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Food for Fines Program Debuts in Hillsborough

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Dec 12, 2016 | News Around Town

Recipients of parking tickets in Hillsborough have been given a unique opportunity to spread holiday cheer by substituting food for fines. During the month of December, the Hillsborough Police Department will accept payments of...

Chapel Hill – Carrboro Chamber Honors 12 ‘Community Heroes’

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 9, 2016 | News Around Town

Community members gathered at University Place on Thursday night as the Chapel Hill – Carrboro Chamber of Commerce honored 12 individuals at the annual Community Heroes event. The event honors local law enforcement officials,...

From Berries to Bottles

Posted by Staff | Dec 8, 2016 | News Around Town

The Cedar Grove Blueberry Farm sits nestled off of Highway 86 beside Pope’s Tire Service. The blueberries aren’t in season this time of year, but it doesn’t mean the owners and employees are off the clock. The Smith family has...

Chapel Hill Installing More ‘Designer Crosswalks’

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 2, 2016 | News Around Town

More crosswalks around Chapel Hill will be taking on a unique design. The crosswalk across Willow Drive near University Place was painted shades of blue and green earlier this year in an experiment hoping to make the crosswalks...

Hillsborough Residents Having Trouble with New Water Payment System

Posted by Staff | Nov 30, 2016 | News Around Town

Hillsborough is changing the way its residents pay their water and sewer bills – upgrading to an online portal for the first time ever. Mayor Tom Stevens said the change stemmed from the fact that the old system was slow and...

Med Deli Hosting Fundraiser for Local Refugee Families

Posted by Staff | Nov 28, 2016 | Featured, News Around Town

North Carolina is one of the top ten states for placement of Syrian refugees. The state had accepted 467 refugees as of September. This is one of the 10,005 that were accepted nationwide, according to WTVD. Chapel Hill is one of...

Construction Underway Repairing Stormwater Pipe in Downtown Hillsborough

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 22, 2016 | News Around Town

Work is underway to repair a stormwater pipe just off of Churton Street in downtown Hillsborough. Town officials say the work on Faribault Lane began on Monday to replace the 84-inch corrugated metal pipe. The contractor will...

Orange County Veterans Dedicate Site for Future Memorial

Posted by Staff | Nov 15, 2016 | Featured, News Around Town

Community members, officials and veterans celebrated Veterans Day a little differently this year, honoring the dedication of the area for the Orange County Veterans Memorial. They gathered at the site adjacent to the Southern...

Dedication Ceremony for Orange County Veterans Memorial Set for Veterans Day

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 11, 2016 | Featured, News Around Town

A dedication ceremony for the Orange County Veterans Memorial will take place on Friday, Veterans Day. The memorial has been a work in progress with fundraising efforts underway and accelerating throughout 2016 after a site was...

Construction Closing Portion of Rosemary Street in Downtown Chapel Hill

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 10, 2016 | News Around Town

A portion of Rosemary Street will be closed to through traffic beginning on Friday. The portion of the street between Church and Columbia streets will be closed from 11 o’clock Friday morning until 10 o’clock Sunday night,...

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