Blake Hodge, Author at Chapelboro.com

Duke Tops UNC Women’s Basketball

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 25, 2016 | UNC Sports

The North Carolina Tar Heels women’s basketball team dropped a Sunday afternoon matchup against rival Duke over the weekend. Three Tar Heels scored in double figures but it was not enough for Carolina as Duke came away with the...

Precipitation Over But Roads Still Icy

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 23, 2016 | Featured, Weather

Communities across our area are continuing to deal with wintry weather and the challenges that presents. Chatham, Durham and Orange Counties will be under a Winter Weather Advisory until noon on Sunday due to the threat of black...

Case Continued for 2 Indicted in Christmas Day Shooting

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 22, 2016 | Crime

The case against two suspects in the Christmas Day shooting of one-year-old Maleah Williams has been continued. Pierre Je Bron Moore, 23, and Ramone Jamarr Alston, 22, were scheduled to appear in Orange County Court on Thursday...

OSHA Investigating Incident at UNC

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 21, 2016 | Featured, UNC

Officials with the North Carolina Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Division are investigating an incident on Wednesday on the UNC campus. OSHA officials confirmed the investigation Thursday afternoon. A UNC...

Marcus Paige Reads to Chapel Hill Third Graders

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 20, 2016 | Featured, Pre-K - 12 Education

Students at Rashkis Elementary School gathered on Wednesday to hear from special guests encouraging them to read. About 100 eager third graders filed into the library at Rashkis for a special guest reading to cheer on the...

UNC Suffers Power Outage

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 20, 2016 | Featured, Safety

Several buildings on the UNC campus were experiencing power outages on Wednesday evening. Two remain without power, Dey Hall and Wilson Library, according to an Alert Carolina message sent out by the university. The message says...

Orange County Officials Preparing for Winter Weather

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 20, 2016 | Featured, Weather

***A Winter Storm Warning has seen issued for Chatham, Durham and Orange Counties until staring at Friday at 12:00 AM until 6:00 PM Saturday night.*** Winter weather is approaching our community and officials want residents to...

UNC Tennis Standout Named ACC Player of the Week

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 20, 2016 | UNC Sports

UNC junior Hayley Carter has been named Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Week, sharing the honor with Boston College’s Asiya Dair. Carter earned the weekly honors after winning both the singles and doubles...

Power Restored in Orange and Durham Counties

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 20, 2016 | Featured, Safety

Power has been restored to portions of Orange and Durham Counties that were without power earlier Wednesday. The Duke Energy power outage map is showing all of the reported outages have been restored. At the peak, more than...

Two Chatham County Roads Closed Due to Sinkholes

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 20, 2016 | Safety, Traffic

Chatham County officials are working with the North Carolina Department of Transportation to fix multiple sinkholes that have developed this week. A section of Jones Ferry Road in the northern portion of the county is closed due...

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