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More Than 150 Residents Complain of OWASA Water Taste, Odor

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 5, 2017 | Health

For the second time in two weeks, Orange Water and Sewer Authority has issued a statement reassuring residents in southern Orange County that the water is safe. The concern has come from the water’s “earthy” or...

State Employees’ Credit Union Members Award $10,000 Scholarship to Area High School Student!

Posted by Staff | May 25, 2017 | Town Square

State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) members via the SECU Foundation, presented a $10,000 four-year college scholarship to Tanasha Lertjanyarak, a senior at Carrboro High School. The scholarship was awarded for study at North...

OWASA: Water Safe Despite ‘Earthy’ or ‘Musty’ Odor and Taste

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 24, 2017 | Safety

Officials with Orange Water and Sewer Authority are reassuring residents in the southern portion of Orange County that even though you may have noticed taste and odor issues, the water is safe to drink and use. A release from...

Carrboro Officials Consider Development of Industrial Park on Old 86

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | May 23, 2017 | Development

A parcel of land in northern Carrboro may be repurposed to accommodate light industry operations if town officials are able to agree on details pertaining to a development plan. Those officials met last week to speak with...

Local Meals on Wheels Director Retires After 20 Years of Service

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | May 21, 2017 | News Around Town

Stacey Yusko has made her last official delivery as the executive director of Chapel Hill-Carrboro Meals on Wheels after completing two decades of service with the program. Her retirement ceremony is scheduled for the end of...

Chapel Hill and Carrboro Recognized by Federal Solar Power Program

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | May 19, 2017 | Development

The future of renewable energy in Orange County is looking bright ever since the US Department of Energy recognized Chapel Hill and Carrboro for their receptiveness to solar power. Both towns have been given bronze-level...

Lydia Lavelle Running for Third Term as Carrboro Mayor

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 18, 2017 | Election

Lydia Lavelle announced on Thursday in her weekly appearance on WCHL’s Aaron Keck Show that she will be running for mayor once again in Carrboro’s municipal elections this fall. Lavelle is currently in her second...

Travel Journalist Conference Visits Orange County

Posted by Staff | May 16, 2017 | News Around Town

The North American Travel Journalists Association or NATJA visit towns and cities all over for its annual conference and marketplace – this year the journalists are in Orange County from Tuesday to Thursday. “They don’t go...

Lloyd Farm Project Could Be Resurrected With New Conditions

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 15, 2017 | Development

More than five years after it was originally proposed, a development project on the approximately 40-acre Lloyd Farm property in Carrboro was voted down in December. Now the property owners are back before the Carrboro Board of...

CHCCS names Teacher of the Year

Posted by Staff | May 12, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro School System (CHCCS) has named Lauren Boening – a third grade teacher at Morris Grove Elementary – as their 2017-2018 Teacher of the Year. Boening has been teaching for seven years and received her...

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