton, 18, of Siler City. Singleton traveling on his black moped just south of Gilmore Lodge Road when he was struck from behind...

UNC Ranks Among Top Public Universities

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Sep 12, 2017 | UNC

UNC has been ranked fifth among national public universities for the 17th straight year, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Colleges” rankings. For the 13th consecutive year, Carolina has also placed first...

Timeline Established for Orange County Early Voting

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Sep 11, 2017 | Election

The Orange County Board of Elections has laid out a timeline for this year’s municipal elections. Early voting will open on October 19 at the Orange County Board of Elections office and on October 23 at the Carrboro Town Hall,...

UNC Collects Record Setting Fundraising Dollars

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Sep 7, 2017 | UNC

UNC announced last month that the university received over $500 million in donor commitments in the most recent fiscal year. This nearly $50 million improvement over last year marks the third consecutive record fundraising year...

Students Make Noise For Silent Sam Protest

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Sep 6, 2017 | UNC

Dozens of UNC Students and community members gathered outside of UNC’s South Building on Wednesday afternoon to protest Silent Sam – the Confederate monument on the campus – by banging on drums, blowing through...

UNC Named to “Cool Schools” List

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Sep 5, 2017 | UNC

UNC has been ranked 28th among over 200 participating universities in this year’s Sierra Club “Cool Schools” annual sustainability report. The university moved up 11 spots from last year’s 39th place ranking. UNC was recognized...

NC Arts Council’s Artist Fellowship Winners Announced

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Sep 4, 2017 | Arts

The 2017-2018 North Carolina Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award has been awarded to 19 artists living in North Carolina. The winning artists receive a $10,000 fellowship to support creative development and the creation of new...

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