It's holiday time, which means more waste is making its way into your home by way of presents, decor and all those holiday goodies. Find out how and where you can dispose of the extra holiday waste with our roundup of holiday recycling programs in the Triangle area:

The Chatham County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 Monday to rescind a resolution adopted two years ago that opposed local governmental agencies assisting  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in enforcing federal immigration laws.



In a release, county commissioners Chairman Brian Bock says the 2009 resolution expressed an opinion on local law enforcement that the current board majority does not share.

"The majority feels that it is important for the Sheriff's Office to be able to perform its mission of enforcing laws, including those related to illegal immigration, without pressure to do otherwise from the Board of Commissioners," Bock says.

The federal 287(g) program trains county officers to check the immigration status of every person arrested. At the time of the 2009 resolution, it was being used in seven of the biggest metropolitan areas of the state, including Wake and Durham counties.

"Our county has been blessed with a diverse population for much of its existence," then commissioners Chairman George Lucier said at the time. "This has included people of color and immigrants, who were not always American citizens or documented residents. All of these residents have enriched our economy, our character and our culture as well."

The 287(g) is supposed to remove dangerous criminals from the streets, but a state legislative committee found that many ICE detentions were for traffic violations. In opposing the program two years ago, county officials also cited concerns that immigrants in communities with ICE agreements are reluctant to report crimes, because they fear that they or family members could be detained.

The last two Chapel Hill-area golfers playing in the CGA’s N.C. Junior Championships have bowed out of the match-play competition.
Cedar Ridge junior Casey Ward defeated Kayla Sciupider of Etowah, the medalist of stroke play, 2 & 1, in Thursday morning’s Round of 16. But Ward then fell to Madison Kennedy of Salisbury, by the same 2 & 1 score, in the afternoon's quarterfinals.
Kennedy reached the quarterfinals by defeating Northwood junior Emily Brooks, 3 & 2, in the Round of 16.

We may get resolution, or at least more clarity, today on whether Wake will delay implementation of the Graduation Project,

Staff will discuss at today's school board student achievement committee meeting the impact of the State Board of Education's decision to delay making the Graduation Project a requirement until the Class of 2011.

We could get a staff recommendation on whether Wake should also wait until 2011 or keep it as a requirement for the Class of 2010. It's a big deal for the thousands of high school juniors in Wake.

Come June, the rails-to-trails project is expected to be complete from western Wake County north to near I-40, a distance of just over 14 miles.