Brighton McConnell, Author at Chapelboro.com

Carrboro Fire: 1 Dead, 20 Residents Displaced After Blaze at Hillmont Apartments

Posted by Brighton McConnell | May 4, 2026 | Fire, Safety

Carrboro Fire Department and other local emergency crews responded to a fire within an apartment building on Monday afternoon.

LIV Golf’s Days Might Be Numbered. What Does That Mean for the Sport? – Stroman on Sports (May 1, 2026)

Posted by Brighton McConnell | May 1, 2026 | Stroman On Sports

97.9 The Hill’s Dr. Deborah Stroman and Brighton McConnell chat on Friday, May 1, and talk some golf in the wake of the news around LIV Golf.

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‘Moral Disgrace’: Local Advocates Share Need for Public School Funding Ahead of NC Teachers Rally

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Apr 30, 2026 | Pre-K - 12 Education, State, State Government

Thousands of North Carolina teachers and public school supporters are planning to gather in downtown Raleigh Friday morning for a rally.

Max Harmon of Jordan Matthews High School on NCAE Rally, Teachers’ Needs — On Air Today (Apr. 29, 2026)

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Apr 29, 2026 | On Air Today (PM)

Max Harmon of Jordan Matthews High School and the Chatham County Association of Educators joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell.

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‘Worried For Our Future’: Authors React to Removal Attempt of LGBTQ+ Books from CHCCS Elementary Libraries

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Apr 28, 2026 | Arts, Pre-K - 12 Education, State Government

North Carolina legislators are pushing to remove 63 LGBTQ-themed books from CHCCS elementary schools, saying they violate state law for being available in libraries.

The Wooden Nickel Pub’s Zwanze Day Celebration Brings Out Beer Lovers in Hillsborough

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Apr 26, 2026 | Business, International

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.

Stay Or Go? Player Movement Changes Tenor of College Basketball Offseason – Stroman on Sports (Apr. 24, 2026)

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Apr 24, 2026 | Stroman On Sports

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.