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Orange County: Early Voting Continues, Interlocal Agreement on Schools, Broadband Update

Posted by Andrew Stuckey | Oct 22, 2025 | Conversations with the Mayors, Conversations with the Mayors Podcast

Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, October 22, discussing county news and events. She discussed early voting in Orange County, which expands tomorrow to additional location in southern Orange County. She also shared details from this week’s Board of Commissioners Meeting, including the latest on an interlocal agreement on schools, an update on rural broadband, a design for the new Crisis Diversion Center, and more.

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2025 Early Voting in Orange, Durham and Chatham Counties is Underway; Here’s Where to Go

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Oct 22, 2025 | Election, Local Election Coverage

Early voting in North Carolina begins on Thursday morning, helping bring the local election season to a crescendo across 16 days.

Conversations We Need To Have: Orange County Chief Civil Rights Officer Paul Slack

Posted by Andrew Stuckey | Oct 20, 2025 | Conversations We Need To Have

Orange County Chief Civil Rights Officer Paul Slack spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Monday, October 20. They discussed a series of community listening sessions that the county is running to learn how to better reach and communicate with residents. He also talked about the continued process of making the county’s website screen-reader accessible, and more.

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Interstate 40 Off Ramp in Orange County Closing for 3 Weeks

Posted by Michael Koh | Oct 17, 2025 | Traffic, Transit

Contractors with the North Carolina Department of Transportation will be closing an off ramp along...

Orange County: Early Voting, Fire Department Update, Land Use 2050

Posted by Andrew Stuckey | Oct 15, 2025 | Conversations with the Mayors, Conversations with the Mayors Podcast

Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, October 15, discussing county news and events. She talked about the start of early voting in Orange County, which gets underway tomorrow. She also shared updates from the county’s fire departments from last night’s board of commissioners meeting, as well as an update on the Land Use 2050 plan, and more.

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Union Grove Farm Shares Why It Pulled Out of Appeal for Music Stage

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Oct 11, 2025 | Business, Local Government

Union Grove Farm issued a statement saying it had pulled its appeal from the county government and it would re-evaluate its proposal.

Down on Copperline: Fiddler Joe Thompson’s Musical Legacy Remains Very Much Alive

Posted by Orange County Arts Commission | Oct 10, 2025 | Down on Copperline, Orange County Arts Commission, Town Square

Fiddler Joe Thompson has been gone for more than a decade, but his musical legacy remains very much alive and will be celebrated in Mebane.

Orange County Discusses Bond Projects and State Budget Delay With Local School Boards

Posted by Emma Cooke | Oct 10, 2025 | Local Government, Pre-K - 12 Education

The Orange County Board of Commissioners recently held a joint meeting with the local school boards to hear updates from each district.

Orange County: Broadband Task Force, New Subdivision, Closed Session First

Posted by Andrew Stuckey | Oct 8, 2025 | Conversations with the Mayors, Conversations with the Mayors Podcast

Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, October 10, discussing county news and events. She reviewed a discussion of he Broadband Task Force from the most recent board of commissioners meeting. She also talked about a vote on a new subdivision off 54. She discussed a new format for commissioners meetings in which they meet early for closed session, and more.

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Orange County Shares Homelessness Data, Resources and Strategies During Town Hall

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Oct 8, 2025 | Housing, Local Government

To gauge interest and start a dialogue among residents, the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness held a town hall on Sep. 11.

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