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The Peak of the 2025 Summer Solstice Is Coming, Along With Celebrations – Here’s What to Know

Science · Hillsborough

The Peak of the 2025 Summer Solstice Is Coming, Along With Celebrations – Here’s What to Know

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When is the summer solstice? On June 20, 2025, the sun will reach its most northerly point in the sky, marking the start of summer.See the Story

On Air Today: Auman Village in Hillsborough, from Orange Habitat for Humanity

Housing · Hillsborough

On Air Today: Auman Village in Hillsborough, from Orange Habitat for Humanity

Jennifer Player of Orange Habitat for Humanity joins Aaron to discuss Auman Village, a new Habitat community in Hillsborough that just broke ground this month. When it’s done, Auman Village will feature 75 new homes, most of them dedicated to first-time homebuyers making 30-80 percent of the area median income (AMI). In a first for Habitat, they’re also building market-rate homes to sell to residents making closer to 100 percent of AMI – partly …See the Story

15-Gallon Jar Seals The Deal At Leland Little - Antiques And The Arts Weekly

Hillsborough, North Carolina · Hillsborough

15-Gallon Jar Seals The Deal At Leland Little - Antiques And The Arts Weekly

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — A 15-gallon ovoid jar with a flared rim and four lug handles made by Daniel Seagle (Lincoln County, N.C., 1805-1867) circa 1840 filled up to $19,200, including buyer’s premium, to lead the day at Leland Little’s June 13 Decorative Art Auction. A white glove affair, the sale saw all 97 lots changing hands by the end of the day. The jar featured “a glossy olive-green alkaline glaze with darker glaze runs from the shoulder and …Read Article

Faulkner’s Elite takes 2nd national championship

A name known well in Hillsborough is continuing to gain recognition and grow its reputation in the world of youth gymnastics on the national level.Hillsborough, North Carolina · Hillsborough Read Article

Hillsborough: Budget, North Carolina Weekend, Orange Fire Department Open House

Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, June 10. He discussed the Hillsborough Town Budget, which the board of commissioners passed unanimously. He outlined the tough decisions that had to be made on revenue and delaying projects, particularly given federal budget cuts. He also talked about Last Friday Art Walk being featured on North Carolina Weekend, an upcoming open house at the Rural Orange Fire Dep…Hillsborough, North Carolina · Hillsborough Read Article

Conversations We Need To Have: Paul Slack Talks Juneteenth

Orange County Chief Civil Rights Officer Paul Slack spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Monday, June 9. He discussed the upcoming Juneteenth Holiday, including an event the county is putting on this Friday, June 13 in Hillsborough. He also asked Andrew when he first heard about Juneteenth (sometime around 2008?), discussed his personal Juneteenth traditions, including what he plans on doing this Juneteenth, and more. Conversations We Ne…Hillsborough, North Carolina · Hillsborough Read Article

What Happened?! The importance of weights, measures

The most significant artifact in the Orange County Historical Museum’s collection is its colonial weights and measures. It is believed to be the only complete set from the 1700s. Other museums in the United States and the United Kingdom have…Hillsborough, North Carolina · Hillsborough Read Article

Mebane approves annexation for 69 units in Orange

At the Mebane City Council meeting on the evening of Monday, June 2, the elected board unanimously approved a request from Little Hammer, LLC to extend the town’s corporate limits for parcels totaling 10.29 acres at 211 Supper Club Road…Hillsborough, North Carolina · Hillsborough Read Article

Bradford Academy exploring options for future site

Bradford Academy is currently in the planning stages for a long-term home in the future to replace Grace Reformed Baptist Church, located at 939 S. Third Street near the downtown business district. Bradford Academy, which was founded in 2008 and…Hillsborough, North Carolina · Hillsborough Read Article

Union Grove Farm's Plans For Hotel, Amphitheater Turned Down After Community Criticism

Union Grove Farm has tried to categorize several ideas as agritourism, but some locals feel the plans would change the area's rural setting.Hillsborough, North Carolina · Hillsborough Read Article

Daniel Wallace makes quick work with latest release

Reading Daniel Wallace’s new book is a little like channel surfing: You land somewhere just long enough to pick up what’s happening, then you move on. The Chapel Hill author, who burst to notoriety with his book, “Big Fish,” has…Hillsborough, North Carolina · Hillsborough Read Article