News Around Town Archives - Page 44 of 100

Chapel Hill Residential Parking Permits Expire July 31

Posted by Staff | Jul 24, 2016 | News Around Town

It’s time for residents of Chapel Hill who live in the residential parking district to renew your parking permit set to expire on July 31. Applications for a new parking permit for the 2016-2017 year are now being accepted....

Orange County’s Clear the Shelter Event this Weekend

Posted by Staff | Jul 22, 2016 | News Around Town

This weekend may be the perfect time to adopt a pet. Orange County will be participating in the Clear the Shelters event this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event will be held at Orange County’s Animal Shelter on Eubanks...

Chapel Hill Employee Receives The Highest Service Award

Posted by Staff | Jul 19, 2016 | Featured, News Around Town

John French, Resident Services Coordinator for the Town of Chapel Hill, was awarded the 2016 W. Calvin Horton Service Award this past Friday. The award is the highest service honor for a town employee. The award was announced by...

Ribbon Cutting Event for New Hillsborough Footbridge

Posted by Staff | Jul 18, 2016 | News Around Town

Residents of Hillsborough are invited to attend a new ribbon cutting event to mark the opening of a new footbridge. The new footbridge links the Town’s Riverwalk Greenway to the Historic Occoneechee Speedway Trail. The...

Fundraising Effort Underway for Orange County Veterans Memorial

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 15, 2016 | Featured, News Around Town

A site has been chosen for an Orange County Veterans Memorial and now fundraising efforts are underway to help make that vision a reality. “The beauty of this is that we have all theses old trees here,” Lee Heavlin said in...

Mountains to Sea Trail Draws Concern from Orange County Citizens

Posted by Staff | Jul 14, 2016 | Featured, News Around Town

Many community members in Orange County brought concern to the last OWASA Board meeting regarding the proposed route for the Mountains to Sea Trail. The trail could possibly go through OWASA property and some community member’s...

Judge Carl Fox’s Return is ‘Nothing Short of a Miracle’

Posted by Staff | Jul 13, 2016 | Featured, News Around Town

After a triumphant return to the courtroom, Superior Court Judge Carl Fox reflected on his path back to health. “I’m very fortunate,” Fox said. “It’s nothing short of a miracle for me to be back at work now.” Fox’s year-long...

Durham Tech Students Create Garden Beds Braving Hot Weather

Posted by Staff | Jul 13, 2016 | News Around Town

Durham Tech students braved the 100-degree weather to put up garden beds this past Thursday, July 7. Students in the Occupational Therapy Assistant program built two garden beds for the residents of Charles House-Winmore. One of...

Carl Fox Back in Courtroom After Battle with Blood Cancer

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

The news began circulating early last summer that Superior Court Judge Carl Fox had been diagnosed with blood cancer. That was followed by a period of a lot of unanswered questions and doctor visits. “My doctor said, ‘Well, I’m...

Auto Logic Celebrates 30th Birthday

Posted by Aleta Donald | Jul 6, 2016 | News Around Town

On the evening of May 19, Carrboro’s beloved car repair shop, Auto Logic, celebrated its 30th birthday with music, food, and fun. The funds raised benefited Auto Logic’s neighbor, Club Nova, a nonprofit organization that helps...

News Around Town

On Air Now: 97.9 FM