Blake Hodge, Author at Chapelboro.com

ABC Commission Rejects Offer in Compromise with La Res

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 14, 2015 | Crime, Featured

The board of the North Carolina Alcohol Beverage Control Commission has rejected a proposal with a Chapel Hill bar over punishment stemming from the triple-fatal wrong-way crash on I-85 in July. Ownership of La Res had agreed to...

‘F*** Gays’ Spray Painted on East Chapel Hill High School Targeting Queer-Straight Alliance

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 14, 2015 | Featured, Pre-K - 12 Education

**UPDATE: Petition Requests Action on Homophobic Graffiti at East Chapel Hill High School Homophobic graffiti was spray painted on East Chapel Hill High School targeting a school club. Profanity-laced homophobic slurs...

Chapel Hill – Carrboro City Schools Candidate Forum

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 13, 2015 | Pre-K - 12 Education

It is election season and candidate forums are helping voters decide who they will cast their ballot for this year. Eight candidates are running for four open seats on the Chapel Hill – Carrboro City Schools Board of...

3 UNC Men’s Basketball Players Named to Preseason Watch List

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 13, 2015 | UNC Sports

Three members of the UNC men’s basketball team have been named to preseason watch lists by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. The preseason lists came out on Tuesday, with Marcus Paige, Brice Johnson and Justin Jackson placed...

UNC Tight End Samuel’s Football Career Over Due to Heart Condition

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 12, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC has announced two injuries to members of the football team. A release from the university says freshman defensive tackle Aaron Crawford will have season-ending surgery to repair a left foot fracture, on Thursday. He suffered...

Dean Smith and Bill Thorpe Added to Social Justice Memorial

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 12, 2015 | Featured, News Around Town

Under a perfectly Carolina blue sky on Sunday, the UNC Gospel Choir sang to a crowd of citizens, community leaders and local elected officials gathered at Peace and Justice Plaza where two new names were being added to the...

UNC Football Rallies to Support the ‘Save the Fox’ Campaign

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 8, 2015 | Featured, News Around Town, UNC Sports

The UNC football team is joining in on the “Save the Fox” campaign aimed at helping Superior Court Judge Carl Fox. Fox is a UNC alumnus who was diagnosed in April with cancer where the bone marrow fails to make enough healthy...

Compass Center Holds Events for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 8, 2015 | News Around Town

The Compass Center for Women and Families is holding events throughout the month of October to raise awareness for domestic violence victims. Mary Parry is the development director at the Compass Center, and she says the...

Chapel Hill Police Charge Durham Man with 7 Felony Counts

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 8, 2015 | Crime

An arrest has been made in connection with a string on break-ins. Keith Demetrius Wright is facing seven felony charges after being taken into custody by Chapel Hill Police. An Alert Carolina message that was sent to the campus...

UNC Researcher Wins Nobel Prize

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 7, 2015 | Featured, UNC

A UNC researcher has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Aziz Sancar was one of three recipients of the award from the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden, announced on Wednesday. Sancar spoke with WCHL’s Blake Hodge about...

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