Chapel Hill Police Ask for Help Locating Missing Man

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James Whalen is an experienced appellate attorney in private practice at Brooks Pierce LLP. Earlier this year, he was part of the legal team that defended Justice Allison Riggs’s win and stopped a dangerous attempt to overturn a free and fair election.

This Week: Tami Schwerin is a re-developer of The Plant, taking a cold-war industrial plant and creating a community hub of food, beverage and experiences. Her past experience includes founding a local food, renewable energy and cultural non-profit; Abundance NC. Before that she helped build Chatham Marketplace, a local co-op grocery store. She has served on art and environmental boards of directors. She traveled the world selling software in her younger years and renovated several old broken-down houses. Tami loves a challenge and creating a world that she wants to live in. She grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina and loves the south and Pittsboro. Cathy Brooksie Edwards is the founder and director of heart2heartnc, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Brooksie is dedicated to helping individuals navigate end-of-life with a greater sense of ease while supporting families, caregivers, and communities through their grief journey. The organization’s community-based events and personalized services are grounded in the power of human connection and the proven practice of various modalities—from touch and sound to movement and mindfulness. heart2heartnc is part of Sanctuary at the Burrow, a conservation green burial ground offering nondenominational end-of-life services and creating a meaningful experience that honors the dead and comforts the living. Brooksie is a licensed clinical counselor, death doula, bodyworker, kundalini yoga teacher and musician with over 25 years of experience.

This Week: Travel was John Foley's first passion so a career in the airline industry was natural. The smiles on the faces of the people he met while circling the globe shaped the person he is today. After studying medicine and graduating from North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science degree, Foley began a 20-year career as a kidney dialysis technician. He even donated a kidney to a patient he was treating in Durham NC. In his latest chapter, Foley is a realtor and and town commissioner leading Pittsboro NC forward during a time of remarkable change.

The Town of Chapel Hill is providing residents the opportunity to give feedback and guide its search for the next Chapel Hill Police Chief.  After Chief Chris Blue announced his intention to retire, the police department started seeking a replacement. To help, the town government recently released a short survey where residents can share their […]

With students coming back to campus and the first week of classes commencing, newly hired UNC chief of police Brian James says he is excited to build community trust and keep the school safe this semester.

The Town of Chapel Hill passed a resolution to create immediate reform of its police department’s activities – prohibiting certain uses of force and ending traffic stops for low-level violations – but they’re not done yet. 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck spoke with Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger about steps the town is taking to […]

Chapel Hill Police are investigating reports of four separate vehicles being stolen from South Columbia Street late Sunday night. A spokesman for the police say the cars were stolen from 304 South Columbia Street, which is the registered address for the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house. Police report keys to all four vehicles were left […]

A pedestrian was struck on Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard in Chapel Hill on Friday morning. Police confirmed that an individual was transported for treatment of what appeared to be minor injuries following a collision that closed the thoroughfare near the intersection with Municipal Drive. The collision closed the southbound lanes of the roadway for […]

Chapel Hill Police are continuing the search for a man who was reportedly last seen on September 25. Authorities said 33-year-old Griffiths Heyhoe was last seen in the area of Greene Street in Chapel Hill. Police described him as a white male, approximately 6 feet 3 inches tall with a thin build. He has brown […]