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Residents can have a positive impact on the future of Orange County by serving on a volunteer board or commission. The Board of Commissioners is currently recruiting applicants for a wide variety of Boards and Commissions. 

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help as they search for a missing teenager. Haylee Moore, 15, left her residence sometime between late Sunday, December 29 and early Monday morning. Haylee lives north of Hillsborough off Coleman Loop but is possibly in the Mebane area.

Please call 911 if you see Haylee Moore. She has brown eyes and long brown hair. She is 5’2” tall and approximately 130 pounds.

Deputies entered Haylee into NCIC as a missing juvenile before dawn on Monday.

P. Gilchrist is the lead investigator. Please call him at (919) 245-2928 if you have any current information or if you think you’ve seen Haylee anytime this week.

Orange County Animal Services has recently received a positive rabies test, according to the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health. This incident involved a raccoon and occurred near Lilac Drive in Carrboro, NC. For more information and statistics about rabies in North Carolina, visit The North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services (NCDHHS). 

This case originated on December 23, when a resident’s dogs had an altercation with the raccoon. Animal Control retrieved the raccoon for rabies testing.

Animal Control urges people to be cautious about interactions with wildlife or any unfamiliar animals when spending time outdoors, and make sure pets are current on their rabies vaccinations. Rabies is a fatal viral infection. Your veterinarian is the best source of information on vaccinations for your pet.

What is having a balanced life for you? Juggling work and home responsibilities? Reality is, a healthy balanced life is an ongoing process and a journey with more than one angle. Explore the Eight Dimensions of Wellness and learn how to cultivate personal harmony by focusing on the dimensions that are most relevant to you.

Presented by Ivelisse Colón, LDN with Orange County NC Cooperative Extension.  Registration encouraged.

Kristin Prelipp: Interim Orange County Community Relations Director, 919-245-2322, kprelipp@orangecountync.gov

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