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Local Communities Prepare for National Night Out

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

Communities across the nation will gather for the 33rd Annual National Night Out on Tuesday. Officials with the Town of Chapel Hill say neighborhoods are invited to take part in community gatherings from six o’clock until eight...

Carrboro Fire Chief Appointed to International Committee

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jul 31, 2016 | News Around Town

Carrboro Fire Chief Susanna Williams was recently appointed to the International Association of Fire Chiefs Human Relations Committee. The IAFC is an organization that provides information on how to create, adopt and implement...

Triangle Disability Awareness Council to Celebrate 26 Years of the ADA

Posted by Staff | Jul 28, 2016 | News Around Town

The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law on July 26, 1990. The Triangle Disability Awareness Council will celebrate the law’s 26th anniversary on Saturday at the Chapel Hill Public Library. The event will be...

Chapel Hill Kids Learn the Science Behind Firefighting

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

Firefighters are pretty much experts when it comes to teaching fire safety. But math and science might be some of their lesser known skills. “The general population, doesn’t think of firefights as being mathematicians or...

Railroad Maintenance Could Impact Chapel Hill – Carrboro Bikeway

Posted by Staff | Jul 25, 2016 | News Around Town

Regular maintenance is scheduled for the railroad on Main Street that stretches to the University’s Cogeneration Facility in Chapel Hill. The work is expected to begin on Monday and will continue for about two weeks. The bikeway...

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...

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