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Early Voting Sites Chosen for 2016 Primary

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 4, 2015 | Election, Featured

As we are a month and a day out from the 2015 municipal elections, the recently-elected town leaders have been sworn into office and eyes are shifting to the 2016 election. The Board of Elections selected six early-voting sites...

First Challenger Files in Orange County Board of Commissioner Race

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 4, 2015 | Election, Featured

Orange County voters will have at least one race to decide in the March primary for the Board of County Commissioners. Challenger Bonnie Hauser filed for the District 2 seat on the board, where incumbent Renee Price has also...

New Chapel Hill Mayor and Town Council Sworn In

Posted by Staff | Dec 2, 2015 | Featured, Local Government

Chapel Hill has a new mayor, as Pam Hemminger was sworn in at a Chapel Hill Town Council meeting Wednesday evening, officially taking over for Mark Kleinschmidt. Michael Parker, Nancy Oates, Jessica Anderson and Donna Bell were...

UNC Chancellor Folt Announces 7 Initiatives Aimed at Improving Race Relations

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 2, 2015 | Featured, UNC

UNC is taking steps officials say will make the campus more welcoming to minority students in the wake of student protests. Chancellor Carol Folt sent a message to the campus community on Wednesday afternoon saying she wanted to...

Art’s Angle: It’s Outside AND Inside

Posted by Art Chansky | Dec 2, 2015 | Featured

If Marcus Paige’s return can keep the Tar Heels’ motor running on all five cylinders, this team is not overrated and can go a long way. Paige’s presence in short pants against Maryland Tuesday night energized the entire...

Filing Begins for 2016 Election

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 2, 2015 | Election, Featured

Several incumbents made their re-election campaigns official as the filing period for the 2016 election began on Tuesday. State Senator Valerie Foushee and House Representative Verla Insko, both Democrats, filed the paperwork to...

All Clear Given Following Earlier Report of Armed Person on UNC Campus

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 2, 2015 | Featured, News

An “All Clear” message rang out across the UNC campus just before 10 o’clock Wednesday morning after spending more than an hour on lockdown. Police from every faction of local law enforcement surrounded the ROTC Armory on UNC’s...

He’s Back: Paige Scores 20, Leads Tar Heels Past No. 2 Maryland

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 2, 2015 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

In front of an electric, packed house at the Dean Smith Center on Tuesday night, senior point guard Marcus Paige returned to the UNC starting lineup and scored 20 points to help lead his No. 9 ranked Tar Heels past the No. 2...

North Carolina Tar Heels Move to 10th in College Football Playoff Rankings

Posted by Staff | Dec 1, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

The North Carolina Tar Heels moved up to 10th in the new College Football Playoff Rankings released Tuesday night. Last week, the Tar Heels ranked at No. 14 in the College Football Playoff Rankings. Losses by Baylor, Michigan,...

Goodbye My Best Man: A Eulogy for Dr. Vasa Mihailovich

Posted by Staff | Dec 1, 2015 | Columns, Featured

(Editors note by Jim Heavner) In our extraordinary town of achievers, leaders and teachers, we have the benefit, too, of the enjoyment of those who teach while they entertain as great story tellers. Dr. Vasa Mihailovich was...

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