Blake Hodge, Author at Chapelboro.com

Former Tar Heels Helping Fight Childhood Cancer

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 16, 2015 | Health

Former Carolina baseball teammates are joining forces once again to fight childhood cancer. Former Tar Heel Catcher Chase Jones tells WCHL’s Blake Hodge that the fight against childhood cancer is personal for him: You can...

Stuart Scott’s Memoir Released

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 13, 2015 | Entertainment

A memoir recounting the life and battles of the late Stuart Scott was released on Tuesday. “Every Day I Fight” relives stories from legendary sports broadcaster and Tar Heel Stuart Scott. Scott died on January 4 of this year. He...

Why Are Some Trees Being Removed on Franklin Street?

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 13, 2015 | News Around Town

Many of our readers and listeners have been asking us about the removal of some trees on Franklin Street. So we asked Meg McGurk, Executive Director of the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership. “It’s part of the streetscape...

UNC Grad Programs Recognized

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 13, 2015 | UNC

UNC graduate programs are very well represented in the 2016 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools” from the US News and World Report. The new honors for UNC graduate programs includes the school of medicine, public health,...

Durham Police Search for Missing Teen

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 12, 2015 | Safety

Durham law enforcement authorities are looking for 16-year-old Lucedid Apolonio, who has been missing since March 2. The teenager was wearing a white dress, gray jacket, and sandals at Jordan High School, the last place she was...

Community Art on Display at Chapel Hill Library

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 12, 2015 | Arts

Chapel Hill’s Public Library is creating a new installation to showcase on their walls. It’s a selection of public art on display by an uncommon homegrown artist… you. “It’s called Unbound because I was looking at the library as...

Durham Man Charged in Fatal 3-Car Crash

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 12, 2015 | Crime

A Durham man has been charged with DWI and driving with while his license was revoked in connection with a fatal crash. The three-vehicle accident occurred on Fayetteville Road near Cook Road just before 8 o’clock Wednesday...

BOG Takes 1st Step to Replacing President Ross

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 12, 2015 | Higher Education

The first step in determining the next President of the UNC System was taken by the Board of Governors on Wednesday. Tom Ross is scheduled to leave that position in January of next year, following a decision by the BOG. A...

Chapel Hill Police Make Heroin Arrests

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 11, 2015 | Crime

Chapel Hill Police have made several arrests in recent weeks involving heroin. Lieutenant Josh Mecimore says two arrests were made as part of a narcotics investigation that dates back to July of last year. “There was an arrest...

New Leadership Renews Cooperation Among Fire Departments

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 11, 2015 | Fire

Change in leadership for the Carrboro Fire Department is leading to its renewed cooperation with the Chapel Hill fire officials. Chapel Hill Fire Chief Dan Jones says in the past Chapel Hill and Carrboro firefighters have worked...

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