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Lack of State Budget Puts Schools in Holding Pattern

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 14, 2015 | Featured, Pre-K - 12 Education

The lack of a budget from the state legislature is causing problems for local schools. Todd LoFrese, Assistant Superintendent with the Chapel Hill – Carrboro City School system, says there are many unanswered questions with the...

Saunders Hall Now Officially Carolina Hall

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 14, 2015 | Featured, UNC

The physical transformation of Saunders Hall to Carolina Hall is complete. The sound of hammers pounding in the new lettering over the side entrances of what is now officially “Carolina Hall” permeated through the morning air on...

Get to Know Who is Running for Chapel Hill Town Council

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 14, 2015 | Election, Featured

Nine candidates will be on the ballot for four spots on the Chapel Hill Town Council this fall. Donna Bell, Lee Storrow, and Jim Ward will be running for re-election. Earlier this year, Matt Czajkowski resigned his seat on the...

Internet Access Changing Chapel Hill Family’s Lives

Posted by Staff | Aug 13, 2015 | Featured, Pre-K - 12 Education

The Town of Chapel Hill, AT&T and Google are trying to get internet access into the homes of low-income residents. But just how important is broadband in the home for local students? Brothers Job Mbaihiguimang, Moustapha...

UNC Sets New Fundraising Record

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 13, 2015 | Featured, UNC

UNC raised more money in the last fiscal year than in any year in the university’s history. The ongoing academic scandal and lawsuits that have been levied against UNC have not slowed down donors from contributing to various...

Physicality the Theme at UNC Football Media Day

Posted by Avery Trendel | Aug 12, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

If everything goes according to plan this season, then all that chatter about the UNC football team playing too cute of a game should all be long gone. At the team’s Media Day on Wednesday, physicality was hailed as the...

Victim’s Family Files Suit Against Wrong-Way I-85 Crash Suspect

Posted by Associated Press | Aug 12, 2015 | Crime, Featured

The family of a Charlotte woman killed in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 85 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Multiple media outlets report that attorneys for the family of 46-year-old Darlene McGee said Tuesday they want...

Archaeologists Believe They Have Found Remnants of the Lost Colony

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 12, 2015 | Featured, News Around Town

After 400 years of searching, we may have found the Lost Colony. First Colony Foundation President Phil Evans addressed a small crowd in Wilson Library on the UNC campus on Tuesday with news that archaeologists may have found...

Local Business Becomes ‘Alzheimer’s-Friendly’

Posted by Staff | Aug 11, 2015 | Featured, Health

Some local businesses are training to become friendlier for customers with Alzheimer’s disease. Friday lunches are the busiest time for Chik Fil A at University Place. The dining room is packed, there’s a line winding its way...

Confederate Flag Supporters Rally In Hillsborough

Posted by Staff | Aug 10, 2015 | Featured, News Around Town

Hundreds of Confederate flag supporters gathered in downtown Hillsborough Saturday for the “Southern Heritage Ride and Rally.” From the steps of Hillsborough Town Hall, Gary Williamson spoke to a crowd of about 600...

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