Hometown Heroes

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Kirby Saunders. Saunders is Orange County's Emergency Services Director. He and his team are responsible for coordinating the local response to winter storm Fern. That effort includes setting up locations...

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Joseph Megel. After 22 years teaching in UNC's department of communication, Megel is headed into retirement. He's been a beloved teacher for many UNC students, but he's best known for the Process Series,...

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Delesha Carpenter. Carpenter is a professor at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy who is leading an effort to that could save lives statewide and hopefully soon nationally. It's a new online dashboard...

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Kimberly Sanchez. Sanchez is the executive director of Community Home Trust. Community Home Trust is a nonprofit focused on affordable housing in Orange County. They acquire and develop homes and sell...

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Freddie Kiger. Kiger is a history teacher, statistician, East Chapel Hill Rotary member who was just honored with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine. He had a constant passion for teaching his students and...

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Joseph Shores. Shores is a first year student at UNC who co-developed an AI model with a focus on environmental sustainability. AI is generating a lot of concerns, including the amount of energy it uses...