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Bracing for next winter storm: Chapel Hill adopts LUMO plan; Area rescue teams are ready and able; Senior women take to the basketball courts; Get ready to play some golf with our new column. #RelentlesslyLocal icont.ac/51dq4
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Ice storm coming - guide to getting through it; Chapel Hill settles short-term rental lawsuit; Carrboro council discusses traffic changes. #LocalNewsMatters icont.ac/51d23
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School board races are on; Behind the scenes in NC public health; Carrboro Film fest insights; International employer brings jobs to Orange County. #RelentlesslyLocal icont.ac/51cI0
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Stegman and Bedford announce election bids; Carrboro Officer of the year; Parks and Recreation kick off new season; NC sues Trump Administration. #LocalNewsMatters icont.ac/51cqt
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Summaries of local development in Chapel Hill and Carrboro; Preview the Carrboro Film Fest; A look at Parks and Recreation’s 2025; Health bulletins.#RelentlesslyLocal icont.ac/51c33
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27 Dec 2025
Seasonal articles; Current Police Blotter; Current Community Announcements; Carrboro Swim Team update; Live Performances, events, and movies. #LocalNewsMatters icont.ac/51bRI
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19 Dec 2025
Christmas House Project success; CARE Tead awarded; Live music to warm you up at Cat’s Cradle; UNC Football year review; 2025 review from TLR; Community Holiday photos; High school sports details. #RelentlesslyLocal icont.ac/51bD1
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12 Dec 2025
High school sports take front and center; Local tree lightings and festivities; Chatham Artists Tour detailed; Business update on Eastgate Shopping Center. #LocalNewsMatters icont.ac/51bmA
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5 Dec 2025
State candidates file for election as town council members are sworn in; Line up and review of all local high school sports; No agreement with Cigna for UNC Health; UNC basketball and football updates. #RelentlesslyLocal icont.ac/51b5x
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27 Nov 2025
TLR’s Thanksgiving tribute; Chapel Hill approves Verizon tower; African Poet makes history in Chapel Hill; High School basketball begins; UNC football wrap-up. #LocalNewsMatters icont.ac/51aEC
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22 Nov 2025
Area elected officials take a stand against ICE; Hunger crisis in our towns; High schools look to state final matches; UNC football wrap-up. #RelentlesslyLocal icont.ac/51asp
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15 Nov 2025
New UNC provost; Karen Stegman announces run for county commissioner; sports news all levels; Chapel Hill treated to a rare sight of the Aurora Borealis; Carrboro, town on the rise, how fast can it grow? #LocalNewsMatters icont.ac/51a9x
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8 Nov 2025
Check out all our news articles from this week: Municipal election results 2025; Orange County open studio tour; SNAP updates; A renewed Spring Haven Farm. #RelentlesslyLocal
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31 Oct 2025
Carrboro update on Duke Energy lawsuit; East Lake Townhomes approved; Halloween photo gallery; Cigna vs UNC members should be aware; Sports notebook for High Schools. #LocalNewsMatters icont.ac/519qK
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25 Oct 2025
Orange County urged to address property tax inequities; Carrboro short-term rentals; Halloween events; Caraway Village extension gets the go. #LocalNewsMatters icont.ac/519bI
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18 Oct 2025
Carrboro’s goals unrealistic; Rhyme and Reason poetry festival; Community School celebrates 55 years in Carrboro; Affordable housing progress in CH. #LocalNewsMatters icont.ac/518TQ
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11 Oct 2025
Chapel Hill approves development; Carrboro may close roads; New Ackland exhibit; Reflection on Carrboro’s history by local woman; Carrboro police search for rape suspect. #RelentlesslyLocal icont.ac/518AN
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4 Oct 2025
Carrboro celebrations; UNC-Chapel Hill protest goes national; UNC funding cuts impact NC children; Get ready for some football! #LocalNewsMatters icont.ac/518jx
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27 Sep 2025
Carrboro neighborhoods going green; Orange County Affordable Housing gets answers; High school sports: Chapel Hill opens developmental hearings on legislative projects. #RelentlesslyLocal icont.ac/517XZ
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19 Sep 2025
Carrboro plans for development over the next 20 years; Council candidates answer questions; local and college sport reviews; A unique way to raise awareness and funding for cancer research. #LocalNewsMatters icont.ac/517Ez
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