Orange County to showcase Prime Time Players performance.

The Orange County Department on Aging and the Prime Time Players invite the public to attend “Almost Saturday Night Live."

Are you ready for a show filled with parodies from Saturday Night Live? This comical performance will be jam-...

The Animal Services Department

is responsible for Animal Control and Animal Sheltering activities within Orange County. Its mission is to meet the needs of residents by working with volunteers and other partners to deliver cost-effective and integrated sheltering and animal control ser...

County Government Academy

Orange County residents interested in learning more about their county government can sign up for the Orange County Government Academy, an intensive course that meets every two weeks from February through June..

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...

Nature of Orange photo contest winners announced

The Nature of Orange Photography Contest has concluded and has been judged. The theme of this year’s contest was Parks and Trails in Orange County.

For next year, the theme will be “Farms, Parks and Trails in Orange County.”

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Therapy dogs easing stress in Orange County Recovery Courts

Recovery Courts can be very stressful environments, and not only for the individuals who are justice-involved and in recovery for substance use. The professionals who work with and on behalf of these clients – treatment providers, judges, court ...

Therapy dogs easing stress in Orange County Recovery Courts

Recovery Courts can be very stressful environments, and not only for the individuals who are justice-involved and in recovery for substance use. The professionals who work with and on behalf of these clients – treatment providers, judges, court ...

Paint it Orange Plein Air Paint Out winners announced

ORANGE COUNTY, NC (October 22,2018) – The Orange County Arts Commission and the Hillsborough Arts Council are pleased to announce the winners of the 2^nd Annual Paint it Orange Plein Air Paint-out, which took place October 19-21, 2018, throughout...

Saunders learns valuable lessons while helping at Hawaii volcano

As Orange County Emergency Management Coordinator, Kirby Saunders (third from right in photo) has been deployed to natural disasters around the nation, but nothing prepared him for what he witnessed when he was sent to Hawaii to assist with a historic vol...

Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau Wins Two State Marketing Achievement Awards

Chapel Hill, NC – (November 5, 2018) - The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau recently won two 2018 marketing achievement awards from the North Carolina Travel Industry Association (NCTIA) for its efforts to market the county as a visitor...

Nominations being accepted for 29th Annual Pauli Murray Awards

The Orange County Human Relations Commission is accepting nominations for the 29^th Annual Pauli Murray Awards, which are presented annually to an Orange County youth, adult, and business that have served the community with distinction in the pursuit of eq...

NCDOT seeking public input on I-40 Widening in Orange County

CHAPEL HILL (NC DOT NEWS RELEASE) – NCDOT is accepting public input for the proposed widening of Interstate 40 between the split with I-85 near Hillsborough and the Durham County line. The public information session that had been scheduled for Nov. 5 will...

Orange County to showcase Prime Time Players performance.

The Orange County Department on Aging and the Prime Time Players invite the public to attend “Almost Saturday Night Live."

Are you ready for a show filled with parodies from Saturday Night Live? This comical performance will be jam-packed wit...

Confronting the Legacy of Lynching

The Orange County Justice Coalition [Coalition] in collaboration with the Equal Justice Initiative [EJI] will participate in the Community Remembrance Project, a campaign to recognize the victims of lynching in America by erecting historical markers, coll...

Orange County receives fourth positive rabies test this year

Orange County Animal Services has received its fourth positive rabies test result of the year, according to the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health. This incident involved a skunk and occurred in the vicinity of Dairyland Road and Albert Road...

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...

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 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...

Nominations being accepted for 29th Annual Pauli Murray Awards

The Orange County Human Relations Commission is accepting nominations for the 29^th Annual Pauli Murray Awards, which are presented annually to an Orange County youth, adult, and business that have served the community with distinction in the pursuit of eq...

Confronting the Legacy of Lynching

The Orange County Justice Coalition [Coalition] in collaboration with the Equal Justice Initiative [EJI] will participate in the Community Remembrance Project, a campaign to recognize the victims of lynching in America by erecting historical markers, coll...

50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act of 1968. On April 11, 1968, just seven days after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (commonly called...

Nominations being accepted for 29th Annual Pauli Murray Awards

The Orange County Human Relations Commission is accepting nominations for the 29^th Annual Pauli Murray Awards, which are presented annually to an Orange County youth, adult, and business that have served the community with distinction in the pursuit of eq...

HUD Charges Homeowners, Management Company with Discrimination Against Family with Child

"The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has charged the owners of an apartment complex in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and their property management company with housing discrimination for refusing to let a c...

Federal court says Fair Housing Act covers harassed LGBTQ tenant

"A federal appeals court found that the U.S. Fair Housing Act places obligations on landlords to protect LGBTQ tenants from harassment by other tenants." Read the full article from NBC here.

Read the court documents here.

HUD Settles Case Alleging Sexual Harassment

"The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has approved a Conciliation Agreement between Area Housing Commission, a public housing authority in Pensacola, Florida, and a female resident resolving allegations t...

Tax Relief for Victims of Hurricane Florence in North Carolina

Victims of Hurricane Florence that took place beginning on Sept. 7, 2018 in North Carolina may qualify for tax relief from the Internal Revenue Service.

Following the recent disaster declaration for individual assistance issued by the Federal Emergency Man...

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 North Carolin...

Hurricane Florence survivors eligible for SBA loan deferments

WASHINGTON, D.C. (SBA PRESS RELEASE) – To further support Hurricane Florence recovery efforts, the U.S. Small Business Administration will offer deferments of up to nine months on SBA-serviced loans held by eligible residents, ...

Learn About & Comment on Light Rail

GoTriangle local libraries with copies of an environmental assessment in conjunction with the light rail project. This is an opportunity for you to review the assessment and to make comments. We have a copy at the Main Library in Hillsborough and at the C...

Food and Toys for Fines

‘Tis the season, and the Orange County Public Library is once again participating with Orange County Government offices in the countywide annual food and toy drive. Here's the basic information you need to make a difference this holiday season.T...

Local Teens' Works Appear in National Publication

In January 2018, the library's Teen Advisory Board (TAB) came out with its inaugural issue of its zine, WaxPrint. Seeing the value in their work, library staff shared the cover online. From that post the group received an invitation from the San ...