97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell guest hosts the show on Tuesday, July 29, and shares the latest local news updates. A missing Pittsboro man is reported safe in Chapel Hill, while police still look for information on two teenagers reported missing over the weekend. The U.S. Small Business Administration opens a Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Carrboro to help flood victims. Local leaders continue to discuss what steps are needed to mitigate future flood damage, with the future around Camelot Village in Chapel Hill murky on ways forward that best serve residents within the floodplain. The North Carolina General Assembly overrides several vetoes from Gov. Josh Stein to enact Republican-led policies. Carolina Performing Arts’ director shares why they developed the theme of “Love Live The Arts” for its 2025-26 schedule. And in sports: UNC women’s basketball will play a high-profile preseason game in Atlanta while David Glenn details some of the non-UNC storylines around ACC Kickoff in Charlotte.
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