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Memorable Carolina moments, stories and achievements from 2025

At the Carolina Center for Public Service’s award presentation in April, UNC honored two dearly missed Tar Heels. The new Montross Award, in honor of former Tar Heel basketball great Eric Montross who died of cancer in 2023, recognizes a student-athlete who exemplified outstanding engagement and service to the state through a specific effort. (UNC.edu) Christmas 1970: James Taylor and Joni Mitchell in Chapel Hill
On Christmas Eve 1970 I had just turned twenty-one and was managing the Record and Tape Center at 456 West Franklin Street. As I was...
Sun Dec 21, 2025

Former North Carolina governor, UNC law school alum Jim Hunt dies at 88
Former Gov.