Foushee takes a seat
Braxton Foushee is back in action. He rejoined the OWASA board as Carrboro’s representative last month. Photo by Kirk Ross
By Taylor Sisk
Staff Writer
Once – when there was no Caribou Café, nothing in the way of a sandwich that wraps, and certainly no luxury boutique hotel – Braxton Foushee sat down at Colonial Drug to be served.
Chapel Hill was even then a bit more progressive than the majority of the South, and a young black man’s money was readily accepted in a Franklin Street business such as Colonial. But that young man’s subsequent presence certainly was not. Order to go and be gone – that was the nature of it when Foushee and others instead sat to be served. It was February 1960. For nearly a half century, Foushee has continued to live a life in service to his community.
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The Persimmons are flowering
Giant 200-year-old Persimmon tree on UNC campus’ Polk Place
By Ken Moore
“Wow, how about that Persimmon flower!”
“I don’t see any flower!”
“There it is, right there in that little angle, where the leaf is attached to the stem.”
“All I see is a little green thing!”
“Yeah; that’s it! A tiny little green flower. How many tiny little green [...]
Town, DOT look at new Smith Level widening
New turn lanes are being added now, but Smith Level Road is in for even more changes under a new widening plan. Photo by Kirk Ross
By Kirk Ross
Staff Writer
Roundabout proposed near Carrboro High
After years of difficulties reaching an agreement, the Town of Carrboro and the state Department of Transportation have a new draft and a [...]
Mental health clinics closing
By Taylor Sisk
Staff Writer
Local elected officials are concerned with the recent announcement of a restructuring of services for mental health, developmental disability and substance abuse in Orange, Person and Chatham counties. The Orange-Person-Chatham (OPC) Area Program – the local government agency tasked with providing oversight and management of these services – has announced that a [...]
Graffiti arrest underscores Carrboro/Alamance gang rift
By Susan Dickson
Staff Writer
Three local teenagers were charged last week with several counts of gang-related vandalism in the southeast section of Alamance County.
According to the Alamance County Sheriff’s Department, investigation of the incidents indicated a possible ongoing conflict between alleged gang members from Carrboro and Alamance County.
Board wants OWASA to go after water wasters
By Kirk Ross
Staff Writer
Taking a second look at OWASA’s proposed rate hikes Tuesday night, members of the Carrboro Board of Aldermen said they’d like to see even higher rates for people using the most to keep rates lower for those trying to conserve.
With a growing system and major projects looming, the utility’s board of directors [...]
Commissioners review new county aging plan
By Susan Dickson
Staff Writer
The Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday approved an update to the county’s Master Aging Plan, which includes a new initiative to build aging-friendly communities throughout the county.
The plan, which is for 2007-2011, includes the new initiative, a bill of rights for older persons and a requirement that the commissioners address [...]
Carolina North meetings next week
The university will host another round of community meetings about Carolina North on Tuesday, May 29.
The meetings will begin at 3:30 p.m. in Room 2603 of the School of Governmen.
Presentations will be repeated at 5:30 p.m. in the same location. Parking is available in the N.C. 54 visitor’s lot and the Rams Head deck.
University [...]
News briefs: 5/17/07
Pease joins OWASA board
Chapel Hill Planning Board member Gene Pease joined the OWASA Board of Directors last week.
Pease, who is president and CEO of Durham-based Capital Analytics, was appointed by the Chapel Hill Town Council. Pease is president of the Chapel Hill Library Foundation and has served as chair of the Chapel Hill Citizens Budget [...]
Graduation Information
Chapel Hill High School graduation will be held June 9 at 2 p.m. at the Dean Smith Center on the UNC campus. Graduating seniors must arrive by 1 p.m. the day of graduation and must attend rehearsal on June 8 at 8:30 a.m. at the Smith Center.
East Chapel Hill High School graduation will be held [...]
McDougle students donate animals to needy families
By Susan Dickson
Staff Writer
Two sheep, four goats, one cow and two llamas, recently purchased by McDougle Elementary School, will soon find homes with needy families around the world.
With more than $1,500 raised by McDougle Elementary students during the month of April, the animals will be donated to families through the Heifer International Foundation.
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