Pease to run for Chapel Hill Town Council
Gene Pease, a veteran of community boards and CEO of several companies, is running for Chapel Hill Town Council.
Foy denies making promises on waste
Mayor Kevin Foy said Wednesday that he never promised to keep a trash transfer station off town land on Millhouse Road if Rogers Road residents objected.
Herrera won't seek re-election in Carrboro
Carrboro Alderman John Herrera, the board's mayor pro tempore, said that he would not run for re-election and support Sammy Slade.
Chapel Hill High basketball coach's job saved
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board has approved a teaching position for the basketball coach at Chapel Hill High School.
Orange commissioners support transfer station site
In a split vote Tuesday, the Orange County commissioners kept open the possibility of siting a solid-waste transfer station on Millhouse Road, about a mile from the current garbage dump.
Defense gets more time in Carson trial
A federal judge agreed Monday to delay the federal trial of Demario Atwater, one of two suspects charged with murdering Eve Carson, the former UNC-Chapel Hill student body president.
Waste plans battle boundaries
Emily Eidenier Pearce wrote the book on Rogers Road. And not even she is sure where to draw the boundaries of the historic Rogers Road community.
Chapel Hill Girl Scout wins Gold Award
Charlotte Ann Pate of Chapel Hill has been awarded the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting.
Czajkowski confirms he will run for mayor
Town Council member Matt Czajkowski has butted heads with his colleagues over the past year and a half. Now he wants to lead them.
Czajkowski to run for Chapel Hill mayor
Matt Czajkowski told 1360 WCHL this morning he is running for mayor. His announcement was widely expected.
Chapel Hill council passes living wage law
The Chapel Hill Town Council has passed a living-wage ordinance, setting a minimum hourly rate for most town employees at $11.06.
Hillsborough mayor says he will run again
Mayor Tom Stevens said Wednesday that he will seek a third term.
Bolshoi adds a little luster to Chapel Hill
The Bolshoi Ballet is 233 years old, and never in all that time has the grandest of all ballet troupes ever performed south of Washington, D.C., and east of the Mississippi.
Hillsborough mayor to seek third term
Hillsborough Mayor Tom Stevens announced today he will seek a third term.
ArtsCenter director Wilner to "retire"
Jon Wilner is retiring as executive director of The ArtsCenter in Carrboro effective June 30.
School office site to get new roof
The Lincoln Center Central Office of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will be closed from June 15 to Aug. 14 for renovation.
Chapel Hill cuts rate 15%
The Town Council cut the tax rate by 15 percent Monday, partially offsetting a townwide increase in property values from last year's countywide revaluation and holding the town's revenue from property taxes at its current level.
Churches ask for spare footwear
On a normal Sunday morning, the offering brought to the altar consists of baskets filled with nonperishable food -- cereal, canned beans and pasta for the local food pantry.
Owner wants to sell Chapel Hill's Varsity, Chelsea theaters
The owner of the Varsity Theatre, who last month said he is trying to sell the iconic Franklin Street movie house, wants to sell his Chelsea Theater too. "It would be a package deal," Bruce Stone said.
Students' winning idea may fuel future
Two Chapel Hill sixth-graders won savings bonds, a trip to Washington and a week of glory after envisioning a system of electricity-generating roadways for a national science contest.
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