Hillsborough News

Born into slavery in North Carolina, Mary Walker, a light-skinned woman with "lightish eyes inclined to blue," would be long forgotten today, if not for two events.

Two teen girls died Saturday morning when their vehicle veered off Buckhorn Road in Orange County and struck a tree, according to the state Highway Patrol.

A nationwide shortage of helium means that balloons expressing messages of love will be in short supply on Valentine's Day.

From Orange County Animal Services CHAPEL HILL - Orange County Animal Services received its second positive rabies result of the year from the North Carolina Rabies Laboratory on Wednesday.

St. Philip's Episcopal Church is next to Germanton Baptist Church. The Baptist congregation wants to but the land on which St.

BY BETH VELLIQUETTE bvelliquette@heraldsun.com; 419-6632 HILLSBOROUGH - Hillsborough resident Renee Price has announced that she plans to run for a seat on the Orange County Board of County Commissioners.

Ray Motor Company is pleased to announce the arrival of the 2012 Ford Fiesta to its showroom floor.

The first pints of Mystery Brewing beers will be served at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Wooden Nickel Pub in downtown Hillsborough.

Clean Jordan Lake is seeking volunteers to participate in the 22nd annual Haw River Assembly's Clean-Up-A-Thon from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 17 beginning at the Robeson Creek boat ramp.

Names: Marion and John Lyon Ages: 66 and 68 Occupations: Marion — retired childcare provider and kindergarten assistant; John — retired from construction and property management Children: son; daughter; 2-year-old granddaughter, Liliana Neighborhood: Eno Haven Apartments, Hillsborough Move-in Date: October 2011 Square footage: 920 ... (more)

In its quest to let the world know that Orange County , N.C., is open for business, its economic development office has launched a redesigned website called Grow in Orange NC.

BY BETH VELLIQUETTE bvelliquette@heraldsun.com; 419-6632 HILLSBOROUGH - As attorney Jay Bryan stood at the front of the large courtroom in Hillsborough, he looked out on a room full of people, all smiling faces, all happy to see him.

Three UNC-Chapel Hill students with former ties to the athletic department were arrested on cocaine and trespassing charges Friday in Chapel Hill.

As members of the Orange County Board of Commissioners have made clear their intent to close the county's landfill in 2013, questions linger over what the county and its municipalities are going to do with their trash.

One of two men charged with the shooting deaths of a retired Orange County deputy and a Hillsborough convenience store owner was in the Alamance County jail charged with violating his probation when he was served with murder warrants last week.

The Chapel Hill Town Council voted unanimously Monday night to allow food trucks to do business there, joining the party that Carrboro and Durham have long hosted and Raleigh and Hillsborough recently hopped aboard.

So allow me to take up one more column here to answer them. The reader's name is Dennis Hermanson, from Hillsborough, N.C., and he refers to himself as "a guy who loves film, and has never been" to Sundance.

A spokeswoman with Orange County Emergency Management said the call came in about 4 p.m. on Hunter's Ridge Road.

Two hikers from Charlotte have been found safe in Caldwell County after they became separated from the other members of their group.

An Orange County judge is considering whether a former aide to John Edwards should be held in contempt for providing federal officials with confidential documents.