Carrboro: LGBTQ Letter, Future Library Site Update, and More

Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Friday, August 29. She discussed her recent participation in her first board meeting for the North Carolina Black Elected Municipal Officials. She also talked about the conclusion of the UPROAR Festival of Public Art, and Carrboro's purchase of “Venus Flytrap” by Hamidou Sissoko. She also gave an update on storm recovery in the community and more.

Monday marks the observance of Labor Day, which is meant to celebrate the contribution of workers and employees across the United States. With that, the local governments in Orange County will be giving many of their employees the day off, which will affect certain local government services. Ahead of the holiday on Monday, September 1, […]

A local developer is helping to fill Carrboro Chapel Hill’s housing gap with the South Green Flats project well underway. The project is currently under construction with an expected completion of mid-2026.  Located at the roundabout on South Greensboro Street as part of the South Green development, it is offering 57 residential flats and 6 commercial spaces for sale.

A fire at a Carrboro auto body shop led to a response from the Carrboro Fire Department on Friday morning. An eyewitness alerted Chapelboro to a fire in Carrboro around 7:45 a.m., with first responders redirecting traffic to avoid East Main Street between West Rosemary and West Franklin Street. Firefighters, including a ladder truck, were […]

Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Friday, August 8, discussing town news and events. She talked about community feedback on the Downtown Area Plan, a recent Town Hall held by Rep. Valerie Foushee, gave updates on flood recovery, and more.

The Town of Carrboro is currently seeking public feedback on its Downtown Area Plan. The project seeks to guide future downtown developments.

Weatherhill Pointe in Carrboro was one of the neighborhoods hardest hit by floodwaters on July 6. The community is still cleaning up debris and got help from more community members on August 2.

Carrboro's Chief Race and Equity Officer Anita Jones-McNair spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Monday, August 4, discussing town news and events. She talked about the work the town has been doing to connect with the community and ensure people feel represented in their local government. She discussed the town's Downtown Area Plan, who it affects, and how the town is seeking feedback. She also discussed upcoming work from her office and more.

Carrboro mayor Barbara Foushee has been named to the board of directors for the North Carolina Black Elected Municipal Officials, an arm of the state’s League of Municipalities. She was officially sworn in during NCBEMO’s annual summer conference last week in Greensboro. “I’m really excited to work with NCBEMO and the North Carolina League of […]

Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Friday, August 1, discussing town news and events. She discussed several upcoming community engagement events around the Downtown Area Plan coming up in August. She also talked about the Disaster Loan Outreach Center from the U.S. Small Business Administration that will be open at the Drakeford Library Complex through much of August. She discussed the UPROAR Festival of Public Art, other community events, and more.