Celebrating Mrs. Lillian Lee

Celebrating Mrs. Lillian Lee

In his autobiography, Dean Smith wrote about the quest of a dream. “It is about the thousands of small unselfish acts, the sacrifices on the part of the players that result in team building.” The same sentiment could be used to describe the best parts and people of...
The 23rd Annual Mildred Council Community Dinner

The 23rd Annual Mildred Council Community Dinner

The 23rd Annual Mildred Council Community Dinner was held Sunday, April 30, 2023 as part of a long tradition of community building, crossing economic, racial, religious and ethnic barriers in Chapel Hill and Orange County, North Carolina. Local volunteers worked hard...
Phyllis Portie-Ascott  

Phyllis Portie-Ascott  

Phyllis Portie-Ascott was chosen to fill the vacant seat on the Orange County Board of County Commissioners, which voted unanimously in favor of her appointment — one of four final applicants for the position. Portie-Ascott was also the Orange County Democratic...
Graham Street Raid

Graham Street Raid

Town of Chapel Hill Rights a Wrong in 2022 Council Meeting Thirty-three years ago, local and state law enforcement, some wearing masks and carrying automatic weapons, swarmed a block of downtown Chapel Hill, forcing Black people to the ground for an illegal search. In...