Orange County

Exploring Local Greenways: Orange County Trails Loved By Young And Old

Laura Candler — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:00:00 +0000

Orange County’s population may be smaller than that of its neighboring counties, but its greenways are no less loved. Chapel Hill and Carrboro both tout themselves as bike and pedestrian friendly towns, and Hillsborough has taken pains to create elaborate bicycle and walking routes throughout its downtown area that highlight dozens of historical buildings.

Fee Illegality May Change Orange County Recycling Program

Gurnal Scott — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:02:01 +0000

Orange County leaders may be forced to change how its recycling program is paid for. The county says its recycling efforts have reduced trash in landfills by nearly 60 percent. The county has been charging fees on property tax bills for the last decade to help pay for the program. But the fee was never approved by the General Assembly. The county manager's suggestion to privatize recycling pickup was resisted by some county commissioners.

Civil Rights Lawyer Follows Twisted Road To Justice

Alex Granados and Frank Stasio — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:49:09 +0000

Mark Dorosin’s path to civil rights law was never straight. He followed many a winding course, skirting the optimism of teaching, exploring the pride of public office and even holding down the 9 to 5 as a manager at Blockbuster Video.

Orange County Smoking Ban Up For Vote

Gurnal Scott — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:40:00 +0000

Orange County's board of commissioners will discuss a county-wide ban on smoking in public places at its meeting tomorrow.

Orange County Voters Consider Sales Tax Increase For Transportation

Jessica Jones — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:10:00 +0000

Orange County voters will decide whether to support a tax increase for public transportation on Election Day. The measure is part of a regional plan to improve transit across the Triangle.

Voters in Orange County will choose whether to vote for a half-cent sales tax increase on November sixth. If they approve the measure, the tax would generate about five million dollars a year for new buses and improved service, an Amtrak station in Hillsborough and a proposed light rail connection from UNC to downtown Durham.

Durham-Orange Light Rail Meetings

Gurnal Scott — Wed, 02 May 2012 10:30:00 +0000

Durham and Orange county residents will get a closer look today and tomorrow at a proposed light rail transit plan.

Wake & Orange Counties Rank Healthiest

Isaac-Davy Aronson — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:43:00 +0000

Wake and Orange counties are the healthiest in the state. That's according to a new study ranking health outcomes by county across the nation. In North Carolina and elsewhere, the healthiest counties tend to be the wealthiest. Michelle Larkin is with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which compiled the study with the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

National Homeless Initative Comes to Triangle

Isaac-Davy Aronson — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:50:00 +0000

Teams of volunteers are out on the streets and at campsites across Wake and Orange Counties this week, surveying the homeless population. It's part of a national effort to house 100-thousand people who are homeless by the middle of next year. The United Way's Chantelle Fisher-Borne is the coordinator of Triangle Registry Week.

Taxes on Ballot in Durham, Orange Today

Will Michaels — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:45:00 +0000

Voters go to the polls today for municipal elections across the state. In Durham and Orange Counties, they will decide on sales tax measures in addition to picking candidates.