In today’s news: the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board meets this Thursday, with the Mandarin program tops on the agenda – and a recommendation from superintendent Rodney Trice to phase out one of its two pathways. Also: meetings tonight for the Carrboro Town Council, Orange County Commissioners, Chapel Hill Town Council, and Chatham County Commissioners; and an ongoing community survey in Hillsborough. And in sports: a national honor for a Tar Heel cross country star; and comments from Bill Belichick about UNC football’s next opponent, Clemson.

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