Orange County residents will have no tax increase next year and their public schools will get more of their tax dollars.

The Orange County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a $180 million budget during their meeting Tuesday. The budget includes no tax increases and more funding for both county school districts

Extended excerpts from the Q&A with District 2 incumbent Steve Yuhasz, who is running for reelection.

Here is our extended interview with incumbent Pam Hemminger, who is running for reelection in District 1.

Orange County commissioners killed a proposal Tuesday night to put new transfer station in the county and set a date to close its current landfill in 2013.

After hearing comments from about 15 people and in front of a packed meeting room, commissioners unanimously voted down a proposal by Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton to build a transfer station on the northwest corner of the Interstate 40/N.C. 86 intersection.

Chilton proposed the site earlier this year as a way to save money and keep from having to truck garbage to a Durham transfer station.