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WHAT WE’VE HEARD AROUND OUR TOWNS … Compiled by Lauren Rouse
WHAT AN HONOR
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Builders Association of Durham, Orange & Chatham Counties CEO Holly
Richard Terrell,
Fraccaro was named the 2022
Executive Officer of the Year by the National Association of Home Builders during the NAHB Association Management Conference in Ohio in August. “This national award confirms what our association members already know – that Holly and her leadership are best in class across the nation,” says HBADOC President Lee Bowman. Hope Renovations was one of
seven organizations selected for the Women in Apprenticeship & Nontraditional Occupations grant. The grant is for $700,000 spread out over a two-year span and will fund Hope Renovations’ expansion to Durham and Wake counties. David E. Price was
one of six to receive the state’s highest civilian honor, the North Carolina Award, on Nov. 9 at the North Carolina Museum of Art, presented by Gov. Roy Cooper. David represented North Carolina’s 4th District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1987-94 and 1997-2022. He was a senior member of the
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assistant director of public works, received the 2023 W. Cal Horton Service Award on Oct 4. He has been with the town for 47 years and is Chapel Hill’s longest serving employee. The award is the town’s highest honor, given to an employee who provides exceptional service to the community. Richard (center) is pictured with Chapel Hill Town Manager Chris Blue (left) and former Town Manager Cal Horton (right).
Appropriations Committee and chaired the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies. He is a Polis Distinguished Fellow at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy and a professor emeritus of political science at Duke. Patrick Dougherty also received
the North Carolina Award. The internationally recognized sculptor studied art history at UNC where he experimented with primitive building techniques using tree saplings as construction material. In 1982, his first work, “Maple
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Body Wrap,” was included in the North Carolina Biennial Artists’ Exhibition, while his 2009 sculpture, “Out of the Box,” is now on permanent display at the NC Museum of Art.
Carrboro-based independent film production company New 32 Productions debuted its horror short film, “Biters & Bleeders,” which was filmed in North Carolina, in September at the GenreBlast Film Festival. Raven