Chatham County
Chatham County
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LOCAL/STATE
Life Stories: Lilly Beth Goldston was a champion for stories and libraries
When Lilly Beth Goldston, died last month at age 82, she left behind a decades-long legacy of storytelling and activism for libraries.
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CHATHAM COUNTY
Youth, charity served at Chapel Hill triathlon
More than 520 participated in the race concocted from Gary Kayye’s love of triathlons and gratitude for the hospital that saved his daughter's life.
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STATE POLITICS
Orange Rep. Foushee fills vacant Senate District 23 seat
A Democratic Party committee unanimously appointed first-term state Rep. Valerie Foushee to fill former state Sen. Ellie Kinnaird’s vacant District 23 seat Sunday.
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CRIME
North Carolina's crime rate declined again in 2012
The rate of violent crime in North Carolina rose slightly in 2012, but the overall crime rate decreased 4.4 percent to the lowest level since 1976, according to a report released Thursday by the state Attorney General's Office.
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ORANGE COUNTY
Senate District 23 candidates offer their ideas
Orange and Chatham voters learned a little more about seven Senate District 23 candidates Wednesday at the Chapel Hill Courthouse on Franklin Street.
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ECONOMY
Triangle unemployment rate remains unchanged in July
After falling for five consecutive months, the Triangle's unemployment rate remained unchanged in July at 7.3 percent.
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ORANGE COUNTY
Forum set to hear candidates running for Kinnaird’s seat
Interested residents can meet the candidates Wednesday and speak to the committee that will choose one person to fill a vacant District 23 Senate seat.
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CRIME
Man accused of Walmart thefts in Wake, Chatham counties, two sought
Investigators from the Fuquay-Varina and Holly Springs police departments and the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office have charged James Dranell Branch with thefts from several Walmart stores and are looking for two other men and said the arrests could solve similar cases in several counties.
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ORANGE COUNTY
Chatham, Orange residents file for open N.C. Senate seat
State Rep. Valerie Foushee and three others announced Wednesday their intent to seek state Sen. Ellie Kinnaird’s District 23 seat.
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STATE POLITICS
Ellie Kinnaird resigns from NC Senate
Longtime state Senator Ellie Kinnaird of Orange County announced Monday that she has resigned, effective immediately. The Democrat said she will focus on a voter ID project.



