Orange County SportsPlex Marks 10 Years
It’s been a decade since a public-private partnership took over the Triangle SportsPlex.
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Early Voting Sites Chosen for 2016 Primary
Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 4, 2015 | Election, Featured
As we are a month and a day out from the 2015 municipal elections, the recently-elected town leaders have been sworn into office and eyes are shifting to the 2016 election. The Board of Elections selected six early-voting sites...
Read MoreFirst Challenger Files in Orange County Board of Commissioner Race
Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 4, 2015 | Election, Featured
Orange County voters will have at least one race to decide in the March primary for the Board of County Commissioners. Challenger Bonnie Hauser filed for the District 2 seat on the board, where incumbent Renee Price has also...
Read MoreOrange County Wants a New Slogan
Posted by Staff | Dec 3, 2015 | News Around Town
Orange County has an opportunity to change the “Welcome to Orange County” Interstate sign, currently placed on I-40 at mile marker 269, heading west. The current sign welcomes interstate travelers with the message, “Orange...
Read MoreFiling Begins for 2016 Election
Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 2, 2015 | Election, Featured
Several incumbents made their re-election campaigns official as the filing period for the 2016 election began on Tuesday. State Senator Valerie Foushee and House Representative Verla Insko, both Democrats, filed the paperwork to...
Read More2016 Election Filing Period Begins at Noon
Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 1, 2015 | Election, Featured
While newly-elected municipal leaders haven’t even been sworn into office yet, it is already time to start looking ahead to the 2016 election cycle. Municipal leaders that were elected in November to serve in Chapel Hill and...
Read MoreUnderage Drinking a ‘Terrific Problem’ in North Carolina
Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 24, 2015 | Featured, Safety
Cases of underage drinking made for a long meeting of the state Alcohol Beverage Control Commission last Wednesday. The case against La Res was the main draw for attention. The Chapel Hill restaurant and bar was investigated for...
Read MoreOrange County Board of Adjustment Denies SUP Request for Event Center
Posted by Staff | Nov 12, 2015 | Development, Featured
A special use permit that would have allowed a landowner to build a party barn was denied by the Orange County Board of Adjustment Monday night. The party barn was planned to be built on a 22-acre plot of undeveloped land in...
Read MoreCase Against Suspect in Fatal Wrong-Way Crash Continued
Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 10, 2015 | Crime, Featured
Update: The Chandler Kania case has been continued until March. 20-year-old Chandler Kania appeared in the Battle Courtroom in Hillsborough on Tuesday morning facing three counts of second-degree murder, among other charges,...
Read MoreOrange County Vaccination Rates High Throughout Schools
Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 6, 2015 | Featured, Health
Outbreaks of preventable diseases across the country in recent months prompted debate over childhood vaccinations. Nearly 150 Americans, most of them Californians, were sickened earlier this year in a measles outbreak that began...
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