Blake Hodge, Author at Chapelboro.com

Redistricting Continues to Stir Legal Battle in NC

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 23, 2014 | Election, State Government

Drawing the congressional map in North Carolina has been a topic of debate, in conversation and in courtrooms, for decades. The latest rendition of the North Carolina congressional district map is constitutional, according to a...

Hillsborough Police Investigating Shooting

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 23, 2014 | Crime

Hillsborough Police are investigating a shooting from Tuesday afternoon in the Fairview neighborhood. Below is the full statement from Hillsborough officials: Hillsborough police are investigating a shooting that took place at...

Elementary Schoolers “Shop with a Cop”

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 19, 2014 | News Around Town

‘Tis the season of giving; and some local law enforcement got into the holiday spirit earlier this month with some elementary school children in the community. Morris Grove Elementary School Principal Amy Rickard says she was...

DA Woodall Says NC Death Penalty System Needs Reform

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 19, 2014 | Crime

DA Woodall says that if North Carolina is going to continue with the death penalty as an option, then it needs to be reformed.

UNC Ranked Best Value Education in Country

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 18, 2014 | Higher Education, News

UNC is checking in atop a national ranking for the 14th year in a row. Carolina offers the best value of any public school in the country, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine, which publishes the annual list. “UNC...

No Death Penalty in Case of Murdered Professor

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 18, 2014 | Crime, News

Orange County District Attorney Jim Woodall will not be seeking the death penalty in the case of a murdered UNC professor from July of this year. 59-year-old Feng Liu was hit in the head with a landscaping rock on July 23rd,...

Chapel Hill Police Looking for Two Breaking-and-Entering Suspects

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 18, 2014 | Crime, News

Chapel Hill Police are searching for two suspects believed to be responsible for breaking into a vehicle, in the Meadowmont community. Lieutenant Joshua Mecimore, of the Chapel Hill Police Department, says the break-ins occurred...

Town of Chapel Hill Named among Healthiest Companies in Triangle

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 17, 2014 | Business, Health

The Town of Chapel Hill has been named one of the 35 healthiest employers across the Triangle by the Triangle Business Journal. Jason deBruyn, with TBJ, says he is very excited about a new program that has been launched by the...

Two Hillsborough Mills Granted Landmark Status

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 17, 2014 | Business, News

The Town of Hillsborough has adopted an ordinance that will grant local historic landmark status to two of the town’s mills. The former Bellevue Manufacturing Company and Eno Cotton Mill buildings will enjoy the new designation...

Zones Chosen By FSA Council To Create Pipeline to Success for Children

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 16, 2014 | News, Pre-K - 12 Education

FSA Council has chosen two zones to begin a pilot program aimed at creating a pipeline to success for children living in poverty.

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