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The purpose of the Orange County Business Investment Grant Program is to stimulate successful non-farm Business Investment development and expansion in Orange County. Priority is given to ventures demonstrating a clear need for grant funds to grow their business, hire additional staff, grow the commercial tax base, and/or create a significant social and economic impact in the county. 

Property owners should have received their 2023 listing forms by mail in early January. If you do not receive a Property Tax Listing form and need to list, contact us at 919-245-2100, email tax@orangecountync.gov or print a blank listing form on our website. All taxable personal property and certain real property* must be listed for county property tax purposes each January. The deadline to submit your 2023 listing form is Tuesday, January 31, 2024. Forms submitted by mail must be received in our office or postmarked by the US Postal Service by January 31, 2024. 

*Changes in real property (new construction, additions, renovations, or demolition) that have occurred since January 1, 2022. You are required by North Carolina law to report these changes even if a building permit was obtained for the work.

Electronic waste is the fastest growing waste stream on the planet. Orange County Government recently donated 572 computers to Triangle Ecycling to prevent them from becoming part of the nearly 80% of electronic waste that ends up in landfills and burn pits.

Los desechos electrónicos son el flujo de desechos de más rápido crecimiento del planeta. El gobierno del Condado de Orange donó 572 computadoras a Triangle Ecycling recientemente para evitar que formaran parte de casi el 80% de los desechos electrónicos que terminan en vertederos o son incinerados.

Are you a high school student or adult attending community college or a university next semester? Consider applying for an ECA Scholarship. The purpose of the scholarship is to assist students youth and adults in obtaining a degree at any North Carolina university or college, in any field of study, with priority given to Family and Consumer Sciences, and related fields.

While dying is a universal experience the process by which we express grief, honor those who have died, and select an end-of-life practice varies between cultures. Join our panel discussion as we explore different practices and gain a greater understanding of different cultural journeys of death and dying. 

Dr. Tanya Bass will explore sexual identities and orientations and will show how to embrace and promote non-judgmental and respectful attitudes toward others and ourselves.  We will discuss positive sexual practices to ensure better health, and will approach sexuality with a holistic lens.

Despite significant staffing challenges in 2023, our Public Safety Communications Team remained steadfast in their dedication. With a focus on exceeding expectations, our telecommunicators answered 95% of the more than 87,000 9-1-1 calls within 10 seconds. 

When temperatures are dangerously cold pop-up shelters are activated. Consider donating supplies or your time to help make shelters ready to receive community members. You may drop off items Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm at the Southern Human Services Center at 2501 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill.

Since 2000, the SECU Family House in Chapel Hill has provided a nurturing, safe, and affordable place for patients and their loved ones who travel great distances to receive life-saving procedures and treatments for serious illnesses at UNC Hospitals. The Orange County Cooperative Extension is collecting household items for those families to use since the need is great. Bring your items to the Extension office (Bonnie B. Davis Center, 1020 US-70 West, Hillsborough ) until Jan. 31, 2024. If you have questions, please contact Ivelisse Colón, Extension FCS agent at icolondiaz@orangecountync.gov or call 919-245-2055.