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Bartenders Get Course in Preventing Underage Drinking

Posted by Staff | Feb 2, 2016 | Featured, News Around Town

The ABC Commission held a meeting to educate restaurant workers about underage drinking at the Chapel Hill Library on Tuesday. The class was organized by the Alcohol Beverage Control Commission and the Department of Motor...

Fundraiser for Burn Victim Already Brings in Thousands

Posted by Staff | Feb 1, 2016 | Featured, News Around Town

A fundraising website for the UNC employee who was electrocuted working to repair a power outage on January 20 has already raised over $20,000. Gaylan Bishop was working to restore power to Dey Hall on January 20 on UNC’s campus...

UNC Student Raising Money to Send Friend to the Super Bowl

Posted by Staff | Jan 27, 2016 | News Around Town

***UPDATE: The GoFundMe campaign has raised the $5,000 goal, and Will is going to Super Bowl 50 and staying the entire weekend thanks to generous donations.*** UNC student Ben Craig is working to send his friend Will Arent to...

Kitten Stolen From Goathouse Refuge

Posted by Staff | Jan 26, 2016 | News Around Town

A three-month-old kitten was stolen from Goathouse Refuge in Pittsboro last Tuesday. Two young men in a green Honda van took a grey and white kitten named Clover, according to workers at Goathouse. Goathouse Refuge is offering...

Road Conditions on Saturday

Posted by Staff | Jan 23, 2016 | News Around Town

If you don’t have to go out, don’t. If you do have to go out, here is an idea of what to expect. Late this afternoon, we did a tour of town in a 4-wheel drive vehicle and found that most of the side streets look...

What’s Open?

Posted by Staff | Jan 23, 2016 | News Around Town

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Fitch Lumber Collecting Coats

Posted by Staff | Jan 20, 2016 | News Around Town

Fitch Lumber and Hardware in Carrboro is collecting coats. They are calling it “Free Kindling for Coats.” Citizens can bring any coat for a man, woman, or child that is clean and in good condition and put it in the...

NAACP Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day With Rally

Posted by Staff | Jan 18, 2016 | Featured, News Around Town

Members of the community gathered on Monday morning to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. through art and speech, before marching from Peace and Justice Plaza to First Baptist Church. Madrid Smith shared his spoken...

Run. Time Out. Run Some More.

Posted by Aaron Keck | Jan 15, 2016 | News Around Town

The “Feeding 5K” – a 5-kilometer run plus one Time Out chicken biscuit – will take place on campus March 26.

“Disabilities Matter”: Forum Marks ADA Anniversary

Posted by Aaron Keck | Jan 15, 2016 | News Around Town

This year’s annual Orange County Human Relations Forum will focus on the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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