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Estes Hills Student Receives Letter from President Obama

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 30, 2015 | Featured, News Around Town

A local kindergartner got the attention of the most powerful person on the planet recently. Sanaa Horton was a kindergartner in Claire Ross’ classroom at Estes Hills Elementary, in May, when they had a writing assignment. Sanaa...

Hemminger Leads Race for Chapel Hill Mayor

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 28, 2015 | Election, Featured, Local Government

The Chapel Hill political landscape has seen a drastic shift in polling numbers in the lead-up to Election Day. A new Public Policy Polling survey has challenger Pam Hemminger leading the Mayoral race with 43 percent of those...

Suspect in Chapel Hill Domestic Violence Case Arrested in Oklahoma

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 28, 2015 | Crime, Featured

An arrest has been made in connection with a domestic assault in Chapel Hill earlier this month. Kevin Tyler Schuster was apprehended in Canadian County, Oklahoma, for possessing a stolen vehicle, according to police. Chapel...

UNC Cost Associated with Wainstein Report Top $10 Million

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 26, 2015 | Featured, UNC

The residual cost of the Wainstein report came into a clearer picture on Monday. UNC estimates that more than $7.5 million was spent for services provided by three law firms and one public relations agency that were directly...

Fennebresque Out as Chair of the UNC Board of Governors

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 26, 2015 | Featured, UNC

John Fennebresque has resigned from his post as Chair of the UNC Board of Governors. Not only has Fennebresque stepped down as chair, according to a news release, Fennebresque has resigned his seat on the board effective...

Hillsborough Police Asking for Public’s Help in Connection with Shooting

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 26, 2015 | Crime

Hillsborough Police are looking for information regarding two recent incidents. Officers responded to a report of a shooting on Faucette Mill Road in Hillsborough, at approximately two o’clock in the morning on Sunday, October...

Chapel Hill Police Seeking Information Regarding Domestic Assault

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 26, 2015 | Crime, Featured

Chapel Hill Police are looking for information regarding a suspect in a reported domestic assault. Chapel Hill Police are asking for information regarding the whereabouts of 27-year-old Kevin Tyler Schuster. Authorities say...

UNC Unveils New Solar Energy Project

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 22, 2015 | Featured, UNC

A new solar energy project was unveiled at UNC on Tuesday. “How cool is this?” Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Winston Crisp asked at the Frank Porter Graham Student Union on Tuesday afternoon ahead of the ribbon cutting for...

The Wainstein Report 1 Year later

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 22, 2015 | Featured, UNC

Thursday marks one year since the UNC-commissioned Wainstein Report was released. In the 365 days since, both the NCAA and the university’s accrediting body, SACS, have launched new investigations into the long-running...

UPDATE: Missing Teen Found

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 21, 2015 | Safety

UPDATE: Chapel Hill Police have announced that Arafah has been found and returned safely home. Chapel Hill Police are searching for a missing 16-year-old. Arafah Mohamed Ali is described as a 5’ 5” female with a small build and...

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