Carrboro News

Newly elected Carrboro Alderman Sammy Slade may get to start a few weeks early. The board plans to seat its newly elected members -- incumbents Jacquie Gist and Randee Haven-O'Donnell are the others -- at an organizational meeting Dec.

Spirits were high at Jessee's in Carrboro as poll results came in. Carrboro Board of Alderman candidate Sammy Slade celebrates with sporters at Jesses's Coffee and Bar Tuesday night.

Dr. Emily Bivins of Carrboro Elementary has been named the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schoolsa Principal of the Year for 2009-2010. Bivins was selected for the honor by her fellow principals.

While thousands roamed Franklin Street in costumes on Saturday night, Halloween scenes in Carrboro were more subdued - but no less entertaining.

Michelle Brownstein garnered the most votes in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education election, finishing first with just over 27 percent of the votes.

Carrboro elected incumbent mayor Mark Chilton to a third straight term Tuesday night by an overwhelming margin.

As they often do, Carrboro citizens gathered around Southern Rail and Weaver Street Market Tuesday night to eat a late dinner, chat with friends or grab a drink.

As of 9:20 p.m., early results in the Carrboro municipal elections with all precincts reporting, the aldermen and mayoral races are as follows: Mayor Chilton: 1,658 Voyce 450 Ashley: 171 Voyce carried one district: Northern Carrborro.

Hilarious costumes, unfortunate costumes, crowds of people, fake blood, a oetoo soona jokes and maybe even some candy.

About 30 land owners just outside town limits have signed a petition asking Carrboro to cede their jurisdiction back to Orange County government.

The current issue of the Rhino is filled with some good commentary regarding the election on Tuesday.

The election comes to a close on Tuesday evening. The polls, open since early voting began on Oct.

Orange County residents just outside Carrboro are getting a lot of mail these days about a town they are not a part of.

New Store Updates The south Orange County literati have reason to cheer. A new, independent bookstore, Flyleaf Books, will open in mid-November at Chapel Hill's Midtown Market .

It doesn't look like much right now -- stripped to the walls, plastic sheeting covering the floors, sawdust and the whir of power saws filling the air -- but if everything goes according to plan, in a month or so the big empty space next Foster's Market on Martin Luther King Jr.

P.H. Craig knows one thing about the tract of wooded property he owns along Seawell Road and Bolin Creek.

Third-grade teacher Ashley Myers put her finger to her lips on Friday to remind her students to be quiet while they waited for Principal Todd Bradley to arrive at the Brinson Memorial Elementary School classroom.

Mike Harris, 36, who recently returned to working as a middle school teacher after two years as a stay-at-home dad, recalls one day when he went to his son's class in the middle of the day to help out with a field trip.

Maybe he was jumping on a pogo stick. Maybe he was playing the theremin while wearing a gigantic marching band hat.

The senior leadership team of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will not be receiving bonuses this year.