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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...

Matt Sullivan Named New Chapel Hill Fire Chief

Posted by Staff | Aug 8, 2016 | Featured, Fire

Matt Sullivan was named Chapel Hill’s new Fire Chief after serving as the interim chief since May of 2015. Town manager Roger Stancil sent an email to the town council announcing Sullivan’s promotion, saying he has “ably...

Renovations Closed Orange County Register of Deeds Office Tuesday Morning After Fire

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 12, 2016 | Fire

The Orange County Register of Deeds Office will be closed once again on Tuesday morning in connection with a fire on July 4. Additional renovations are continuing on the third floor of the Gateway Center on Churton Street, which...

Orange County Register of Deeds Office Closed Again After Fire

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 6, 2016 | Fire

The Orange County Register of Deeds Office will be closed once again Wednesday due to damage from a fire that may have started because of illegal fireworks. A release said that remains of bottle rockets were found on the roof of...

Bottle Rockets May Have Caused Fire at Gateway Center in Hillsborough

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 5, 2016 | Featured, Fire

Illegal fireworks may have ignited a fire that caused an estimated $30,000 in damage to a building in downtown Hillsborough on July 4. A release says remains of bottle rockets were found of the roof of the Gateway Center and in...

Early Morning Fire at La Res

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 12, 2016 | Featured, Fire

****UPDATE: La Res posted on Facebook on Monday that the restaurant would be closed for remodeling “until further notice” to repair damage to the kitchen.*** No injuries were reported after there was a fire at Chapel...

Bellevue Mill Fire Deemed ‘Suspicious’

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 26, 2016 | Featured, Fire

The fire at the Bellevue Mill in Hillsborough last week has been deemed “suspicious but undetermined,” the town announced Thursday evening. A release says a large amount of debris remains at the burned section of the mill....

Hillsborough Opens Investigation On Bellevue Mill Fire

Posted by Staff | May 24, 2016 | Fire

Hillsborough has opened an investigation into the cause of the Bellevue Mill fire that started Friday evening. Hillsborough Fire Marshal Jerry Wagner is seeking any photos taken from inside the weaving room of the former...

Hillsborough Mayor On The Bellevue Mill Fire

Posted by Staff | May 23, 2016 | Featured, Fire

A huge fire in Hillsborough over the weekend incinerated historic Bellevue Mill. Orange Rural Fire Department crews were called to the scene just before five o’clock on Friday. The roof of the historic mill collapsed less than...

Bellevue Mill Destroyed in Hillsborough Fire

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 21, 2016 | Featured, Fire

Crews are still working to extinguish all portions of a fire that destroyed a historic mill in West Hillsborough on Friday. Smoke poured out of the former Bellevue Manufacturing Company’s textile mill on Nash Street Friday...

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