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Food for the Summer Program Announcing A ‘Seamless Summer’

Posted by Staff | Aug 12, 2016 | Featured, News Around Town

This summer is officially a ‘seamless summer’ for children relying on the Food for the Summer program. Program director Katie Hug announced the service will continue for an additional two weeks – providing meals up until August...

Police Seeking Information After Vandals Damage Historic Hillsborough Tree

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 12, 2016 | Crime, Featured

A decades-old ornamental street tree in downtown Hillsborough has been vandalized and police want your help tracking down those who did it. Officials say the approximately 25-foot-tall crepe myrtle, which stands on the west side...

North Carolina State Legislative Districts Ruled Unconstitutional

Posted by Staff | Aug 11, 2016 | Featured, State Government

The legislative districts drawn in 2011 for the North Carolina General Assembly are unconstitutional according to a federal court ruling. A three judge panel issued the ruling on Thursday afternoon. The panel called the...

New Chapel Hill Fire Chief Matt Sullivan Discusses His Plans for the Position

Posted by Staff | Aug 11, 2016 | Featured, Fire

After serving the fire department as the interim fire chief for over a year, Matt Sullivan knows the department is more than just him. “This is definitely not about Matt Sullivan but this is about a group of tremendously...

PPP: Few North Carolinians Feel Safer Under HB2

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 10, 2016 | Featured, State

North Carolina’s House Bill 2, commonly known as HB2, remains unpopular among North Carolinians, according to a newly released survey from Public Policy Polling. The new results show that 43 percent of North Carolinians are...

‘WonderSphere’ Brings Nature into UNC Children’s Hospital

Posted by Staff | Aug 10, 2016 | Featured, UNC

In a fifth floor room of the UNC Children’s Hospital, a rectangular tray with a large dome was cleaned and ready to go. “The top of it is clear so that the kids can see what they’re doing, and it has built in gloves so that they...

Chansky’s Notebook: The Trench Fighter

Posted by Art Chansky | Aug 10, 2016 | Featured, Sports

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PPP: Roy Cooper Leads Pat McCrory in Race for NC Governor

Posted by Staff | Aug 9, 2016 | Election, Featured

Democratic challenger Roy Cooper holds a slight lead over Pat McCrory in the race for North Carolina governor, according to an upcoming Public Policy Polling survey. Tuesday afternoon, Public Policy Polling director Tom Jensen...

Leanne Joyce: Hometown Hero

Posted by Staff | Aug 9, 2016 | Featured, Hometown Heroes

Leanne Joyce is this week’s Hometown Hero. Leanne is the Founder and President of Positive Impact for Kids. The organization strives to improve the hospital experience for children and teenagers receiving inpatient...

UNC and Duke Students Team Up to Fix NC Shortage of Primary Care Physicians

Posted by Staff | Aug 9, 2016 | Featured, Health

Anne Steptoe and Patrick O’Shea met at Duke’s School of Business. It wasn’t long until they connected over their shared passion for service, and MedServe was born. “I think Patrick and I are both a little crazy and that’s how...

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