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Triangle Newcomers Guide

I would like to welcome you to the Triangle area of North Carolina. I have compiled a comprehensive list of resources and links to help inform and educate you on the Triangle area of North Carolina.

The Triangle area of NC always ranks high as one of the country's best places to live. We love calling NC home and we're sure you will too. The links below will help make your move to NC easier with information we have gathered to assist you.

No matter if you are new to the area or you have lived here for a while, this guide will offer you quick access to local area information.

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Electricity

	Duke Power [ web site ]
	Piedmont Electric membership Corporation [ web site ]
	Progress Energy Carolinas [ web site ]
	Town of Apex Public Works [ web site ]

Natural Gas

	PSNC Energy [ web site ]
	Energy United [ web site ]
	Carolane Propane [ web site ]
	NCNG - Progress Energy [ web site ]

Water/Sewer/Recycling/Trash Collection

	Apex Public Works [ web site ]
	Carrboro Public Works [ web site ]
	Cary Utilities [ web site ]
	Chapel Hill Public Works [ web site ]
	Durham (City) Utilities [ web site ]
	Fuquay-Varina Utilities [ web site ]
	Garner Public Works [ web site ]
	Hillsborough Public Works [ web site ]
	Holly Springs Utilities [ web site ]
	Knightdale Public Works [ web site ]
	Mebane Public Works [ web site ]
	Morrisville Public Works [ web site ]
	Orange Water and Sewer Authority [ web site ]
	Raleigh Utilities [ web site ]
	Rolesville Utilities [ web site ]
	Wake Forest Utilities [ web site ]
	Wendell Utilities [ web site ]
	Zebulon Public Works [ web site ]

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Telephone/Internet/Cable

	Bellsouth [ web site ]
	Verizon [ web site ]
	Sprint [ web site ]
	MebTel [ web site ]
	Time Warner Cable [ web site ]

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Department of Motor Vehicles

NC Department of Motor Vehicles [ web site ]

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Voter Registration

	Durham County Board of Elections [ web site ]
	Orange County Board of Elections [ web site ]
	Wake County Board of Elections [ web site ]

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NC Government/General

	North Carolina General Information [ web site ]
State Government Information
	North Carolina Constitution [ web site ]
	North Carolina General Assembly [ web site ]
	North Carolina Bills [ web site ]
	North Carolina Supreme Court [ web site ]
	North Carolina Court of Appeals [ web site ]
	North Carolina Agencies
	North Carolina at Your Service [ web site ]
	Department of Agriculture [ web site ]
	Department of Commerce [ web site ]
	Department of Corrections [ web site ]
	Department of Crime Control and Public Safety [ web site ]
	Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources [ web site ]
	Department of Human Resources [ web site ]
	Department of Insurance [ web site ]
	Department of Justice [ web site ]
	Department of Labor [ web site ]
	Department of Revenue [ web site ]
	Department of Transportation [ web site ]
	Department of Secretary of State [ web site ]

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Public Transportation

	Raleigh-Durham International Airport [ web site ]
	Amtrak [ web site ]
	Triangle Transit Authority [ web site ]
	Capital Area Transit [ web site ]
	Chapel Hill Transit [ web site ]
	Duke University Transportation Services [ web site ]
	NC State University Transportation [ web site ]
	Orange County Senior Transportation [ web site ]

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Maps

	North Carolina Maps [ web site ]
	MapQuest [ web site ]
	Yahoo! Maps [ web site ]

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County Resources

	Chatham County
	Chatham County Government [ web site ]
	Chatham County Chamber of Commerce [ web site ]
	Chatham County Travel & Tourism [ web site ]
	Chatham County Economic Development Corporation [ web site ]
	Durham County
	Durham County Government [ web site ]
	Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau [ web site ]
	Johnston County
	Johnston County Government [ web site ]
	Johnston County Visitors Bureau [ web site ]
	Orange County
	Orange County Government [ web site ]
	Orange County Visitor’s Guide [ web site ]
	Wake County
	Wake County Government [ web site ]
	Wake County Economic Development [ web site ]
	Triangle J Council of Governments [ web site ]

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City Resources

	Apex
	Apex Government [ web site ]
	Apex Chamber of Commerce [ web site ]
	ApexNC.com [ web site ]
	Cary
	Cary Government [ web site ]
	Cary Chamber of Commerce [ web site ]
	Chapel-Hill Carrboro
	CarrboroWeb.com [ web site ]
	Chapel Hill Government [ web site ]
	Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce [ web site ]
	Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau [ web site ]
	Clayton
	Clayton Government [ web site ]
	Clayton Chamber of Commerce [ web site ]
	Durham
	Durham Government [ web site ]
	Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce [ web site ]
	Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau [ web site ]
	Fuquay-Varina
	Fuquay-Varina Government [ web site ]
	Fuquay-Varina Area Chamber of Commerce [ web site ]
	Garner
	Garner Government [ web site ]
	Garner Chamber of Commerce [ web site ]
	Hillsborough
	Hillsborough Government [ web site ]
	Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce [ web site ]
	Alliance for Historic Hillsborough [ web site ]
	Hillsborough.NC-City.com [ web site ]
	Holly Springs
	Holly Springs Government [ web site ]
	Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce [ web site ]
	Knightdale
	Knightdale Government [ web site ]
	Knightdale Chamber of Commerce [ web site ]
	Lake Gaston
	Lake Gaston Chamber of Commerce [ web site ]
	Mebane
	Mebane Government [ web site ]
	Morrisville
	Morrisville Government [ web site ]
	Morrisville Chamber of Commerce [ web site ]
	Raleigh
	Raleigh Government [ web site ]
	Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce [ web site ]
	Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitor’s Bureau [ web site ]
	Research Triangle Park
	Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina [ web site ]
	RTPnet.org [ web site ]
	Roseville
	Rolesville Government [ web site ]
	Wake Forest
	Wake Forest Chamber of Commerce [ web site ]
	Wendell
	Wendell Chamber of Commerce [ web site ]
	Zebulon
	Zebulon Government [ web site ]
	Zebulon Chamber of Commerce [ web site ]

