Less Than 24 Hours Remain For 2013 Election Filings, Three Add To List
You have three new choices for this year’s municipal and school board elections with less than a day for last minute filings.
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New OWASA Board Member; New CIO at County’s IT Department; Orange County Website to Undergo Repairs
Posted by Staff | Jul 12, 2013 | News Around Town
Heather Payne is now the newest member of the Orange County Water and Sewage Authority. Jim Northrup has been named Chief Information Officer for Orange County’s Information Technologies Department. The Orange County website will be undergoing maintenance from 4 to 10 a.m. on Sunday, July 14.
Read MoreResidential Fire On Dairyland Road Early Tuesday
Posted by Ran Northam | Jul 9, 2013 | Fire
Orange County Fire and Emergency Services responded to a fire on Dairyland Road early Tuesday morning.
Read MoreOrange County’s Unemployment Rate No Longer NC’s Lowest
The recent slide ends the area’s six month reign on top. Orange County had boasted the state’s lowest unemployment rate since Nov. 2012.
Read MoreOrange County’s Public Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect
HILLSBOROUGH- Starting Monday July 1, you could be fined for smoking outdoors in Orange County. Orange County Commissioners and the Board of Health approved a broad smoking ban last year. Now, following six months of...
Read MoreLack Of County Property Tax Increase Could Change
Posted by Staff | May 22, 2013 | Local Government
Orange County’s recommended budget doesn’t include a tax hike, but that might change if county commissioners decide to increase school funding.
Read MoreOC Jobless Rate Continues To Fall
Posted by Ran Northam | May 1, 2013 | Business
Orange County’s unemployment rate remains the best in North Carolina.
Read MoreCH May Hike Prop Taxes This Year; OC And Carrboro May Not
Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 26, 2013 | Community Forum
Officials in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Orange County are gearing up for another round of difficult budget talks—and although the economy may be on the rebound, County Manager Frank Clifton says local governments still have no...
Read MoreOC Economic Officials Say Development Key To Social Justice
Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 26, 2013 | Community Forum
CHAPEL HILL – Orange County is by many measures the most affluent county in North Carolina, but its poverty rate is also well above the state average—a striking statistic that’s troubling for residents who say they’re...
Read More“They’re Just Bleating Sheep”: CH Leaders Assail State UNC Cuts
Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 26, 2013 | Community Forum
CHAPEL HILL – UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp is stepping down from his post in June after five years on the job—leaving incoming Chancellor Carol Folt with the unenviable task of guiding the university through a time of...
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