The Wooden Nickel Pub’s Zwanze Day Celebration Brings Out Beer Lovers in Hillsborough
Hillsborough’s Wooden Nickel Pub threw a party on Saturday as the lone North Carolina-based bar to have Cantillon’s 2026 Zwanze Day beer.
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Stay Or Go? Player Movement Changes Tenor of College Basketball Offseason – Stroman on Sports (Apr. 24, 2026)
97.9 The Hill’s Deborah Stroman and Brighton McConnell chat on Friday, April 24 as the college basketball transfer portal season pushes on and the deadline for the NBA Draft entry approaches.
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After Shooting at Vehicle in Pittsboro, Wilmington Man Faces Road Rage Charges
A road rage incident along the U.S. Highway 64 bypass in Pittsboro on Thursday led to one man charged, according to the sheriff’s office.
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CHCCS Leaders Maintain Legality of LGBTQ+ Library Books as NC Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Remove Them
The N.C. House Oversight Committee pushed CHCCS leaders over its inclusion of LGBTQ+ related books in school libraries during hearing.
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Meghan Lassiter and Alexa Doran join Chatham County’s Kyle Chambers and 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Thursday, Apr. 23.
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CHCCS, Orange and Chatham Public Schools Among NC Districts Canceling Classes Ahead of Teachers Rally
With a teachers rally expecting to draw thousands of educators from North Carolina, local school districts are cancelling classes for May 1.
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Morinaga Celebrates Completed Mebane Expansion and ‘Sweet Partnership’ With North Carolina, Orange County
The Japanese candy company Morinaga held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday to celebrate the opening of its expansion Hi-Chew plant in Mebane.
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Durham Tech Breaks Ground, Begins Construction on S. Briggs Avenue Affordable Housing Community
Durham Technical Community College began early steps of construction at the site of its 124-unit affordable housing complex in April.
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UNC Faculty Call For Transparency Around School of Civic Life Investigation, Clarity on Future School Creation
The UNC faculty held their last meeting of the academic year and passed a pair of resolutions around the School of Civic Life and Leadership.
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Orange High School’s Jason Johnson Earns 2026 National Principal of The Year Award
Orange County Schools shared Friday that Orange High School’s Jason Johnson earned the 2026 National Principal of the Year award.
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