In today’s news: longtime Orange County Register of Deeds Mark Chilton announces he’s stepping down, a few months before the end of his term. Also: UNC students return to Chapel Hill ahead of the start of the fall semester; Chapel Hill town officials move ahead on plans for a new Fire Station 4 in the northern part of town; a former Chapel Hill police officer is released from custody after being accused of planning a mass shooting in New Orleans; the Carrboro Music Festival sets a date; Pittsboro names a new planning director; and Hillsborough’s town board gets an update on their strategic plan.

And in sports: Carolina women’s soccer gets the UNC fall athletics calendar started with a season-opening win over Fairfield; Tar Heel men’s soccer drops a preseason exhibition at Maryland; a Tar Heel football star gets a preseason honor; and UNC’s head wrestling coach gets a contract extension.

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