Tammy Grubb

Chapel Hill

Government Reporter at The Herald-Sun (Durham, NC)

@TheHerald_Sun @newsobserver Orange & Chatham County reporter

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Chapel Hill has a $6.7M budget gap. Here's what the town could cut to close it.

1 week ago | newsobserver.com | Tammy Grubb

Chapel Hill's Town Council is looking at potential budget cuts and property tax rate changes to cover a shortfall in the pending 2025-26 town budget. The council could approve the budget June 11, 2025. Some Chapel Hill homeowners could pay higher property taxes next year as the town navigates limited options for preserving programs that help its most vulnerable residents.
Teen suspect arrested in armed carjackings in downtown Chapel Hill, Carrboro. What we know

1 week ago | heraldsun.com | Tammy Grubb

A juvenile arrested this week has been charged in two armed carjackings this month on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill and in downtown Carrboro. The name of the suspect was not released because of his age, which the Carrboro Police Department also did not provide in a news release announcing the arrest. The teen is charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon in an April 2 incident on Roberson Street in Carrboro.
Orange County taxpayers fear rising home values, budgets could cost their homes

1 week ago | newsobserver.com | Tammy Grubb

Many Orange County homeowners saw their property values double and even triple during the recent revaluation. The county and towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough will set their final property tax rates during the spring budget approval process.
Hundreds of apartments in Chapel Hill OK'd after economy pushes developer out of project

2 weeks ago | newsobserver.com | Tammy Grubb

An architectural rendering shows a large leasing and amenity space on South Elliott Road, facing the Berkshire Chapel Hill apartment building. The building also could have a few hundred apartments. An apartment building near shops and restaurants limped to approval Wednesday night in Chapel Hill, after the developer walked away and the town swapped affordable units for $2 million in cash. The Chapel Hill Town Council voted 7-2 to approve the revised plan for Aura South Elliott at 200 S.
Chapel Hill's mall is gone, but local shops are finding a place beside national brands

3 weeks ago | newsobserver.com | Tammy Grubb

Brianna Cherner, owner of The Soap and Shine, pipes green soap onto four dozen bars decorated with rainbows for a child's birthday party. Cherner made the move from corporate life to her own retail store in November 2024 at University Place in Chapel Hill. [email protected] Away from the chain food purveyors and shops, a handful of small-business owners want customers to know you can still shop local at University Place mall in Chapel Hill.
Chapel Hill private school sued over allegations of child-on-child abuse

4 weeks ago | newsobserver.com | Tammy Grubb

The entrance to Emerson Waldorf School on Millhouse Road in Chapel Hill. A group of parents has sued the school, saying staff and Waldorf School policies have created a climate that allows abuse involving students to go unchecked. Three families suing a private school in Chapel Hill claim staff ignored multiple incidents of sexual harassment and assault involving a kindergarten student whose parent works at the school.
One-Stop Clinic To Serve Children And Adults With Down Syndrome

1 month ago | disabilityscoop.com | Tammy Grubb

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Her pediatrician noticed something was off when Jurnee Locklear came in for a checkup at 3 years old, her mother said. The toddler was born with Down syndrome, a genetic condition caused by having an extra copy of chromosome 21. The condition affects a person’s physical and intellectual development and can increase the risk of heart defects, hearing loss and other medical issues.
Future gas station dooms Dean Smith mural in Chapel Hill. Artist looking for new canvas.

1 month ago | newsobserver.com | Tammy Grubb

Scott Nurkin got out his ladder and paints after Dean Smith died in 2015, channeling his grief into a portrait of the legendary UNC basketball coach on a gas station wall on the Orange-Chatham county line. Dot by thousands of dots, Nurkin captured Smith's arched brow, the deep wrinkles on his forehead, and the slight smile setting off the twinkle in his eyes.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro students plead to keep teachers ‘we should be fighting to save’

1 month ago | heraldsun.com | Tammy Grubb

Current and former students in Culbreth Middle School’s Latin class praised teacher Susan Meyer on Thursday, March 20, 2025, for her unique and fun class, which explores Roman history and culture, in addition to teaching the language. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Students clutching carefully written speeches and petitions overflowed the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board meeting Thursday to say they love their Latin, French and choral classes, and the teachers who lead them.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro students plead to keep teachers ‘we should be fighting to save’

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Tammy Grubb

Students clutching carefully written speeches and petitions overflowed the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board meeting Thursday to say they love their Latin, French and choral classes, and the teachers who lead them. “These are the teachers that we should be fighting to save, not fighting to cut,” Culbreth Middle School eighth-grader Claire Werry said about Latin teacher Susan Meyer.

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