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Local Fourth of July Celebrations

Posted by Staff | Jul 1, 2016 | News Around Town

It’s 4th of July weekend and it’s time to celebrate our country’s independence. If you are looking to celebrate 4th of July in a fun way the Towns of Carrboro, Hillsborough, Caldwell and Chapel Hill are putting on events for you...

Free 2-Hour Saturday Parking in Downtown Chapel Hill in July

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

Downtown Chapel Hill parking will be a little cheaper in July as the town begins a new free parking program. There will be free two-hour meter parking on the streets of downtown Chapel Hill every Saturday in July. Chapel Hill...

Orange County Public Library Buys New Equipment with Grant Money

Posted by Staff | Jun 29, 2016 | News Around Town

Orange County Public Library received two grants from the State Library totaling to a little more than $68,000. The library will use the money from one grant to buy assistive technology and the money from the second grant will...

Hillsborough Riverwalk Reopens After Dead Tree Removal

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jun 24, 2016 | News Around Town

***UPDATE: Officials say the tree has been removed and the Riverwalk is now open.*** A portion of Riverwalk Greenway in Hillsborough will be closed on Friday due to a dead tree leaning over on the trail. The leaning tree is...

James Taylor’s House Open Again for Tours Amid Auction

Posted by Staff | Jun 22, 2016 | Featured, News Around Town

Fans of James Taylor will rejoice as his childhood home is open again for tours due to popular demand. The surprises do not end there as the house will also be auctioned off for those who want to own the property. The North...

Chapel Hill Library Receives Funding for Pop-Up Library Project

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

The Chapel Hill Public Library was awarded nearly $100,000 by the State Library of North Carolina for its upcoming Pop-Up Library Project. The Pop-Up Library will be a library on wheels allowing the CHPL to engage with the...

Orange County Celebrating Dedication Ceremony of Cedar Grove Community Center

Posted by Staff | Jun 17, 2016 | News Around Town

The public is invited to attend a dedication ceremony of the Cedar Grove Community Center on Saturday. The free event will take place from ten until eleven o’clock in the morning. Following the ceremony, the center will be open...

The Town of Carrboro Holding First Summer Streets this Sunday

Posted by Staff | Jun 17, 2016 | News Around Town

Summer is officially here and the Town of Carrboro is kicking it off with Summer Streets this Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be held on East Weaver Street, between North Greensboro and East Main Street, and the road...

Ron Stutts Wins NCAB Broadcast Personality of the Year for Third Time

Posted by Staff | Jun 16, 2016 | Featured, News Around Town

WCHL’s Ron Stutts was presented with the 2016 Radio Personality of the Year Award in a Non-Metro market by the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters this week. The award has been given three times and he has won all three....

WCHL Selected as NCAB Radio Station of the Year

Posted by Staff | Jun 16, 2016 | Featured, News Around Town

WCHL 1360 AM/97.9 FM was presented with the 2016 Award for Radio Station of the Year in a Non-Metro Market during the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters Convention, held on June 14 at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro....

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