Orange Rural Fire Department Deploys Crew to Fight Polk County Wildfires Posted by Ben Crosbie | Mar 25, 2025 | Fire, State The Orange Rural Fire Department (ORFD), based in Hillsborough, has deployed an engine crew to... Read More
Orange Rural Fire Department, Hillsborough: W. King Street Residents Safe After Gas Leak Posted by Brighton McConnell | Oct 10, 2024 | Safety, Traffic After hours of limiting access to W. King Street due to a gas leak, Hillsborough and the Orange Rural Fire Department said the area is safe. Read More
Sheriff’s Office Charges Hillsborough Man in Coleman Loop Road Fire and Residence Break-Ins Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jun 25, 2024 | Crime, Fire, Safety The Orange County Sheriff’s Office charged a Hillsborough man related to a recent fire at a business complex and a series of home break-ins. Read More
Orange Rural Fire Department Responds to Structure Fire in Hillsborough Posted by Michael Koh | Jun 25, 2024 | Fire UPDATE: The Orange County Sheriff’s Office charged a Hillsborough man on Tuesday in... Read More
New Fire, EMS Station Celebrates Opening in Hillsborough’s Waterstone Community Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jun 6, 2023 | Development, Fire, Local Government The Orange Rural Fire Department and Orange County EMS hosted visitors Sunday to celebrate the opening of the Waterstone Fire & EMS station. Read More
Stockpile of Old Fireworks to be Destroyed at Hillsborough Quarry Posted by Brighton McConnell | Aug 5, 2021 | Local Government, Safety, Traffic Residents in northern Hillsborough may hear more noise than normal coming from the Resco Products... Read More
Orange County’s First Fatal Traffic Accident of 2021 Reported Near Hillsborough Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jan 2, 2021 | Safety, Traffic The Triangle region’s first traffic-related fatality of 2021 came in Orange County on... Read More
Hillsborough Police Honor Fallen Firefighter Through Golf Tournament Posted by Staff | Aug 23, 2018 | Town Square The Hillsborough Police Department has announced that it will change the focus of its fourth... Read More
Governor Orders Flags Lowered in Honor of Fallen Orange Rural Firefighter Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 17, 2018 | Fire Flags across North Carolina state facilities will fly at half-staff until sunset on Saturday in... Read More
Family ‘Devastated’ Over Death of Orange Rural Firefighter Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 15, 2018 | Fire A processional of emergency workers led from Chapel Hill to Hillsborough on Wednesday carrying the... Read More