Orange County

Media outlets sue over withheld UNC-CH report

April 26, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A group of North Carolina media outlets is suing over a report being withheld by UNC Chapel Hill involving its School of Civic Life and Leadership. The lawsuit concerns a 400-page, $1.2 million […]

NC Democratic Party vice chair picked to replace Meyer in Senate District 23

April 5, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina Democratic Party Vice Chair Jonah Garson has been nominated to fill the remainder of Sen. Graig Meyer’s (D-Orange) term for Senate District 23. His nomination now goes to Gov. Josh Stein, […]

Local Government Commission approves $135M for Holly Springs

March 28, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — At its March meeting, the North Carolina Local Government Commission approved a request for $135 million in revenue bonds for the fast-growing town of Holly Springs in Wake County. The town has nearly […]

FBI closed case on 2016 Orange County GOP firebombing

January 30, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — “Nazi Republicans leave town or else.” That was the message spray-painted alongside a swastika on the side of Orange County Republican Party headquarters in October 2016. While the outside was vandalized, the inside […]

Local Government Commission unanimously approves independent audit for WSFCS

September 20, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Local Government Commission unanimously approved an independent audit to be conducted for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools related to the district’s $46 million budget deficit and financial mismanagement at its September meeting. […]

Local Government Commission approves $378M for Orange County school upgrades

June 20, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — At its June meeting, the Local Government Commission approved $378 million in bonds for Orange County to fund school improvements and expansions. The financing includes $300 million in voter-approved general obligation bonds, with […]

2025’s top principal from Orange High School

May 25, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Orange High School Principal Jason Johnson was named the Wells Fargo 2025 Principal of the Year at a ceremony at the Umstead Hotel in Cary last Friday. “Jason Johnson’s breadth of leadership not […]

Local Government Commission approves major projects in Charlotte, Wake

February 13, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The Local Government Commission approved significant bond packages for North Carolina’s biggest city and second-largest county. Charlotte secured approval for $400 million in general obligation bonds to address transportation, housing and neighborhood improvements. […]

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Orange County Public Schools board chair ejects parents, speakers from meeting

October 12, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — At the direction of the Orange County Public Schools board of education chair, parents and members of the public were ejected from the Oct. 11 board meeting by Orange County sheriffs’ deputies. The […]

Orange County superintendent sends out Critical Race Theory ‘talking points’

September 30, 2021 A.P. Dillon

DURHAM — An August memo welcoming back Orange County Public Schools staff for the 2021-22 school year included a set of “talking points” for staff to use when talking about Critical Race Theory. The memo, […]