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Schools

	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools [ web site ]
	Durham County School System [ web site ]
	Durham County Private Schools [ web site ]
	Official site of NC Public Schools [ web site ]
	Orange County School System [ web site ]
	Orange County private schools [ web site ]
	Test scores for Triangle schools [ web site ]
	Triangle Area Public and Private Schools [ web site ]
	Wake County School System [ web site ]

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Colleges and Universities

	Barton College [ web site ]
	Campbell University [ web site ]
	Duke University [ web site ]
	Durham Technical Community College [ web site ]
	Louisburg College [ web site ]
	Meredith College [ web site ]
	NC State University Transportation [ web site ]
	NC Central University [ web site ]
	NC Community College System [ web site ]
	NC State University [ web site ]
	NC Wesleyan [ web site ]
	Peace College [ web site ]
	St. Augustine’s College [ web site ]
	St. Mary’s School [ web site ]
	Shaw University [ web site ]
	Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary [ web site ]
	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [ web site ]
	Vance-Granville Community College [ web site ]
	Wake Technical Community College [ web site ]

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Publications

	The Apex Herald [ web site ]
	Business Leader [ web site ]
	The Cary News [ web site ]
	The Chapel Hill News [ web site ]
	Chatham Journal [ web site ]
	The Clayton News-Star [ web site ]
	dBusinessNews [ web site ]
	The (Durham) Herald-Sun [ web site ]
	The Independent [ web site ]
	Fuquay-Varina Independent [ web site ]
	Garner News [ web site ]
	Metro Magazine [ web site ]
	The News of Orange County [ web site ]
	The (Raleigh) News-Observer [ web site ]
	Triangle Business Journal [ web site ]
	The Urban Hiker [ web site ]
	The Wake Weekly [ web site ]
	College Publications
	The Chronicle (Duke University) [ web site ]
	The Daily Tar Heel (UNC Chapel Hill) [ web site ]
	Technician (NC State) [ web site ]

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Television/Radio

	Television Stations
	WRAL-TV 5 (CBS) [ web site ]
	WTVD-TV 11 (ABC) [ web site ]
	WNCN-TV 17 (NBC) [ web site ]
	WLFL-TV 22 (WB) [ web site ]
	WRDC-TV 28 (UPN) [ web site ]
	WRAZ-TV 50 (FOX) [ web site ]
	UNC-TV [ web site ]
	RTP-TV [ web site ]
	Radio Stations
	550, WIOZ -- adult pop standards [ web site ]
	680, WPTF -- news and information [ web site ]
	850, WRBZ, The Buzz -- sports [ web site ]
	89.3, WXYC -- college music [ web site ]
	89.7, WCPE -- classical [ web site ]
	91.5, WUNC -- National Public Radio [ web site ]
	93.9, WRSN, Sunny93.9 -- soft rock [ web site ]
	96.1, WBBB, 96Rock -- hard rock [ web site ]
	101.5, WRAL Mix101 -- 80s, 90s, 00s [ web site ]
	105.1, WDCG, G105 -- today’s hit music [ web site ]
	106.1, WRDU -- classic rock [ web site ]

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Hospitals

	Dorothea Dix Hospital [ web site ]
	Duke University Medical Center/Duke Health Care System [ web site ]
	Durham Regional Hospital [ web site ]
	Raleigh Community Hospital [ web site ]
	UNC Healthcare System [ web site ]
	UNC Hospitals [ web site ]
	VA Regional Medical Center [ web site ]
	WakeMed [ web site ]

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Newcomer's Club

	North Carolina Newcomer’s Club Directory [ web site ]
	Apex Newcomer’s Club [ web site ]
	Cary Newcomer’s Club [ web site ]
	Raleigh Newcomer’s Club [ web site ]

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Organizations and Clubs

RTPnet’s list of organizations and clubs [ web site ]

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Athletics / Sports

	Hurricanes Hockey [ web site ]
	Durham Bulls Baseball [ web site ]
	Panthers NFL Football [ web site ]
	MudCats Baseball [ web site ]
	RTPnet’s list of professional, collegiate, and recreational sports [ web site ]

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Golf

	Triangle-area golf courses [ web site ]
	NC golf courses from TheGolfCourses.net [ web site ]
	NC golf courses from All-In-One Golf Source [ web site ]
	NC golf courses from Golfhere.com [ web site ]

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Arts

	Ackland Art Museum [ web site ]
	African American Cultural Complex (AACC) [ web site ]
	Duke Homestead and Tobacco Museum [ web site ]
	Exploris [ web site ]
	Morehead Planetarium [ web site ]
	Museum of Life and Science [ web site ]
	North Carolina Botanical Garden [ web site ]
	North Carolina Museum of Natural Science [ web site ]
	North Carolina Museum of Art [ web site ]
	North Carolina Museum of History [ web site ]
	Durham Arts Council [ web site ]
	Links to Triangle arts sites [ web site ]
	NC Arts Council [ web site ]
	Orange County Arts Commission [ web site ]
	Raleigh Arts Commission [ web site ]
	Raleighmusic.com [ web site ]
	UNC Chapel Hill arts calendar [ web site ]
	United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County [ web site ]

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Other Useful Links

	Hotels and Motels [ web site ]
	RDU International Airport [ web site ]
	Weather [ web site ]
	North Carolina General Information [ web site ]
	Triangle J Council of Governments [ web site ]

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