Orange County
Orange County
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EDUCATION
Column: The curious case of Jennifer Wiley Thompson
I keep thinking that Jennifer Wiley Thompson must think this is a nightmare, and eventually the alarm will go off and she will get ready to go to school and teach youngsters.
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EDUCATION
Orange DA adds staff to pursue sports agents; Georgia man charged in UNC probe
Orange County's top prosecutor will deputize three special assistant district attorneys to help him navigate the uncharted waters of the state’s criminal cases against sports agents accused of providing improper benefits to UNC football players.
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EDUCATION
Degrees at risk for UNC students who took fraudulent classes
Students who took a fraudulent African and Afro-American Studies course won't be able to graduate if they lack the credits. So far, only one of 46 affected students is taking a free class to make-up for the gap in their academic record.
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ORANGE COUNTY
Autopsy: Alcohol played role in UNC-CH student's fatal fall
An autopsy shows UNC-CH sophomore David Shannon had nearly three times the legal limit of alcohol in his blood when he fell to his death last year in Carrboro.
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NORTH CAROLINA
UNC faculty members ask probing questions about athletics
A panel discussion at a faculty meeting Friday looked at what UNC-Chapel Hill can do to better balance academics and athletics.
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LOCAL POLITICS
Holly Springs endorses 540 “Orange Route”
Like their counterparts in Garner, Holly Springs officials are speaking out to ensure that the state Department of Transportation doesn’t pick a route for the planned 540 highway that destroys houses.
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NORTH CAROLINA
Former UNC tutor connected to football scandal charged with violating NC sports agent laws
Jennifer Thompson, the former UNC-Chapel Hill tutor connected to the 2010 football program scandal, made a first appearance in Orange County court Thursday afternoon.
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EDUCATION
UNC system reviews security on campuses
A systemwide panel will look at university police departments, crime reporting and procedures around sexual assaults and other crimes.
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NORTH CAROLINA
Grand jury hands up indictments in UNC football-related cases
An Orange County grand jury heard from an investigator with the Secretary of State's office this week on cases related to the 2010 football scandal at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Indictments were handed up in the cases, but court documents related to the charges were sealed ...
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DURHAM COUNTY
Chapel Hill police seek third man in shooting
Police released a photo of a third suspect wanted in connection with last week’s shooting on Pope Road in Durham County.



