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A recovery with rhythm (and blues)
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August 19 
CARRBORO -- They don't claim to be professional entertainers, but a
shine comes through in their performances nonetheless. "It's not like a
polished performance, but it's coming from the heart. It's heartfelt,
genuine, and I think people can see it in our performance," said TROSA
ensemble member Chuck Williams, a drummer. |
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GOP lawyer to face Sen. Kinnaird
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August 19
HILLSBOROUGH -- Republican Robert E. "Whit" Whitfield, an attorney who
earlier this year failed in a bid for a seat in Congress, will face
state Sen. Ellie Kinnaird for the District 23 seat in the Nov. 2
general election. |
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Interim director to lead new downtown development group
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August 19
CHAPEL HILL -- The new downtown board has chosen Nick Didow, a
professor in UNC's business school and longtime city school board
member, as its interim executive director. |
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Deadline today for barn photos
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August 19
HILLSBOROUGH -- If you're a skilled shutterbug, and also one of those
people who sees beauty in the rough wood, shape and color of old barns,
today is the deadline for submitting a photo or photos you shot of a
barn while roaming the back roads. |
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UNC, Duke still ranked among best by magazine
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August 19
CHAPEL HILL -- UNC and Duke continue to rank among the nation's elite
universities, according to U.S. News & World Report's annual
rankings. |
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UNC students start moving in today
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August 19
CHAPEL HILL -- They're baaaaaack. Say goodbye, Chapel Hillians, to the
halcyon days of summer --when you could get across town without braking
a thousand times for streams of UNC students crossing the road. |
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Peeling the Orange
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August 19
"Suspicious condition" may turn out to be anything but. A Carrboro
police officer responded to a 3:54 a.m. call Thursday about a
"suspicious condition" from a woman who lives on East Poplar Avenue.
The woman told the officer she had heard something at her front door
and "wanted to know if she had a subpoena to be in court." The officer
told her it was unlikely that anyone would be delivering a subpoena at
that time of day. |
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Anti-radiation pills to be given out again
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August 18
MONCURE -- Parents of children attending a Chatham County child care
center will be among the state's first to test a new training program
on the necessary precautions to take in case of a nuclear power plant
radiation leak. |
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300 E. Main may get dramatic makeover
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August 18
CARRBORO -- The retail center at 300 E. Main St. that includes the
Cat's Cradle and The ArtsCenter could be in line for a dramatic
makeover, if the ambitious plans being crafted by the center's owners
eventually gain approval. |
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Paintings feature local scenes
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August 18
HILLSBOROUGH -- Jennifer E. Miller and Henryk Fantazos were on the Eno
River, just below the dam on U.S. 70 West, when two entangled snakes
drifted along the water ferociously fighting over the carcass of a dead
fish. |
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Frog helps kids face 1st day of school without getting jumpy
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August 18
CHAPEL HILL -- It's not every day students are greeted by a giant green
frog that's dressed in a grass skirt and coconut bikini top. |
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Suspect arrested in burglary, rape
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August 18
CARRBORO -- Police have arrested a man in connection with a rape and
first-degree burglary that occurred on June 26 at a residence on North
Greensboro Street. |
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Architect chosen for new senior center
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August 18
CHAPEL HILL -- Orange County has chosen an architect to design the new
Southern Orange Senior Center. County commissioners agreed this week to
hire Durham-based Gurlitz Architects, the recommendation of a 12-member
citizen selection committee. |
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Briar Chapel debate shifts to forum plans
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August 18
PITTSBORO -- The latest debate over Briar Chapel isn't about the
controversial Chatham County mixed-use development itself. Instead,
it's about the public input process that officials will use to evaluate
the 2,389-home, 1,589-acre project. |
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