Blake Hodge, Author at Chapelboro.com

‘Blue Dawn’ Marks Start of 2016 UNC Football Season

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 23, 2016 | UNC Sports

While we are in the heart of the UNC basketball season, the short-lived offseason for Carolina football came to a close on Monday. The 2016 version of the Tar Heel football team took the field at Kenan Stadium at six o’clock...

Chapel Hill Man Killed in Drunk Driving Wreck

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 22, 2016 | Crime, Featured

State law enforcement has announced that a Chapel Hill man died in a single-vehicle accident on Sunday. The State Highway Patrol announced in a release that troopers responded to a call just before 1:45 Sunday morning after a...

UNC Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Each Suffer First Loss

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 22, 2016 | UNC Sports

It was a rough weekend at Fetzer Field for UNC lacrosse as both the highly-ranked men’s and women’s squads were handed the first losses of the season. Hofstra led nearly the entire game against the fifth-ranked UNC men’s...

UNC Charlotte Student from Chapel Hill Dies in Virginia Wreck

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 22, 2016 | Featured, Obituaries

A student manager for the UNC – Charlotte men’s basketball who was from Chapel Hill was killed in a traffic accident last Thursday night. Local outlets are reporting 19-year-old Austin Rainey was on a weekend trip to Washington,...

NC General Assembly Adopts New Congressional Maps

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 19, 2016 | Featured, State Government

***UPDATE: The U.S. Supreme Court has denied the request to stay the federal court’s ruling regarding the new Congressional maps.*** North Carolina voters will likely head to the polls three times in 2016. The March 15...

Orange County Hires New Homeless Program Coordinator

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 19, 2016 | Local Government

Corey Root will serve as the county’s new Homeless Program Coordinator. The county manager’s office announced the hire on Thursday. Root will “lead and coordinate the effort to develop a comprehensive approach to ending...

Zika Virus Confirmed in NC

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 19, 2016 | Featured, Health

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has announced the first case of Zika virus in a North Carolina resident. Officials say the case was confirmed in an adult who recently traveled to a country with an...

UNC’s Schneider Named ITA Indoor MVP

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 18, 2016 | UNC Sports

UNC men’s tennis player Ronnie Schneider has been named the Most Valuable Player of the ITA National Indoor Team Championship. The ITA announced the award Thursday. The junior was joined by fellow junior Jack Murray on the 2016...

Meet Orange County Commissioner District 1 Candidates

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 18, 2016 | Featured, Local Government

Four candidates will be on the March 15 primary ballot for two seats up for election out of District 1 on the Orange County Board of Commissioners. District 1 covers the southern portion of Orange County, including Chapel Hill...

PPP: North Carolinians Support Independent Redistricting

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 18, 2016 | Featured, State Government

North Carolina voters from both sides of the political aisle have found common ground leading up to the state’s March primary. A survey published on Thursday by Raleigh-based Public Policy Polling found that 59 percent of voters...

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