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Orange County receives first positive rabies test for 2020

Orange County Animal Services has received its first positive rabies test result of the year, according to the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health. This incident involved a raccoon and occurred in the vicinity of Schley Road and New Sharon Ch...

Elections unveils tool to help voters plan trip to polling place

Orange County Elections has a new feature on its website to help voters reach their voting sites during early voting and on Election Day.

Map Your Trip is a web-based tool that allows voters to view their voting location and determine the best route to the...

Animal Services announces adoption process for seized dogs

Orange County Animal Services is pleased to announce that the adoption process for the dozens of dogs seized in October will begin Saturday, January 25, at 5 p.m.

Because of overwhelming interest in the dogs, the department has developed a special adoption...

Portrait of former N.C. Supreme Court Justice removed from Orange County Courthouse

Last week, Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Carl R. Fox requested the removal of the portrait of former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Ruffin from the courtroom in the historic Orange County Courthouse “because of his raci...

Documentary addresses impacts of mental health from black male perspective

"I’m Good Bro: Unmasking Black Male Depression" is a riveting documentary about mental health and its struggles from the black male perspective. The Orange County Department on Aging will present a free screening and dinner on Thursday...

Southern States Cooperative donates 7,500 pounds of pet food to Orange County Animal Shelter

Santa and his reindeer may be in the past, but there is one more large delivery to Orange County Animal Services this week as Southern States Cooperative and its customers continue the giving spirit. Furry friends at the shelter will have a great start to...

Orange County announces successful recruitment of sheet metal fabricator

The Orange County Board of Commissioners, County Manager’s Office and the Economic Development Department announce the successful recruitment of Piedmont Metalworks LLC, which will relocate it’s Durham manufacturing site to western Ora...

Orange County accepting applications for 2020-21 HOME program funding

Orange County is accepting applications for 2020-21 HOME program funding. HUD’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) provides formula grants to states and local communities that (often in partnership with local nonprofit groups) fund a wi...

Housing & Community Development issues RFP for professional services

The Orange County Department of Housing and Community Development is soliciting Request for Proposals from qualified individuals and planning consulting firms to provide professional services in the preparation of the Orange County HOME Consortium&rsq...

County expands "Glass on the Side" program

For Immediate releaseContact: Orange County Solid Waste Management (919) 968-2788recycling@organgecountync.govOrange County Solid Waste Management has installed new dumpsters to collect source-separated glass bottles and jars at the Eubanks Road and Fergu...

Commissioners adopt proclamation in remembrance of 400th anniversary of slavery

The Orange County Board of Commissioners adopted a proclamation at its Sept. 3 meeting declaring Aug. 1, 2019, through July 31, 2020, as a year of remembrance for the 400th anniversary of unfree Africans first arriving in English North America.

The proclam...