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NCDOT Addressing Sight Distance With Four-Way Stop in Orange County

HILLSBOROUGH (NC DOT PRESS RELEASE) – The N.C. Department of Transportation will modify the intersection of Buckhorn Road and Bradshaw Quarry Road on Tuesday, Oct. 23, for the construction of an all-way stop just outsi...

FEMA adds Orange to list of N.C. counties eligible for Florence disaster assistance

WASHINGTON, D.C. (FEMA News Release) -- Residents and business owners in Anson, Orange and Union counties may now apply for disaster assistance for uninsured and underinsured damage and losses resulting from Hurricane Florence.

“People across Nor...

Golf tournament to benefit Orange County Veterans Memorial

The 1st Annual Veterans Memorial Golf Tournament will be held at the beautiful Occoneechee Golf Course in Hillsborough on Friday, Oct. 19. The Captain's Choice (super ball) tournament will feature four-person teams with a 9 a.m. shotgun start.

Proceeds fro...

Emergency Services temporarily relocates to other locations in the county

On Wednesday, October 17, the Orange County Emergency Services Administrative Offices will be relocating to temporary offices in the county. All phone numbers and email addresses remain the same and will be transferred to our temporary locations. The main...

Arts Commission & Hillsborough Arts Council to host 2nd annual Paint it Orange Plein Air Paint Out

The Orange County Arts Commission, in partnership with the Hillsborough Arts Council, will host the Second Annual Paint it Orange: Plein Air Paint-out and Wet Paint Sale from  Oct. 19-21.

Artists are invited to spend three days painting the sites ...

County issues statement on cases involving Southeast Property Group

There are currently four related appeals of Orange County Board of Adjustment decisions regarding the Barn of Chapel Hill pending before the Orange County Superior Court (In the matter of Southeast Property Group, LLC, et. al. vs. Orange County Board of A...

Orange County BOCC votes to protect early voting

At a specially called meeting Oct. 9, the Orange County Board of Commissioners voted to protect the final two days of early voting at the Board of Elections site in downtown Hillsborough by denying a request to reschedule Hog Day to Nov. 2-3.

Hog Day was p...

Orange County to host holiday market

The Orange County Department on Aging, and the Friends of the Jerry M. Passmore Center, will host a Holiday Market on Saturday, November 3.

The event will take place at the Passmore Center in Hillsborough from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., offering unique holi...

Florence leaves behind unwanted visitors

Hurricane Florence and the tropical rains are over, but standing water in low-lying areas and containers has resulted in an influx of unwanted visitors -- large broods of large mosquitoes. While most mosquitoes are just a nuisance, North Carolina has as m...

Orange County releases Interactive Trails and Greenways map

Getting outside and enjoying the many beautiful trails in Orange County has been made easier.

Orange County, in collaboration with the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough, North Carolina State Parks, North Carolina Botanical Garden, the Univer...

Orange County to offer shingles and pneumonia vaccine clinics

ORANGE COUNTY, NC (October 2, 2018)—Orange County Department on Aging, in partnership with Walgreens and Walmart, will offer two Shingles and Pneumonia Vaccination Clinics in October.

Participants must attend an immunization assessment prior to the actual ...

Board approves plan to bring high-speed internet to rural areas of county

High-speed internet access is on its way to several rural areas in Orange County, thanks to a public-private partnership between Orange County and Open Broadband, LLC, that was approved by the Board of County Commissioners during its Sept. 4 meeting.

Open ...

Child Support Director Janet Sparks, longest-serving county department head retired Aug. 31

Janet Sparks had a plan for her career, but life had other ideas. Sparks worked her final day as Orange County’s Director of Child Support Services on Aug. 31, a job that turned into a calling and lasted almost 38 years.

Sparks will be replaced on an inter...

Applicants Needed for Advisory Boards

ORANGE COUNTY, NC (August 9, 2018) – One major way citizens can have a positive impact on the future of Orange County is to volunteer to serve on the various County advisory boards and commissions.

Currently there are openings on the following advisory boa...

Orange County to host “Welcome to Medicare” seminars

ORANGE COUNTY, NC (August 28, 2018)—The Orange County Department on Aging and the NC Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) are to host free “Welcome to Medicare” seminars.

Are you turning 65, and eligible for Medicare?  Do you feel...