Orange County News

The Orange County commissioners passed a budget with no county tax increase for the fifth year in a row Tuesday night.

The Orange Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors voted 8-0 last week to continue to fluoridate but “stay abreast of scientific developments, changes in best management practices and accepted public health practices and recommendations regarding fluoridation.” The agency fluoridates water “to help prevent tooth decay, as ... (more)

Making gin, vodka and American whiskey from locally sourced wheat, TOPO is one of the few distilleries bringing organic liquor to ABC shelves around the state.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender seniors in search of support and a night of food and fun will find both on Thursday at the Seymour Center.

Funding is on track for improvements at East Chapel Hill, Phillips and other schools in Orange County.

The storm that swept through Durham on Thursday also hit Chapel Hill, taking down power lines and trees, and claiming the life of a UNC-Chapel Hill senior.

A 20-year-old UNC-Chapel Hill student from Cary died from injuries received when she was pinned under a large tree in Chapel Hill during Thursday afternoon’s severe storms.

A senior at UNC-Chapel Hill died when a tree fell on her during Thursday's storm, according to CBS affiliate WRAL .

A third person has died after the powerful thunderstorms that swept across North Carolina, knocking out power to tens of thousands of people.

The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles has made progress toward opening a license plate agency in Chapel Hill, but it's likely the agency is still a couple of months away from opening.

With much fanfare Wednesday, the new and much-discussed Walmart opened in Chatham County, bringing jobs, convenience and new tax revenue to a county starved for all three.

A practice that most North Carolinians do without thinking much about it – drinking fluoridated water from local systems – has become a controversial topic in parts of the Triangle.

Dread-soaked optimism: That's the pervasive feeling from state Democrats and left-leaning advocacy groups this week after Republicans in the N.C. House unveiled a $20.57 billion budget late Sunday night.

The town's 2013-14 budget also includes $40.1 million for various town services funds, including $19.8 million for transit, $7.4 million to pay the town's debt and $2.7 million for parking facilities.

Sosna and Foote were among about 650 patrons who spent several hours in an Orange County field, sampling food that was different, in some ways exotic, and exclusively local at the 2013 Farm to Fork Picnic.

With the Orange County landfill closing at the end of the month, town and county officials are scrambling to agree on the future of waste and recycling services.

The Orange County commissioners delayed to the fall approval of a design contract with MBAJ Architects Inc. of Raleigh for the Northern Human Services Center.

The Community Farm at Chestnut Ridge is located at 2902 Mt. Willing Road in Efland.

Despite the growing protests – including five local leaders' arrests – an Orange County commissioner says she worries most N.C. residents remain unaware of how state lawmakers' recent actions will affect them.

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board discussed budget options Thursday, acknowledging that with state budget cuts and county funds stretched, tough choices are ahead.