TLR Editor Carl Blankenship has worked as a journalist from the mountains to the coast in North Carolina. He grew up in the Triad before moving to Boone to attend Appalachian State University. His professional interests center on hyperlocal storytelling, education and the environment.
- Romaine to bow out of Carrboro Town Council after single term
- East Chapel Hill High senior’s research will launch into space Saturday
- Driver charged in death of motorcyclist
- Will Potter named Carrboro fire chief
- Carrboro Council member Barbara Foushee announces run for mayor
- Local school funding recommendations fall short of district requests despite millions in increases
- Carrboro Mayor Damon Seils will not seek reelection
- Carrboro man charged with death by distribution in connection to 2022 overdose death
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools board gets first reads on litany of new policies
- Orange County Schools proposed local budget: New pay supplements, $2.2M increase
- Developer Talks Wet Lab with Town Council, New Affordable Housing on the Way