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Carrboro High Students Dismissed Early Due to Piedmont Electric Power Outage

Posted by Brighton McConnell | May 22, 2026 | News, Safety

More than 7,000 Piedmont Electric Cooperative customers in Orange County lost power Friday due to a transmission issue affecting substations.

UNC announced Thursday that it selected Andy Hessick, who has worked at the law school for a decade, to serve in the deanship permanently.

Posted by Brighton McConnell | May 21, 2026 | Fire, Safety

A brush fire in the Carolina North Forest just south of Seawell Elementary School continues to...

Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party Anderson Clayton joins 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell on Wednesday, May 20.

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The Carolina Performing Arts festival, called “All. Together. Now.”, is set to debut Feb. 18-21, 2027 and take place every year.

Alison Friedman of Carolina Performing Arts, joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Tuesday, May 19 to bring details of a new festival.

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Posted by Brighton McConnell | May 18, 2026 | Fire, Safety

An alert shared by the Town of Chapel Hill at 5:28 p.m. said Erwin Road from River Birch Lane to Sage Road is closed because of a house fire.

Posted by Brighton McConnell | May 18, 2026 | Safety

Chatham County first responders dispatched to Jordan Lake on Friday night after reports of a body found in the water.

A guitar of blues musician Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten – who grew up in Carrboro – was donated to the local government by her family on Friday.

Two people are receiving treatment after they were bitten by a fox Friday afternoon. Animal Control officers are active in Chapel Hill.