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Chapel Hill Unveils New Cemetery Marker

Posted by Staff | Sep 19, 2016 | Featured, Local Government

Members of the Black Student Movement and the UNC Gospel Choir sang out Sunday, honoring the 361 slaves and free African-American people buried in the unmarked graves at the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery. They sang while facing a...

Charlotte Refuses to Repeal Nondiscrimination Ordinance

Posted by Blake Hodge | Sep 19, 2016 | Featured, State

It appears there will be no movement regarding a possible repeal of North Carolina’s House Bill 2 after a weekend full of speculation. The conversations initially began on Friday afternoon when a hospitality lobbying group said...

Today is the day WCHL goes local all day

Posted by Staff | Sep 19, 2016 | Featured, News

As of today (Monday, September 19, 2016), WCHL will be presenting local programming all day during the week. Here is the lineup for weekday programming: Ron Stutts, the voice of Chapel Hill for 39 years, will add an hour to his...

Chansky’s Notebook: ‘Preseason’ Over

Posted by Art Chansky | Sep 19, 2016 | Featured, Sports

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Tar Heels Explode Offensively to Fend Off Early JMU Upset Bid

Posted by Avery Trendel | Sep 17, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Early on in UNC’s 56-28 win over James Madison on Saturday, it wouldn’t have been easy to tell the difference between the Tar Heel defense and the Grand Canyon. However, a career day from junior quarterback Mitch Trubisky helped...

Restaurant Lobbying Group Claims HB2 Could Be Repealed if Charlotte Ordinance is Repealed

Posted by Staff | Sep 16, 2016 | Featured, State

HB2 was passed in March by the North Carolina General Assembly as a direct response to a non-discrimination ordinance passed by the Charlotte City Council in February. Now, the North Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association...

Phil Ford Slams HB2, Endorses Roy Cooper for NC Governor

Posted by Staff | Sep 16, 2016 | Featured, State

UNC basketball legend Phil Ford slammed the controversial North Carolina law known as HB2 and endorsed Roy Cooper for North Carolina governor in an email to Cooper’s supporters Friday afternoon. Ford wrote that he was...

UNC Chancellor Responds to Campus Concern Over Sexual Assault Allegations

Posted by Blake Hodge | Sep 16, 2016 | Featured, UNC

UNC Chancellor Carol Folt is asking for trust from the campus community in the wake of rape allegations made by a student at the Chapel Hill campus this week. “As chancellor, nothing matters more to me than the safety and...

Solar Farm Plan Moving Forward in Orange County

Posted by Staff | Sep 16, 2016 | Featured, Local Government

The Orange County Board of Commissioners is moving forward with a plan that will allow a solar farm to be built on a 52-acre patch of land off of Highway 70 West. The plan was made by solar energy companies Calvert Energy and...

Artis Scandal Paints a Black Cloud Over UNC Football’s Home Opener

Posted by Avery Trendel | Sep 16, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Coming off a convincing win on the road last Saturday, you’d assume the UNC football team would be excited and ready to go for this week’s home opener against James Madison. However, the news of linebacker Allen Artis being...

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