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Clemson Tabbed to Win ACC

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 21, 2015 | UNC Sports

UNC has been picked to finish fifth in the always up-in-the-air Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference at the Football Kickoff at Pinehurst Resort. The voting media members selected the Clemson Tigers as the favorites...

UNC Announced Non-Conference Basketball Schedule

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 9, 2015 | UNC Sports

The University of North Carolina men’s basketball team opens its 2015-16 schedule against Temple on Friday, November 13th, in Annapolis, Maryland, in the second annual Veterans Classic hosted by the United States Naval Academy....

Latest Candidate Filing Info

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 9, 2015 | Election

The filing period for 2015 local elections opened up at eight o’clock Monday morning. The latest official reports from the Board of Elections are listed below: Chapel Hill: Mayor: Mark Kleinschmidt*, Gary Kahn, Pam Hemminger....

10 Residents, 3 Pets Injured by Hazardous Chemical

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 9, 2015 | Safety

***UPDATE: Chapel Hill Fire officials now say 10 residents were injured along with three pets. Fire Department Public Information Officer Lisa Edwards says the department has completed its services related to the incident and...

Parrish Resigns from UNC Search Committee Amid Domestic Violence Allegations

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 9, 2015 | UNC

UNC Board of Governors member 61-year-old R. Doyle Parrish has resigned from the Search Committee looking for the next leader of the UNC System, according to the system website. Parrish was arrested at his home on Kingsley Road...

Pressure Washing UNC’s Silent Sam

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 8, 2015 | UNC

Cleanup was underway in Chapel Hill and Durham, on Tuesday, after memorials to the confederacy in each town were spray painted. Spectators gathered as cleaning crews power washed away the words “Black Lives Matter” “Murderer”...

UNC Ranks 4th in Avg Basketball Attendance

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 8, 2015 | UNC Sports

UNC basketball ranked fourth in average attendance last season, according to recently released numbers from the NCAA. 19,582 fans packed the Dean E. Smith Center on average for the Tar Heels during the 2014-2015 season. ACC peer...

UNC Receives Letter from SACS

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 8, 2015 | UNC

UNC has received a letter from its accrediting agency detailing the decision to place Carolina on probation in mid-June, the university announced on Tuesday. READ MORE: UNC Placed on Probation by SACS Carolina issued a statement...

Bone Marrow Drive for Carl Fox Tonight

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 7, 2015 | News Around Town

A local judge’s fight against cancer has sparked a movement from community members to help raise awareness. Chris Ehrenfeld says his friendship with Carl Fox has been cultivated over many years. “I first came down here to go to...

UNC Coach Very Proud of Tar Heels Winning World Cup

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 6, 2015 | UNC Sports

Six former UNC Women’s Soccer stars are now World Cup champions after the Team USA victory over Japan on Sunday. UNC coach Anson Dorrance reflected with WCHL’s Blake Hodge on watching the former Tar Heels win it all.

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