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Chatham County Roundup: Taylor Heeden of the Chatham News + Record

Posted by | Oct 26, 2021 | ,

Chatham News + Record reporter Taylor Heeden joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell for her first Chatham County Roundup on Tuesday, October 26. She details the landscape of the Pittsboro mayoral race, as well as a historical landmark that has a supernatural backstory. Plus: Heeden shares a preview of her upcoming story on a new non-profit launching in Pittsboro to help BIPOC business owners.

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Chatham County Roundup: County Commissioner Karen Howard

Posted by | Oct 19, 2021 | ,

Chatham County Commissioner Karen Howard joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell for this week’s Chatham County Roundup. She discusses her new venture working with the Hunt Institute, a local nonprofit focused on education reform. Plus: Howard shares highlights from the recent Board of Commissioners meeting and thoughts on the latest Chatham Park news.

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Chatham County Roundup: Randy Voller of the Chatham County Line

Posted by | Oct 12, 2021 | ,

Randy Voller of the Chatham County Line joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Tuesday, October 12. He shares details from the latest edition of the paper, which includes a preview of the Pittsboro mayoral race this fall. Plus: updates on the Main Street Pittsboro nonprofit and a change made by the town government on Monday.

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Chatham County Roundup: Lars Dolder of the Chatham News + Record

Posted by | Oct 5, 2021 | ,

Lars Dolder joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell for the Chatham County Roundup on the last day he’s a reporter for the Chatham News + Record. He shares some of the coverage he’s most proud of, as well as highlights his recent stories on Mosaic’s newest businesses and Pittsboro’s indoor mask mandate.

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Chatham County Roundup: County Commissioner Karen Howard

Posted by | Sep 28, 2021 | ,

On the Chatham County Roundup this week, county commissioner Karen Howard joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell. She discusses the latest county board meeting, which tackled topics like stormwater, regional transportation and recognizing a young man killed 100 years ago. Plus: what can Chatham voters expect when it comes to election districts in 2022?

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Chatham County Roundup: Randy Voller of the Chatham County Line

Posted by | Sep 21, 2021 |

Randy Voller, the publisher of the Chatham County Line paper, joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on this week’s Chatham County Roundup! Voller shares the history of his publication and stories readers can find in September’s edition, including a profile on the nonprofit Main Street Pittsboro.

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Chatham County Roundup: County Commissioner Karen Howard

Posted by | Sep 7, 2021 | ,

Chatham County Commissioner Karen Howard joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell for the Chatham County Roundup on Tuesday, September 7. This week, Howard discusses the latest COVID-19 data in the county, her thoughts on Texas’ latest abortion law and upcoming events around the region.

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Chatham County Roundup: Victoria Johnson of the Chatham News + Record

Posted by | Aug 31, 2021 | ,

This week’s Chatham County Roundup features Victoria Johnson, a reporter for the Chatham News + Record’s La Voz de Chatham project! She speaks with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell about the new upcoming print edition of La Voz, as well as some recent stories, like a Hispanic Heritage Fiesta being postponed again.

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Chatham County Roundup: County Commissioner Karen Howard

Posted by | Aug 24, 2021 | ,

Chatham County Commissioner Karen Howard joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell for the Tuesday, August 24, edition of the Chatham County Roundup. Howard shares details on the county commissioner’s recent discussions around ordinances for compact community development, as well as the approval of nondiscrimination legislation.

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Chatham County Roundup: Lars Dolder of the Chatham News + Record

Posted by | Aug 17, 2021 | ,

This week on the Chatham County Roundup, Chatham News + Record reporter Lars Dolder joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell. He details the recent approval of non discrimination ordinances by the county government, as well as reporting on the latest news around the Chatham Park development and Pittsboro’s water quality.

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