The Murphey School Radio Show, an old-style variety show, will be held Saturday at the Shared Visions Retreat Center …
Author: Susan Dickson
County likely to change addresses
The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to take steps toward adopting an addressing ordinance that would require thousands of county residents to change their addresses to reflect a grid-based system.
A do-it-yourself way
There are few residents with roots as deep in this town as Frances Lloyd Shetley.
Phil Blank, February 10, 2011
Illustration by Phil Blank
Otter Patrol, 1961
In every boy’s life, there should be a moment like this.
School board approves redistricting
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education voted 4-3 last week to approve a plan that reassigns 33 students and several new developments from Morris Grove Elementary School to other schools.
A travel adventure – with birds
When non-birdwatchers think of birding, they probably don’t regard it as a competitive sport, but rather as an occasional hobby undertaken on casual walks through the woods.
County approves legislative package
The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted on Tuesday to approve the county’s legislative package for the 2011 North Carolina General Assembly Session.
County decides against sales ordinance
The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday not to create an ordinance regulating door-to-door sales and solicitation in residential areas of the county.
County receives $1.4 million for Efland sewer
Orange County officials announced last week that the county had received a $1.4 million grant from the EPA to fund sewer systems in central Efland and north Buckhorn.
Community wants superintendent with proven track record
Community members and school district staff would like to see a superintendent with experience in budgets and finance, a proven track record of success and experience in the classroom …
County makes technology strides
Orange County has made major improvements in its use of technology over the past two years …
Unified Development Ordinance reviewed
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen heard a presentation on the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) on Tuesday, and raised questions regarding changes to zoning regulations, stream-buffer regulations and the rural buffer.
Choosing to see the glass half full
There are moments in time that can forever alter the course of our lives, seconds that leave us perpetually wondering “what if?†and events that permanently change the way we look at the world.
Schools to redistrict to ease overcrowding
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education next week will take another look at redistricting plans to ease overcrowding at district elementary schools.