Blake Hodge, Author at Chapelboro.com

Orange County Vaccination Rates High Throughout Schools

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 6, 2015 | Featured, Health

Outbreaks of preventable diseases across the country in recent months prompted debate over childhood vaccinations. Nearly 150 Americans, most of them Californians, were sickened earlier this year in a measles outbreak that began...

Launch Chapel Hill Named No. 4 Best University Business Accelerator

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 5, 2015 | Featured, UNC

A business incubator at UNC-Chapel Hill has been named one of the top programs in the country. Launch Chapel Hill reached rarefied air this week when UBI Global named Launch the number four best performing university business...

Marcus Paige Fractures Hand in Practice

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 4, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC senior guard Marcus Paige will be sidelined for the next three to four weeks with a fractured hand, the university announced Wednesday. A release from Carolina reports Paige fractured the third metacarpal on his right hand...

Election Day: Chapel Hill ‘At a Crossroads’

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 2, 2015 | Election, Featured

Municipal elections will be decided at the ballot box Tuesday. In Chapel Hill, there appears to be a clear delineation among residents – those voting for the incumbents and those voting for candidates backed by the Chapel Hill...

Secrecy Surrounding Chancellor Raises Draws Criticism

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 2, 2015 | Featured, UNC

The UNC Board of Governors decided in closed session on Friday to give pay raises to several chancellors across the UNC System. Now that information is finally being made public. UNC Chancellor Carol Folt and NC State Chancellor...

UNC Men’s Basketball Slated No. 1 by Associated Press

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 2, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

Carolina men’s basketball will enter the 2015-2016 season ranked first in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. The preseason poll was released Monday. This is the ninth time that UNC has been named the top team in the country...

UNC Football Ranked 21st

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 2, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

The North Carolina Tar Heel football team has cracked the Top 25. UNC is ranked 21st in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 college football poll. This is the first time Carolina has been ranked among the top 25 since being...

Chapel Hill Police Investigating Armed Robbery

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 2, 2015 | Crime

Chapel Hill Police are investigating an armed robbery, according to an Alert Carolina message sent to the campus community. Police responded to a reported armed robber around 2:30 in the morning on Friday, October 30th. A male...

UNC Police Respond to Sexual Assault After No Citations at Homegrown Halloween

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 2, 2015 | Crime, Featured

An estimated 40,000 revelers crowded onto Franklin Street on Saturday night for Halloween, according to Chapel Hill Police. Orange County Emergency Services responded to 10 calls within the closed event, according to officials....

Sanctuary City Bill Could Alter Chapel Hill Policy

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 30, 2015 | Featured, Local Government

Protestors shut down the roadway outside the governor’s mansion in Raleigh on Thursday protesting House Bill 318. Governor Pat McCrory signed the controversial legislation on Wednesday that bans sanctuary cities. Chapel Hill and...

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