Voicing a desire to better fund its public school systems, the Orange County Board of Commissioners is poised to further raise taxes in FY27.
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Orange County Commissioners are holding a public hearing on next year’s budget Thursday, May 28, with major decisions yet to be made.
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After receiving more than $620,000 annually from the Orange County government, the Chapel Hill Public Library may soon lose that funding.
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Following a year with improved revenues and a new town manager at the helm, the Town of Chapel Hill may go into the next fiscal year without a tax increase or significant cuts.
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Both Orange County and Chatham County revealed their budget proposals for the upcoming fiscal year this week. Here are the highlights.
Read MoreChair of the Orange County Commissioners Jean Hamilton speaks with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Wednesday, May 6.
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Read MoreDenetra Hampton, Producer at For Nurses By Nurses Studios spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, April 14. She discussed The Iconic Gathering: The Power of Diverse Women in Film Project. She talked about the format of creating a “cinematic lecture” featuring the voices of historical figures from throughout history. The film gathers six iconic women, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mary Peake, Mary McLeod Bethune, Zora Neal Hurston and Dr. Virginia Alexander for a candid conversation on the power of diverse women, and the intersection of history and pressing issues of today. She also talked about the tour that this film is on, with the Chapel Hill Public Library being one of several stops on the tour so far.
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Read MoreThe Chapel Hill Public Library is hosting “A Warning Then and Now,” a reading of George H. White’s farewell address to Congress in 1901.
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This month, Nikki Cherry and Karin Michel and from Parks and Recreation and the Library tell the story of making the summer season fun for kids and families in Chapel Hill.
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This month, Zequel Hall, who leads the Town’s Summer Youth Employment Program is joined by three of the Town of Chapel Hill’s young employees, Carlos, Eman, Irene, and Malachi, to tell the story of the Summer Youth Employment Program.
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