Blake Hodge, Author at Chapelboro.com

UNC to Test Emergency Siren on Tuesday

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 16, 2016 | Safety

UNC will test the emergency sirens and emergency communication system Tuesday, February 16, at 12:30 p.m. The Alert Carolina System and sirens are tested each semester to make sure the equipment and notification processes work...

Wintry Weather Closings and Delays

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 15, 2016 | Weather

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for much of central North Carolina. The advisory began at 11 o’clock on Sunday night and runs through seven o’clock Tuesday morning. What started out...

UNC Men’s Basketball Up to No. 5 in AP Poll

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 15, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC men’s basketball checks in at number five in the latest Associated Press poll. The Tar Heels jumped up from number nine in last week’s rankings after victories over Boston College and Pittsburgh. Carolina is now 21-4 on the...

UNC Women’s Lacrosse Dominates to Maintain Undefeated Start

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 15, 2016 | UNC Sports

The North Carolina Tar Heels women’s lacrosse team had a record-setting performance on its way to a victory over the weekend moving to 3-0 on the season. The second-ranked Tar Heels got a career-high five goals out of sophomore...

UNC Men’s Lacrosse Knocks off Furman

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 15, 2016 | UNC Sports

UNC men’s lacrosse is off to a 2-0 start to its season after a 14-6 win over Furman on Saturday afternoon. Carolina is ranked seventh in the country in the poll released on Monday. Five Tar Heels scored multiple goals en route...

ACC Remembers Vicious Rasheed Wallace Dunk Against Duke

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 15, 2016 | UNC Sports

In case you needed a reminder, the biggest rivalry in college basketball – which many in this area would argue is the biggest rivalry in sports, period – will be rekindled on Wednesday when the Duke Blue Devils...

Orange County Crews Respond to 62 Accidents Due to Icy Roads

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 15, 2016 | Featured, Weather

A stretch of wintry weather has left icy roads throughout our area. The precipitation began Sunday evening as snow before turning to sleet and freezing rain. That changeover prompted the National Weather Service to issue a...

No Injuries in Friday Morning Fire

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 12, 2016 | Fire

Crews with the Orange County Rural Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Miller Road north of Hillsborough on Friday. A release says crews were called at approximately 10:35 Friday morning after a fire started in a...

Three Week Suspension Begins for He’s Not Here

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 12, 2016 | Crime, Featured

Friday marks the first day of a three-week closure for longtime Chapel Hill bar He’s Not Here. He’s Not Here ultimately came to an agreement with the North Carolina Alcohol Beverage Control Commission that included offers in...

Work to Begin on Lystra Road Sinkhole

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 12, 2016 | Traffic

Officials with the Department of Transportation say work will begin “soon” to address the sinkhole on Lystra Road. A portion of the road near Jordan Lake was closed in January and detours were set up after the sinkhole...

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