The Town of Carrboro will observe the Juneteenth holiday on Wednesday, June 19.
Wednesday’s household waste collection is on Tuesday, June 18.
More about Juneteenth:
- Community participated in the annual Chapel Hill-Carrboro Juneteenth Celebration on Sunday, June 16.
- Juneteenth is the oldest national commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States.
- On July 14, 2020, the Carrboro Town Council adopted a resolution designating Juneteenth as an official paid holiday for Town employees.
- The proclamation declaring Juneteenth in Carrboro will be posted following its reading by Mayor Barbara Foushee.
