New fees kick in today
Today marks the start of the new fiscal year for local governments in the Triangle, which means new or higher fees go into effect for a variety of services.
Accord reached on Carolina North
The UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees unanimously approved an agreement with the town Thursday that will regulate the development of the Carolina North satellite campus over the next 20 years. It was an agreement 20 years in coming.
'Famine' shutters Varsity
The Varsity Theater, a mainstay of downtown that has lured generations of college students and townies across its sticky floors for mainstream movies and obscure art-house flicks, is going dark.
Some parking meters will take plastic
Drivers without change soon will be allowed to park in downtown Raleigh and Chapel Hill, provided they have their Visa or MasterCard with them.
Chapel Hill choir ranks high
Chapel Hill's Glenwood Elementary School Gator Show Choir placed superior and was the overall winner in the elementary division at the Carowinds Choral Festival recently.
Victim of rabid fox retains wit
One day after she was bitten by a rabid fox, Patsi Furr feels fine enough to joke about her up-close encounter with nature gone wild.
Probe finds no fault in student's death
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools found no evidence of carelessness or foul play following the death of a Chapel Hill High School football player in August, according to a report made public Tuesday.
3 speak against trash transfer station
More than a dozen people lined up to speak Monday against locating a trash transfer station on Millhouse Road, but Mayor Kevin Foy allowed only three of them to speak because the issue was not on the agenda.
Chapel Hill OKs Carolina North plan
The Town Council approved 3 million square feet of development in one fell swoop Monday night, giving UNC-Chapel Hill the go-ahead to build its satellite campus north of downtown.
Foy denies making promises on waste
Mayor Kevin Foy said Wednesday that he never promised to keep a trash transfer station off town land on Millhouse Road if Rogers Road residents objected.
Elliott Road Peak Fitness to close
Laura Haid, vice president of operations, said the Elliott Road Peak Fitness club will close by July 1. Members will be able to go to the Durham club on U.S. 15-501, which will remain open.
Waste plans battle boundaries
Emily Eidenier Pearce wrote the book on Rogers Road. And not even she is sure where to draw the boundaries of the historic Rogers Road community.
Chapel Hill High basketball coach's job saved
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board has approved a teaching position for the basketball coach at Chapel Hill High School.
Orange commissioners support transfer station site
In a split vote Tuesday, the Orange County commissioners kept open the possibility of siting a solid-waste transfer station on Millhouse Road, about a mile from the current garbage dump.
Chapel Hill Girl Scout wins Gold Award
Charlotte Ann Pate of Chapel Hill has been awarded the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting.
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