Plans for redistricting for the opening of elementary school 11 were set in motion at the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education meeting last Thursday.
Author: Staff
Rape suspect arrested
Alejandro Artemio Chilel Romero, 19, of 416 S. Greensboro St. was arrested by the Carrboro Police Department on Monday on charges of rape and burglary.
East Main Street lane closure
From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday, East Main Street will be reduced to one lane between the intersections of West Rosemary and Lloyd streets.
CH 2020 focus area open house
The Town of Chapel Hill will hold a public information open house to discuss the future of the Ephesus Church Road-Fordham Boulevard focus area.
Emergency services director to retire
Orange County Emergency Services director Frank Montes de Oca has announced he will retire in January 2013.
Police seek suspects in break-in
The Chapel Hill PD is seeking anyone who can help identify three male suspects who were caught on surveillance film breaking into Pulse Nightclub on Sept. 3.
Interim library director named
Mark Bayles, the assistant director of the Chapel Hill Public Library, has been appointed interim director.
Wastewater spill at Bolin Creek
On Sept. 7, OWASA personnel responded to a spill of untreated wastewater from a damaged sewer near Ridgefield Apartments at Bolin Creek.
House Calls, September 6, 2012
This week we respond to questions about diabetes and gout.
Phil Blank, September 6, 2012
Illustration by Phil Blank
Pendergraft’s Service Station, 1955
Citizen reader Don Pendergraft sends in this delightful image from 1955, titled “Welcome to Elmer’s.â€
Mrs. Romney and I
After I read about Ann Romney’s speech at the Republican convention, it struck me that she and I have a lot in common.
BIG CITY: Winds of change in a battleground state
North Carolina is repeating its role as a presidential battleground this election cycle, and again it’s clear that for many this is still unfamiliar territory.
Treatment programs must survive
Once upon a time, four years and three months ago, a homeless and utterly hopeless alcoholic stepped through the doors of the Freedom House detox in Chapel Hill.
LETTER: Rong and rong
The GOP has fallen into a hodge-podge shortening of the English language in its use of that snappy conjunctive – R&R – made politically distinctive via Romney and Ryan.