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Wildcats spoil Red Wolves' quest for second consecutive win

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BOCC approve project for art studio space at Eno River Mill

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Sorghum Festival comes to Hillsborough this weekend

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Orange High welcomes visiting teachers from Germany

Updated Oct 21, 2019

Arts & Entertainment

Fall theater show debuts at Cedar Ridge High School Oct. 30

Oct 17, 2019

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Former Burwell School executive director charged with felony embezzlement

Updated Oct 18, 2019

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Orange County Animal Services posts update on 57 seized dogs

Oct 16, 2019

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Orange High girl's tennis team finishes successful season with winning record

Updated Oct 21, 2019

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Former OCS teacher faces new charge of indecent liberties with a child

Oct 16, 2019

PEMC hosts successful Cedar Grove Community Day Saturday in third annual event

By Wesley Broome/Special to News of Orange
Oct 14, 2019

At the Cedar Grove Ruritan Club this past Saturday, the Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation’s (PEMC) third annual Community Day gave peop…

Two arrests made in suspected animal cruelty case conducted by OCSO and OCAS

Staff Reports
Oct 12, 2019

Working with Orange County Animal Services Department (OCASD), the Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) executed a search warrant Friday on t…

Orange County Schools introduces new superintendent Wednesday night

By Chris Hilburn-Trenkle
Oct 10, 2019

At a Special Meeting of the Orange County Board of Education Wednesday night at the Cedar Ridge High School Media Center, the Orange County Sc…

Fifth annual River Park concert kicks off in Hillsborough next Saturday

By Chris Hilburn-Trenkle
Oct 9, 2019

Even before the 2019 River Park concert arrives in Hillsborough next Saturday, the concert’s planning co-chairs Joshua Collins and David Hayes…

Hillsborough seeking volunteers for Town Tourism Board

Staff Reports
Oct 9, 2019

Would you like to help attract visitors to Hillsborough? Two Hillsborough advisory boards need volunteers to join them in working to promote tourism.

Orange County native announces run for District Court Judge

Staff Reports
Oct 9, 2019

Hathaway Pendergrass, an Orange County native and attorney at Epting and Hackney in Chapel Hill, sent out an announcement Wednesday morning th…

Sports

Orange's Boyer, Davis; Cedar Ridge's Berry, Finley named to All-Conference 7 Lacrosse team

May 24, 2019

Four Orange Panthers and two Cedar Ridge Red Wolves have been named to the 2019 All-Conference 7 team.

Orange Panther of the Week: Keanu Mims

May 24, 2019

The final Orange Panther of the Week for the 2018-19 academic year is sophomore sprinter Keanu Mims.

Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week: Caroline Fowlkes

May 24, 2019

The final Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week for the 2018-19 academic year is freshman pole vaulter Caroline Fowlkes.

Recently I found myself at a high school basketball game, shooting pictures for one of our newspapers. It’s not my job, per se, but I’ve volunteered to do it when one of our sports writers has a conflict and can’t make the game.

Extended year contracts: helping students by helping teachers

Mar 14, 2019

What if we could boost teacher pay, give teachers more time to learn from one another, and help the state’s students, particularly the neediest ones, all with one plan? We can.