Shelbyville Times-Gazette Headlines (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Emma Jean Haskins, 70, of Haskins Chapel died Saturday at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill with...
OrangePolitics.org (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
The maps in this post show the precinct-level results of the Chapel Hill mayoral and council elections. read more
The Plank (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Chapel Hill's getting some national attention for electing a gay mayor last night. Good for Chapel Hill! But this sort of thing isn't that unusual in that part of North Carolina. After all, a couple years ago, Carrboro, the town that borders Chapel Hill to the west, had a gay mayor and a lesbian police chief .
Right Angles (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Well this is an interesting development out of Chapel Hill. The Daily Tar Heel reports that the Orange County Board of Elections has decided to count provisional ballots in the mayoral race between Mark Kleinschmidt and Matt Cjazkowski. Kleinschmidt won. According to the story, Kleinschmidt’s margin is razor thin — only 99 votes — so [...]
Right Angles (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Mark Kleinschmidt will take over the helm of Chapel Hill from outgoing mayor Kevin Foy, who is rumored to be considering a run for the Democratic nomination to challenge Sen. Richard Burr. It is fascinating, however, to note that Kleinschmidt beat fellow councilman Matt Czajkowski by just 3 points: 49 to 46. That represents a [...]
365 Gay News (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
From the Daily Tar Heel: Mark Kleinschmidt will be the next mayor of Chapel Hill, with about 49.5 percent of the vote compared to Matt Czajkowski’s 46.5 percent. The numbers indicate a hard-fought race as Czajkowski’s support from the business community rivaled Kleinschmidt’s support from the town’s traditional political forces.
Brian Risk's Blog (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
It’s always good to see your local community featured in prominent blogs. Though, this isn’t the first time. Remember those crazy bike trails in the woods near Chapel Hill High School? This picture is from there (incidentally, very close to where I proposed to Meredith!):
OrangePolitics.org (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
With the election mercifully in the rear view mirror Chapel Hill political observers will now shift their focus to the appointment of a replacement for Bill Strom. Our poll found voters in town evenly divided on whether one of the losing candidates in yesterday's election should be appointed to fill the Strom seat- 38% in favor, 38% opposed, and 24% unsure. Trumping that finding with...
Joe. My. God. (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Among last night's good news, and there was a lot folks, really, was the election of Chapel Hill, North Carolina's openly gay mayor, Mark Kleinschmidt. Here's a great recounting of the final moments from Indy Week. Supporters erupted. His mother burst into tears. His sister shouted. Mark Kleinschmidt just smiled contently, arms crossed but giving the kind of ear-to-ear grin you could...
Towleroad (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
... and members of the National Guard who were present." Mark Kleinschmidt becomes openly gay mayor of Chapel Hill, North Carolina . Just Jared interviews Glee 's Mark Salling . Author details how Tom Cruise personally audited him for Scientology : "You tell the ashtray, 'Sit in that chair.' Then you actually go over and put the ashtray on the chair. Then you tell the ashtray, 'Thank...
OrangePolitics.org (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
The race to be Chapel Hill's next Mayor is too close to call. Matt Czajkowski leads Mark Kleinschmidt 45-44, a difference that suffice it to say is within the margin of error. The key finding in the poll underscoring how divided the community is headed into election day is that 49% of voters think the town is headed in the right direction while 51% think it's off on the wrong track....
Right Angles (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
I’ve blogged previously about this year’s interesting races for Chapel Hill mayor and council, which some are characterizing as a challenge to the liberal status quo. Today’s Herald-Sun story shows that somebody, or some group, definitely intends to influence the outcome of the mayoral race. And the tactics being used may run afoul of the [...]
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The wireless future just arrived in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and Cary. Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced the launch of Sprint 4G mobile broadband throughout the Triangle. As a result, streaming video, fast file downloads and uploads and turbo-charged web browsing are no longer just home, office or coffee shop benefits. Sprint 4G customers can enjoy a...
Newswise (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
... Komal Shahani (Wayne State University)• Sheena Hailin Wang (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)• Lin Zhu (University of Tennessee at Memphis)AAPS Graduate Student Symposium Award in Drug Design and Discovery –Sponsored by the AAPS Drug Design and Discovery Section• Yizhou Dong (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)• Rima M. Hajjo, Ph.D. (University of...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
After its most dominant victory of the season, UM is focusing on Butch Davis' stingy North Carolina team. The Hurricanes have never won in Chapel Hill.
