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Chapel Hill Honors ‘Community Treasure’ Edith Wiggins Following Death

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Apr 8, 2021 | Instagram, Local Government, Obituaries

To begin its meeting on Wednesday, the Chapel Hill Town Council held a moment of silence for...

Chapel Hill ‘Community Treasure,’ RSVVP Founder Irene Briggaman Dies

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Feb 1, 2021 | Obituaries

Editor’s Note: An original version of the article incorrectly listed Briggaman’s age as 83 years old. The story has since been updated. Irene Briggaman, who spent decades partnering with local businesses to fundraise...

Marc Basnight, Longest Serving NC Senate Leader, Dies at 73

Posted by Associated Press | Dec 29, 2020 | Obituaries, State Government

Former state Sen. Marc Basnight, a Democrat from North Carolina’s barrier islands who became one...

Robert Seymour, Civil Rights Activist and Chapel Hill Pastor, Dies at 95

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Oct 11, 2020 | Instagram, Obituaries

Local pastor and longtime civil rights activist Rev. Robert Seymour has died at age 95. Seymour became the first pastor at Chapel Hill’s Binkley Memorial Baptist Church in 1959. During the 1960s, he fought for racial integration...