Blake Hodge, Author at Chapelboro.com

Gas Leak Closes Lane on West Franklin St

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 1, 2016 | Safety

Chapel Hill Fire crews have contained a natural gas leak near the Carolina Square construction site. One of the eastbound lanes of West Franklin Street was closed while emergency crews are working in the area, according to...

Meet Orange County Commissioner At-Large Candidates

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 1, 2016 | Election, Featured

Three candidates are running for the at-large seat on the Orange County Board of Commissioners. The seat that is up for election will be decided between three newcomers after incumbent Bernadette Pelissier announced she would...

UNC Men’s Tennis Coach Gets Win No. 400

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 1, 2016 | UNC Sports

North Carolina men’s tennis coach Sam Paul now has 400 career victories, after the Tar Heels secured a pair of shutouts on Monday. Carolina hosted a pair of in-state opponents for an indoor-outdoor double-header. The Tar Heels...

Different Results for UNC Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse in Top 10 Matchups

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 29, 2016 | UNC Sports

The UNC men’s and women’s lacrosse teams split a pair of top-10 matchups over the weekend. The No. 10 men’s team went on a 5-0 scoring run over the last 8:16 of the game against eighth-ranked Johns Hopkins to pull off a 15-11...

No. 6 UNC Women’s Tennis Beats Florida State

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 29, 2016 | UNC Sports

The sixth-ranked UNC women’s tennis team knocked off a pesky Florida State team on Sunday for a 5-2 victory. The Tar Heels moved to 12-2 on the season and 2-0 in Atlantic Coast Conference play with the win of the No. 43 Florida...

Chapel Hill Police: Suspect Exposed Himself and Attempted to Grab Victim

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 29, 2016 | Crime, Featured

Chapel Hill Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man who allegedly exposed himself and attempted to grab a passerby. Police say a suspect, described as a 30-40 year old Hispanic male with a short haircut,...

UNC Baseball Up to No. 6

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 29, 2016 | UNC Sports

The UNC baseball team continues to vault up the early-season rankings, checking in at No. 6 in the latest D1Baseball rankings. Carolina is riding high after a weekend that included three, yes three, walk-off wins over the...

UNC Ranked No. 12 in Peace Corps Volunteers

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 29, 2016 | UNC

UNC has moved up three spots on the Peace Corps’ 2016 Top Volunteer-Producing College and Universities list. Carolina now checks in at No. 12. A release says Carolina has been ranked in the top volunteer list for the large...

Northside Resident: ‘Habitat Has Brought Life Back to Our Community’

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 29, 2016 | Featured, Nonprofit

Listening to anyone who grew up in Chapel Hill’s Northside neighborhood, you can feel the sense of togetherness that residents of the historically African-American neighborhood share. “Northside, in particular, is where I...

Chatham County Authorities Bust Multiple Meth Labs

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 26, 2016 | Crime, Featured

Chatham County authorities have taken several suspects into custody in connection with the operation of multiple meth labs. Narcotics officers in the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the home of...

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