Brighton McConnell, Author at Chapelboro.com

Reforming and Contextualizing Orange County’s Property Assessments — Dec. 11, 2025

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Dec 11, 2025 | Forum On The Hill

Brighton McConnell moderates a discussion between Shereese Alston, Beverly Scarlett, Hudson Vaughan, Marilyn Carter and Amy Fowler.

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N.C. House Committee Grills CHCCS Leaders Over ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ Policies; District Maintains Compliance

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Dec 11, 2025 | Pre-K - 12 Education, State Government

CHCCS leaders appeared in Raleigh to testify to lawmakers about whether the district is following the Parents’ Bill of Rights law.

Do Recent Changes Make College Athletics Feel Different? — Dec. 10, 2025

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Dec 10, 2025 | Forum On The Hill

97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell welcomes Corey Holliday, Erianne Weight and Deborah Stroman to the studio for a panel on the state of college athletics and whether recent changes are causing the sports to feel different — both for the athletes and fans.

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Pittsboro Commissioners Swear In New Members, Honor Longtime Mayor Pro Tem in Final 2025 Meeting

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Dec 10, 2025 | Local Government

The Pittsboro Board of Commissioners welcomed in its latest members while closing out its business for the calendar year on Monday night,

How Enrollment Data is Influencing Our Schools — Dec. 9, 2025

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Dec 9, 2025 | Forum On The Hill

Enrollment is a hot topic in both Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Chatham County Schools — but for very different reasons. 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell speaks with Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Superintendent Rodney Trice and Chatham County Schools’ Chief of Technology and Accountability Mark Samberg.

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Local Governments Delay Tuesday Services, Operations Over Freezing Temps and Road Conditions

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Dec 8, 2025 | Local Government, Weather

Local governments in Orange and Chatham counties shared their altered schedules and operations for Tuesday, Dec. 9 following Monday afternoon’s precipitation and freezing overnight temperatures.

The Ongoing Economic Recovery From Chantal’s Floods — Dec. 8, 2025

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Dec 8, 2025 | Forum On The Hill

The night of July 6 brought an unprecedented amount of rainfall and flooding to the region, as Tropical Depression Chantal stalled over central North Carolina. Lots of attention in the immediate aftermath was focused on the impacted businesses — but where do response and recovery efforts stand five months later?