Blake Hodge, Author at Chapelboro.com

Durham Police Investigating Fatal Shooting

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 24, 2015 | Crime

Durham Police are investigating a shooting that left a 25-year-old dead. Police say officers responded to the shooting at 6:17 Wednesday evening near the intersection of Grace Lane and Liberty Street. Officers initially found...

5,500 Gallons of Untreated Sewage Reach Eno River

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 24, 2015 | Weather

An estimated 5,500 gallons of untreated sewage reached the Eno River in Hillsborough Wednesday afternoon, according to town officials. Heavy rain caused flooding which closed the Riverwalk greenway and Gold Park before the sewer...

Local Author Releases New Political Thriller Novel

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 23, 2015 | Entertainment

The holiday season is here and that means a lot of time spent with family enjoying the festivities for many of us. If you like to decompress with a book, local author Pat Riley has a special offer on his newest novel just for...

North Carolina Population Crosses 10 Million

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 23, 2015 | Featured, State

North Carolina now has more than 10 million residents, according to figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday. The Bureau says North Carolina is growing at a rate of 281 newcomers per day, the fifth largest...

Riverwalk and Gold Park Closed Again Due to Flooding

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 23, 2015 | Featured, News Around Town

Heavy rain in our community has forced the Town of Hillsborough to announced that the Riverwalk greenway and Gold Park will remain closed “for the time being.” The greenway and park were initially closed Tuesday...

UNC Police Investigating Multiple Larcenies

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 23, 2015 | Crime, Featured, UNC

UNC Police are investigating reports of two burglaries at Ram Village, according to an Alert Carolina message sent out on Tuesday. The two incidents occurred on Thursday, December 17, in Ram Village 5 and Monday, December 21, in...

Filing for 2016 Election Closes

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 22, 2015 | Election, Featured

Orange County voters will have races to decide in the primary and general election next year. Four seats on the Board of County Commissioners will be decided in March. All of the candidates that filed for the BOCC are listed...

Chatham County Man Charged with Murdering Juvenile

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 22, 2015 | Crime

A Chatham County man has been charged with murder in connection with a child abuse case. The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by UNC Hospital about a potential case of child abuse, on December 5, that occurred...

Chapel Hill High School Grad’s Documentary Aims to Fight Mental Health Stigma

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 22, 2015 | Featured, Health

The holiday season is a time for stories and there are few as inspirational as one that is from the lives of a family in our community. Kristen Powers is a Chapel Hill High School alumna and is now a senior at Stanford. But when...

NC Supreme Court Upholds Federal and State District Maps

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 21, 2015 | Featured, State

North Carolina’s highest court issued a ruling regarding much-debated district maps for the General Assembly and congressional districts. The North Carolina Supreme Court upheld maps drawn by Republicans in 2011 that lay out...

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