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Parking Ticket Payment System & Transit Permit Purchases Will Be Down May 21-26
The Parking ticket payment and Transit Park & Ride permit purchases portal will be down for a system wide upgrade from 5 p.m. Sunday, May 21, until Friday, May 26.
05/17/2023 4:10 PM
You're Invited! Pride Promenade Kicks off Small Town Pride Celebration
You’re invited! Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture is excited to announce the return of the Chapel Hill Pride Promenade on Saturday, June 3.
05/16/2023 4:42 PM
Memorial Day Holiday
Monday, May 29, is a Town holiday. Some services will be affected.
05/12/2023 4:41 PM
Armed Robbery Investigation
At around 5:30 a.m., the Chapel Hill Police Department responded to a report of an armed robbery at 1213 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
05/12/2023 10:04 AM
Chapel Hill Police Investigate Pedestrian Death
At 9:40 p.m. the Chapel Hill Police Department responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near Perkins Drive.
05/11/2023 10:20 PM
Chapel Hill TOWNnews: May 11, 2023
Weekly news roundup from the Town of Chapel Hill
05/11/2023 4:17 PM
American Rescue Plan Act Funds Fully Allocated!
Find out how ARPA funds are improving Chapel Hill!
05/11/2023 3:21 PM
Chapel Hill Police Investigate Car Break-Ins, Urge Community to Take Precautions
The Department is urging you to take steps to reduce your risk of a car break-in.
05/11/2023 2:20 PM
Police Make Arrest Following Gunshots on Fordham Boulevard
At 6:10 a.m., the Chapel Hill Police Department received a report of gunshots at 1748 Fordham Boulevard. An initial investigation found that people inside two vehicles fired shots at each other. No one reported any injuries.
05/08/2023 11:10 AM
Chapel Hill TOWNnews: May 5, 2023
Weekly news roundup from the Town of Chapel Hill
05/05/2023 2:05 PM
A Message from Mayor Pam Hemminger
Summer break is on the horizon and, over the next six weeks, Town Council has a number of important issues on our plates. Today, I want to provide everyone with a general update on some of the work that is going on and will follow up with more detailed information in the coming weeks.
05/05/2023 8:54 AM
Transit Information for May 2023
Safe Rides end, HS returns, and Memorial Day
05/04/2023 8:48 AM
Chapel Hill Police Investigate Deadly Crash
At 9:40 p.m., the Chapel Hill Police and Fire Departments responded to a report of a vehicle on fire following a crash in the 600 block of W. Barbee Chapel Road near Raleigh Road.
05/03/2023 12:28 AM
Chapel Hill Public Library Offers Free Period Products in All Restrooms
As part of its effort to create an equitable and welcoming environment for all, the library installed coinless period product dispensers in each of its five public restrooms. Pads and tampons are accessible to patrons of all ages and genders without cost.
05/02/2023 3:57 PM
May Traffic-Safety Initiatives
May is National Bike Month and the Chapel Hill Police Department is planning several pedestrian safety enforcement operations, in addition to normal patrols.
05/01/2023 8:00 AM
Chapel Hill TOWNnews: April 28, 2023
Weekly news roundup from the Town of Chapel Hill
04/28/2023 8:49 AM
Preventing Pollution with Public Art
Local artists have created storm drain murals around town to celebrate Earth Month and educate the public about water pollution.
04/25/2023 2:36 PM
Police Charge Man with Kidnapping Following Amber Alert
The Chapel Hill Police Department charged Dustin Taylor Oakley, 28, of Raleigh, with kidnapping following an Amber Alert last night.
04/25/2023 9:10 AM
Chapel Hill TOWNnews: April 20, 2023
Weekly news roundup from the Town of Chapel Hill
04/20/2023 3:00 PM
Soil Collection Ceremony on April 29 to Honor Orange County’s 1869 Lynching Victims
The Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition (OCCRC) invites the community to remember and honor five local men who were victims of racial terror lynchings in 1869: Cyrus Guy, Wright Malone, Daniel Morrow, Jefferson Morrow, and Washington Morrow.
04/19/2023