Hillsborough Mayor Jenn Weaver joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell to share some updates from around her town. She discusses the nearly-finished reservoir expansion project, as well as a recent discovery about town flags on display and an upcoming event celebrating tomatoes.
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The Orange County Sheriff’s Office recently made three arrests as part of a drug bust...
Read More97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell shares local news headlines from Orange and Chatham Counties to start the week on Monday, July 12. Chapel Hill Police provide updates from a car crash and resulting power outage on East Franklin Street, while East Rosemary Street prepares for major redevelopment. UNC campus continues to see demonstrations around the university’s relationship with race. Orange County Animal Services is trapping several wild dogs that may have been bred with a captive wolf. Plus: several UNC baseball players are drafted and UNC football sells out of season tickets.
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The anticipation around UNC football’s upcoming season continues to build and the program...
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After two pro-Confederate demonstrators visited a memorial honoring enslaved and free African...
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On January 19, 2020, Orange County Emergency Services activated its Emergency Operations Center to...
Read MoreDr. Deborah Stroman speaks with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell about the challenges that lie ahead of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, which are set to begin in just a few days.
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Read More97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell shares the latest local news headlines to finish the week on Friday, July 9. A severe thunderstorm sweeps through the region and leads to high water. A push from community members for UNC to honor James Cates Jr. is getting renewed calls. Plus: Hubert Davis lands his first five-star recruit for UNC men’s basketball and Mack Brown discusses how the football program is handling name, image and likeness changes.
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