Blake Hodge, Author at Chapelboro.com

UNC Schedules Homecoming for Marcus Paige

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 2, 2015 | UNC Sports

The UNC Men’s Basketball team will take part in a homecoming for star guard Marcus Paige next season. The university announced a matchup next season with Northern Iowa on November 21. Paige is a nation of Marion, Iowa, about one...

Marble Maze Inspires Kindergarten Class

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 2, 2015 | Pre-K - 12 Education

Many teachers will say their most important, and sometimes most difficult, job is keeping students engaged. That challenge has prompted one local kindergarten teacher to come up with an out-of-the box idea. The covered-outdoor...

Suspicious Package Detonated on E Franklin St

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 1, 2015 | Crime

Traffic is flowing once again on E Franklin Street after Chapel Hill police blocked off both lanes of traffic shortly before 11 o’clock Monday morning to investigate a suspicious package. Chapel Hill Police Chief Chris...

3 UNC Golfers Named to All-Region Team

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 1, 2015 | UNC Sports

Three UNC golfers have been named to the 2015 PING Division One All-Region team, the university announced Sunday. Carter Jenkins, Ben Griffin, and William Register were named to the team by the Golf Coaches Association of...

Former Chapel Hill Mayor Dies

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 1, 2015 | Obituaries

Former Chapel Hill Mayor Jonathan Howes has died. The 78-year-old Howes passed away on Sunday morning, according to a statement from his family. Howes and his wife Mary were married in August of 1959 and moved to Chapel Hill,...

Carrboro Girls Soccer Wins State Title

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 30, 2015 | High School

The Carrboro Jaguars Girl’s Soccer team is the 2015 2-A State Champion. The Jaguars knocked off Forbush High School by a score of 2-1 in an overtime thriller on Saturday afternoon on NC State’s campus. As regulation play...

Saunders Hall to be Renamed Carolina Hall

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 29, 2015 | UNC

The UNC building formerly known as Saunders Hall will now be named Carolina Hall. The UNC Board of Trustees, at their final meeting as a group on Thursday, passed three resolutions concerning the renaming of Saunders Hall. One...

Bond Denied For Suspect Charged With UNC Professor’s Murder

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 28, 2015 | Crime

Troy Arrington Jr. appeared in court Wednesday asking a bond be issued as he awaits trial on murder charges in the death of UNC Professor Feng Liu.

Torch Run Leads Up to Special Olympics

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 26, 2015 | Nonprofit

The Torch Run benefiting the North Carolina Special Olympics is making its way across the Tar Heel state in the leadup to the Summer Games this weekend. Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood says law enforcement has always...

UNC’s Loeb Wins National Title

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 26, 2015 | UNC Sports

UNC women’s tennis star Jamie Loeb is a national champion. The number seven seed Sophomore Loeb defeated second-seeded Carol Zhao of Stanford to win the 2015 NCAA Women’s Tennis Singles National Championship on Monday afternoon....

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