Legislation introduced in the N.C. House would take Highlands neighborhood out of Carrboro By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Residents of the Highlands neighborhood took their complaints about their recent contentious annexation into Carrboro to the legislature and the result, House Bill 1061, would reverse the inclusion of the neighborhood in the town limits. And though…
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Duncan wins Southern writers award
Pamela Duncan, of Saxapahaw, has been awarded the James Still Award for Writing about the Appalachian South by the Fellowship of Southern Writers. The award was presented March 30 at the Arts and Education Conference on Southern Literature in Chattanooga, Tenn. Duncan is the first woman to receive the award.
Local filmmakers producing series on ‘multiples’
By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer So many younguns! And each with his or her own personality! That Jon and Kate Gosselin are able to individually identify—not only by physicality but personality traits—each of their 2-year-old sextuplets is perhaps the most amazing discovery in the first episode of a new series, “Jon & Kate plus 8, 
Residents to be surveyed for walking, cycling study
A research team from the UNC Highway Safety Research Center will be surveying pedestrians and bicyclists in April and May at Chapel Hill and Carrboro parks and greenways, shopping centers and other public spaces, including the university campus. The study, which is being conducted for the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), will identify, prioritize…
911 signs offered by Fire Dept.
The Carrboro Fire-Rescue Department has started a new address-marking program to help emergency crews find locations of incidents more quickly. Because many residences are poorly marked, emergency crews may lose time searching for address numbers while trying to respond to an emergency call. Reflective address markers that are highly visible both day and night are…
News briefs: 4/4/07
Get your tour buttons for annual farm tour The 12th annual Piedmont Farm Tour is fast approaching, and if you want to pay a visit to any of the 34 farms on this year’s tour you’ll need to get your button. The tour runs over Saturday and Sunday April 21-22. Tickets are $30 per carload…
Board of Aldermen April 3 agenda
The April 3, 2007 Board of Aldermen agenda: REQUESTS FROM VISITORS AND SPEAKERS FROM THE FLOOR RESOLUTIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS CONSENT AGENDA Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings A Request to Set a Public Hearing on the Temporary Street Closing Permit Application for Ride of Silence Additional Agenda Item Attachment A Request to Authorize Implementation of…
Board passes six-month development moratorium
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer The Carrboro Board of Aldermen approved a six-month development moratorium by a vote of 5-2, Tuesday night, putting a temporary hold on future development of roughly 3,700 acres while the town considers new rules for the area. After roughly an hour and a half of public comment followed by debate…
Commissioners approve transfer station for solid waste at Eubanks Road site
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer In a decision that pleased no one, questions are raised about sending waste out of county The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to develop a solid waste transfer station at the Eubanks Road landfill. The board considered three transfer station sites, including two sites off U.S….
UNC offers three scenarios for Carolina North
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Three new words have entered the lexicon in the saga of Carolina North. So get ready for the definition and the ensuing conversation about Centers, Interwoven and Grid. University planners revealed three initial plans—the preferred term is scenarios—for Carolina North at the first of a series of public meetings on…
Pollen days are here, but don’t blame the pines
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer It’s that time of year again. A familiar yellow dust has settled on cars, houses and anything left outside, leaving a trail of sneezing and sniffling victims behind. But contrary to popular belief, the yellow stuff we can see isn’t what makes allergy patients feel so terrible this time of…
Town Council agrees to try working with UNC on neighborhood committees
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer CHAPEL HILL—The Chapel Hill Town Council agreed to participate in an effort by the university to set up two pilot neighborhood committees, a move similar to a system looked at during a recent town-gown trip to Madison, Wis. In response to a request from Chancellor James Moeser, the council agreed…
Services set for Jason Ray
UNC News Services Services have been scheduled for Jason Ray, a member of UNC’s cheerleading team who died this week. Ray, 21, died this Monday at Hackensack University Medical Center. Ray, a UNC senior, was injured in a pedestrian/vehicle accident in Fort Lee, NJ, before the UNC Men’s basketball team game on Friday. He was…
Kirk Osborn dies at 64
By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer Chapel Hill criminal-defense attorney J. Kirk Osborn died in the early hours of Sunday morning. He suffered a massive heart attack on Friday and had been admitted to UNC Hospitals. He was 64. Osborne was known for keeping a remarkably low profile given the extraordinarily high visibility of several of…
News briefs: 3/28/07
Police seek suspect in RBC robbery attempt An unidentified black male attempted to rob the RBC Centura Bank at 300 Weaver St. at 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday. According to police reports, the suspect showed the teller a black handgun, but the teller did not give him any money and he left the bank on foot….