Orange County
Courtney Staton
UNC-Chapel Hill’s Campus Y Reclaims Its Community Following Break-In
The organization is responding to the vandalism as well as to critics of its stance against the carceral state. Read more
Feb. 18, 2021
Courtesy of Carrboro PD
Carrboro Announces New Police Chief
Chief Chris Atack has worked at the Carrboro Police Department for 22 years. He'll take over the role on February 15. Read more
Feb. 11, 2021
William Yeung
UNC-Chapel Hill Makes Strides with Drug to Stop COVID-19 Spread
UNC-Chapel Hill scientists are pretty sure they've found an “oral drug” that prevents COVID-19. Read more
Feb. 10, 2021
Jade Wilson
Dr. Nyah Hamlett Has Plans to Tackle Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools's Biggest Struggles as New Superintendent
The CHCCS Board of Education unanimously selected Hamlett out of 36 applicants. Read more
Feb. 10, 2021
Jade Wilson
UNC Students Rush Franklin Street Amid Pandemic
Both UNC and Duke are having terrible seasons, anyway. Read more
Feb. 06, 2021
Wally Gobetz via CreativeCommons
Buc-ee's Pulls Out of Orange County, Citing Commissioner Reception
The gas station has been the subject of controversy for months. Read more
Feb. 05, 2021
Cole Villena
No UNC Board of Governors Members Were Involved in Negotiating the 2019 Silent Sam Settlement
A settled lawsuit between the UNC System and The Daily Tar Heel shows just how few people were involved in giving millions of dollars to the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Read more
Feb. 02, 2021
Photo courtesy of the subject.
15 Minutes: Sarah Dudzic, the First Executive Director of PORCH
Dudzic, who has 15 years of experience leading nonprofits, will be the public face of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro hunger relief organization. Read more
Jan. 29, 2021
Screenshot from @whereyallgoin_unc's Instagram account.
Instagram Account Calling Out Partying UNC-Chapel Hill Students Leads to University Investigation
UNC students are taking matters into their own hands and naming and shaming peers still partying in the midst of COVID-19. Read more
Jan. 29, 2021
Designed by Jon Fuller
After a Month of Public Comments, Orange County Sends Buc-ee’s Back to the Drawing Board
Buc-ee’s and the planning department will return to the board at the February 16 meeting to see if they can make it work. Read more
Jan. 27, 2021
