Orange County School Board Chair Will Atherton Will Seek Re-Election In 2026 Posted by Henry Taylor | Jan 15, 2026 | Election, Local Election Coverage, Pre-K - 12 Education Will Atherton, the current chair of the Orange County Board of Education, is one of six candidates vying for four seats. Read More
Former Detention Corporal Brian Edwards Details Run for Orange County Schools Board Posted by Henry Taylor | Jan 13, 2026 | Election, Local Government, Pre-K - 12 Education Brian D. Edwards, a former detention corporal, is one of six candidates running for a seat on the Orange County School Board. Read More
CommunityWorx Ending Thrift Shop Operations, Transitioning Carrboro Space to Different Nonprofit Posted by Brighton McConnell | Dec 28, 2025 | Nonprofit, Pre-K - 12 Education The thrift shop run by CommunityWorx is ending its 72-year run of operations this week and is transitioning the space to a different group. Read More
Top Stories of 2025: A Year of Change for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Posted by Staff | Dec 26, 2025 | Pre-K - 12 Education, Top Stories of 2025 While the academic calendar goes from July to June, this calendar year for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools was filled with major stories. Read More
CHCCS Competition Cooks up Hands-On Culinary Experience for Local High School Students Posted by Emma Cooke | Dec 17, 2025 | Pre-K - 12 Education CHCCS recently hosted its first-annual high school culinary competition, offering a hands-on cooking experience outside the classroom. Read More
N.C. House Committee Grills CHCCS Leaders Over ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ Policies; District Maintains Compliance Posted by Brighton McConnell | Dec 11, 2025 | Pre-K - 12 Education, State Government CHCCS leaders appeared in Raleigh to testify to lawmakers about whether the district is following the Parents’ Bill of Rights law. Read More
Orange County Schools Cancels Class for Tuesday; CHCCS Issues 2-Hour Delay, Sets Normal Operations For Wednesday Posted by Brighton McConnell | Dec 8, 2025 | Pre-K - 12 Education, Weather Orange County Schools will hold no instruction on Tuesday, Dec. 9, over concerns for road conditions, while CHCCS will operate on a delay. Read More
Orange County Schools, CHCCS Declare 2-Hour Delay Friday from Winter Weather Forecast Posted by Brighton McConnell | Dec 4, 2025 | Pre-K - 12 Education, Weather Ahead of overnight winter weather expected to bring precipitation and low temperatures, the Orange County Schools system called for a two-hour delay to operations for Friday. Read More
CHCCS Teacher Featured In ‘Stranger Things’ Final Season Posted by Henry Taylor | Dec 2, 2025 | Entertainment, News Around Town, Pre-K - 12 Education The fifth and final season of the Netflix drama Stranger Things features a familiar face from the Chapel Hill Carrboro community. Read More
In Chapel Hill, NC School Superintendent Mo Green Offers a Plan for ‘Achieving Educational Excellence’ Posted by Aaron Keck | Nov 26, 2025 | Pre-K - 12 Education, State, State Government Mo Green’s “Achieving Educational Excellence” plan seeks to make North Carolina schools the best in the nation by 2030. Read More