UNC Selects Familiar Master Plan Designer for Carolina North Campus
Trustees approved Ayers Saint Gross, a Maryland-based master plan design company, to lead the design of the future UNC campus expansion.
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During Bike Month, Chapel Hill Highlights Resources to Expand Bicycle Use and Improve Safety
Alongside the town’s Vison Zero efforts through Vision Zero, Chapel Hill Transit offers trip coordination using its bus routes and greenways.
Read MoreIntroducing the Hillsborough Chamber Golf Classic at Treyburn Country Club! — On Air Today (May 12, 2026)
Kelly Davis, Matt Dietz and Nora Dicker join 97.9 The Hill to share details of the first Hillsborough Chamber Golf Classic set for Sept. 1.
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Chapel Hill-Headquartered Insurance Agency Earns Statewide Award, Top 3 Recognition
The local property and casualty insurance agency All About Insurance was recently awarded the Sapphire Agency Award by Auto-Owners Insurance.
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Golf Cart Storage Building Goes Up in Blaze at Pittsboro Golf Course; No Injuries Reported
Both the Pittsboro Fire-Rescue team and the Siler City Fire Department shared posts on Facebook detailing a blaze at 1000 Chapel Ridge Drive in Pittsboro.
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Chatham County Opens George Pauly Trail to Honor Longtime Volunteer, Conservationist
The George Pauly Trail is a 0.3 mile course at Northeast District Park in Chatham County. It sits just yards away from where Pauly lived.
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Vehicle-Electric Bicycle Collision Reported Along Carrboro’s North Greensboro Street
A bicyclist suffered minor injuries after a driver struck them while turning their car into a business in Carrboro on Friday afternoon.
Read MoreNCAA Tournament Expansion is Good Business …Or Is It? – Stroman on Sports (May 8, 2026)
97.9 The Hill’s Deborah Stroman and Brighton McConnell chat on Friday, May 8 about the recent expansion of the NCAA Tournament for men’s and women’s college basketball.
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No Tax Increases and Increased Spending Featured in Chapel Hill Staff’s Proposed FY27 Budget
Following a year with improved revenues and a new town manager at the helm, the Town of Chapel Hill may go into the next fiscal year without a tax increase or significant cuts.
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New Studies Suggest CHCCS Close 1 Elementary School, Address Capacity Issues Through Redistricting
CHCCS school board members heard a presentation about the deeper studies conducted on criteria for closure of any three elementary schools.
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