The Aaron Keck Show
Chapel Hill: Running Unopposed, Repairing Flood Damage and Preparing for August Events
Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson speaks with 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell on Thursday, July 24.
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Orange County: Josh Stein Visits the County, Medicine Pop-Up, Repair Cafe
Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, July 23, discussing county news and events. She talked about Gov. Josh Stein’s visit to Orange County to survey damage from Tropical Depression Chantal. She discussed a recent medicine pop-up event, and upcoming repair cafe, the county’s participation at the National Association of Counties conference, and more.
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Hillsborough: Special Budget Meeting, Storm Recovery, Riverwalk Update
Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, July 22, discussing town news and events. He discussed continued response to Tropical Depression Chantal, including a special meeting of the Hillsborough Board of Commissioners to address budgeting the response and recovery. He also discussed updates on the River Walk, which has limited damge, and Gold park, which sustained more substantial damage. He discussed upcoming town events and more.
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Stroman On Sports: WNBA All-Star Weekend, Shaq, and More
Deborah Stroman spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Friday, July 18. She discussed the WNBA All-Star Weekend, Shaquille threatening to punch RGill in defense of Angel Reese, and more.
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Carrboro: Continued Storm Recovery, What’s Next For Public Works, Candidate Filing Period Ends
Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Friday, July 18, discussing town news and events. She discussed the continued recovery from Tropical Depression Chantal, including considering an eventual new home for Carrboro Public Works. She also talked about the end of the filing period for candidates for local office, which included Councilmember Randee Haven-O’Donnel’s decision to not run for reelection. She discussed her upcoming reelection campaign, and more.
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Chapel Hill: Chantal Recovery Continues, Displaced Residents, Closed Trails
Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, July 17, discussing town news and events. She discussed the continued recovery from Tropical Depression Chantal, including the implications of a state emergency declaration. She talked about residents who have been displaced by the storm, and what comes next for them. She discussed some of the town’s trails that have been closed due to storm damage, the timeline for reopening those trails, and more.
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History Matters: Be An Imagineer
This week in history: Disneyland opens to the public, French citizens storm the Bastille, and civil-rights advocate Ida B. Wells is born.
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Orange County: Damage Assessment, Community Giving Fund, Criminal Justice Resource Director
Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, July 16, discussing county news and events. She talked about on going damage assessments ahead of possible disaster declarations from the state and federal government. She talked about the Community Giving Fund, a centralized place for donations to those affected by the storm. She also discussed the promotion of a new Criminal Justice Resource Director, and more.
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Hillsborough: Special Meeting of the Board, Storm Recovery, Occaneechi Village
Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell Spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stucky on Tuesday, July 15, discussing town news and events. He discussed an upcoming meeting of the Hillsborough Board of Commissioners to address how to pay for storm recovery, and to hear an initial assessment of the response. He talked about the steps needed to start recovery on Gold Park and River Walk, as well as the state of the historic Occaneechi replica village, and more.
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What We’re Thinking: Whatever You Want To Call That Budget Bill
Tom and Aaron discuss the negative public-opinion fallout from President Trump’s big budget measure (and Aaron objects to silly bill titles).
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