Larry Marion has been named the new superintendent at Orange Correctional Center in Hillsborough according to the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice. Marion served as the assistant superintendent at Orange...
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West Franklin Street will be reduced to one travel lane in either direction in front of the new...
Read MoreChapel Hill has seen an increase in reported larcenies this month according to Police Chief Chris Blue. “This is that time of year when people are travelling, students are not here, and we have seen a dramatic spike in larcenies...
Read MoreDesigns for a new 273-unit apartment building near the corner of South Elliot Road and Fordham Boulevard have been met with concerns by Chapel Hill’s Community Design Commission. The development, which is controlled by Ram...
Read MoreA winning design has been selected for Hillsborough’s first “bee hotel”. The project, which seeks to create a home for bees in Hillsborough’s Gold Park, is the product of a partnership between the Hillsborough Tree Board, the...
Read MoreA new college readiness and life skills course for high school aged refugees called “Project Jumpstart” will be held on UNC’s campus from August 7-19. The project is being spearheaded by Riley Foster, a UNC senior and an Eve...
Read MoreThe recycling site at Carrboro Plaza will close permanently on July 28, according to the Orange County Government Newsletter. No replacement site has been named at this time. The property management company cited need for...
Read MoreA $10 million endowment has been awarded to College Advising Corps, a national non-profit based in Chapel Hill that places recent college graduates from partnering universities in underserved high schools as full-time advisors....
Read MoreA new study from the UNC School of Medicine shows that the rate of ACL tears is rising among teenage athletes, specifically among females. According to the study, the sharpest increase in ACL tears has been seen in females aged...
Read MoreAccording to a study by Carolina Demography at the Carolina Population Center, although the population of North Carolina as a whole is growing substantially, populations in the state’s more rural municipalities are steadily...
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