Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell in the studio for the first time in a year. The two discuss reaching one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the county commissioners checking in on the 203 Project and other local government stories.
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Read More97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell shares the latest reporting on local news stories from Thursday, March 4. New guidance from the state government may mean Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools’ plans for hybrid learning will get accelerated. UNC Health experts reflect on the community’s collective work and growth over the first full year of COVID-19 in the state. And members of the UNC community share where they believe nationwide recognition of Black History Month fall short.
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Read MoreLindsay Bailey of Safe Kids of Orange County and Safe Kids of Chatham County joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell to discuss a new series her organizations are putting on: “Safety Tip Tuesdays”!
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Read MoreChapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger speaks with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell about the latest news from around the community, including the town and university’s preparation for the UNC-Duke basketball game this weekend. Plus: she shares her thoughts about hitting the one year mark of the pandemic in North Carolina and the town council’s upcoming committee meeting.
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Authorities arrested a Carrboro resident Wednesday in connection to a February murder in Chapel...
Read More97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell looks back at how North Carolina has changed since reporting its first COVID-19 case one year ago today. Plus: the state begins to receive its initial Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses, a Chapel Hill nonprofit is looking to update sexual education in public schools and the longtime district attorney announces his retirement.
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Read MoreChair of the Orange County Commissioners Renee Price joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell to discuss where the county and North Carolina stand one year after its first COVID-19 case. Plus: updates from the latest county commissioners’ meeting and recognition for the winners of an Orange County social justice award.
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Carrboro’s East Weaver Street will soon have a new restaurant joining its other businesses....
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Longtime District Attorney Jim Woodall recently announced plans to retire at the end of his term....
Read MoreOn this month’s ‘Wonderful Water,’ 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell is joined by Monica Dodson, the OWASA Wastewater Treatment and Biosolids Recycling Manager. She shares updates on the service agency’s annual wastewater treatment report card.
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