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Longtime Chapel Hill Pastor JR Manley Sr. Passes Away

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 12, 2016 | Featured, Obituaries

Longtime pastor of Chapel Hill’s First Baptist Church Dr. JR Manley Sr. died on Sunday afternoon, according to a post of the church’s Facebook page. The church’s website says Manley, a Shaw University graduate, took over as...

Tar Heels Hold Steady at No. 7 in AP Men’s Basketball Top 25

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 12, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

For the first time all season, we had a week with no major upsets shaking up the men’s college basketball world. The result is an AP Top 25 released Monday with the top 11 teams–including seventh-ranked...

No. 7 UNC Survives Upset Scare Against Tennessee

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 11, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

Following his team’s lackluster 73-71 victory in the Smith Center over the Tennessee Volunteers on Sunday, UNC head men’s basketball coach Roy Williams wasted no time expressing his continued frustrations with how the Tar Heels...

Joe Breschi Named National Lacrosse Coach of the Year

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 11, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

It’s been nearly seven months since the UNC men’s lacrosse team took home the program’s first national championship with a thrilling win on the field over Maryland, but other honors continued to roll in after...

Abandoned CVS-Owned Building in Carrboro to be Demolished

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 9, 2016 | Featured, Local Government

The CVS-owned abandoned building in downtown Carrboro will be demolished, according to Mayor Lydia Lavelle. Lavelle confirmed the news in her weekly interview with WCHL. The news comes after the Carrboro Board of Aldermen passed...

Chapel Hill Approves Funding for Rogers Road Sewer Project

Posted by Staff | Dec 9, 2016 | Featured, Local Government

The Chapel Hill Town Council approved the allocation of funds to add sewer lines to neighborhoods and houses off of Rogers Road at its meeting Monday night. The Orange County landfill was located in the historically black...

Chapel Hill Police Looking for Suspect After State Employees Credit Union Robbed

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 8, 2016 | Crime, Featured

****Police have updated the suspect description to wearing a dark baseball hat and a white, checkered polo-style shirt. Police say the suspect did board a bus heading toward downtown Chapel Hill.**** Chapel Hill Police are...

Carrboro Rejects Lloyd Farm Rezoning

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 8, 2016 | Featured, Local Government

The mood at the Chapel Hill Town Council meeting had a celebratory feel on Monday night when the town voted to purchase the American Legion property. At the same time, the County Commissioners meeting was almost contentious as...

Luke Maye and Justin Jackson Spark Berry-less Tar Heels Past Davidson

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 8, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

The sprained ankle that kept point guard Joel Berry out of UNC’s 83-74 victory over the Davidson Wildcats at the Smith Center on Wednesday meant plenty of eyes were focused on the Tar Heel backcourt. Nate Britt and freshman...

Mark Dorosin and Penny Rich Selected as Chair and Vice Chair of Orange County Commissioners

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 7, 2016 | Featured, Local Government

The beginning of a long meeting of the Orange County Commissioners on Monday night started with the election of new leadership on the board. Commissioner Mark Dorosin was sworn in for his second terms as a commissioner and...

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