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Chapel Hill Teen Inventor Seeks to Patent New Device

Posted by Staff | Jun 15, 2014 | News Around Town

Chapel Hill resident and inventor, Chase Lewis, has now patented two of his inventions at the age of 14. These two inventions are the Rescue Travois and a football-shaped canister for smoke masks.

Chapel Hill Singer Wows ‘AGT’

Posted by Staff | Jun 11, 2014 | News Around Town

A singer from Chapel Hill wowed all four judges on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” Tuesday night – and she moved them with her personal story, too.

Orange County Visitors Bureau Touts to ‘Staycation’

Posted by Staff | Jun 6, 2014 | News Around Town

Director of the Chapel Hill-Orange County Visitors Bureau, Laurie Paolicelli, wants vacationers to know about what the county has to offer this summer. WalletHub recently released their analysis of the top 20 best “staycation” spots in the U.S. for 2014. On the list this year was two North Carolina cities: Raleigh and Winston-Salem.

Carolina Blood Drive

Posted by Staff | Jun 2, 2014 | News Around Town

The UNC Community has another chance to save thousands of lives at the annual Carolina Blood Drive Tuesday at the Dean Smith Center.

The People’s Channel Summer Camps

Posted by Staff | May 30, 2014 | News Around Town

The public access television station and media learning center, The People’s Channel, is an organization based out of Chapel Hill that provides opportunities to contribute to the community through media.

VFW Honors Fallen Heroes

Posted by Staff | May 26, 2014 | News Around Town

To commemorate Memorial Day, the local Veterans of Foreign Wars placed flags next to graves at Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery, to honor those who died in service to our country.

CH Community Works Together to Provide Car for Home Health Worker

Posted by Staff | May 17, 2014 | News Around Town

Members of Chapel Hill’s businesses community, along with business students at UNC, and a group of social entrepreneurs on Franklin Street got together recently to buy a car for a home-health worker who’s getting a second chance at life.

OWASA Reports Untreated Wastewater Spill In Chapel Hill

Posted by Staff | May 16, 2014 | News Around Town

OWASA officials say Thursday’s strong rains triggered an overflow of untreated wastewater from a manhole near Brigham Road in Chapel Hill.

Chapel Hill, Orange Present 1st Annual Preservation Symposium

Posted by Staff | May 12, 2014 | News Around Town

Chapel Hill and Orange County are teaming up to present the First Annual “Roots of the Piedmont” Preservation Conference at the end of May, which is both National Preservation Month and National Tourism Month.

Eleven Rabies Confirmed In OC, Total Nears 5-Year High

Posted by Staff | May 8, 2014 | News Around Town

“If this trend continues throughout 2014, it seems likely that we are going to have upwards of 25 or 30 confirmed cases of rabies,” Marotto said.

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