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Chatham County Roundup: Hannah McClellan of the Chatham News + Record

Posted by | Dec 28, 2021 | ,

Chatham News + Record reporter Hannah McClellan joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell for the Chatham County Roundup on Tuesday, December 28. She details updates from the Chatham County Schools district, including early reactions to the omicron variant’s spread, a new enrollment report and teacher pay changes.

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Chatham County Roundup: Health Director Mike Zelek

Posted by | Dec 21, 2021 | ,

Mike Zelek, the director of the Chatham County Health Department, joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell for this week’s Chatham County Roundup. He shares some of the latest data to the omicron variant of COVID-19, as well as how the state and county are set to address it. Plus: Zelek reflects on the last year of COVID response and hopes to learn more about the Chatham community with a new survey.

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Chatham County Roundup: Randy Voller and James Vose

Posted by | Dec 14, 2021 | ,

On this week’s Chatham County Roundup, Randy Voller of the Chatham County Line brings Pittsboro Commissioner James Vose and his son, Waylen, on 97.9 The Hill. They discuss the learning curve of becoming an elected official in local government, some of the trials of an election campaign and the top issues around the town.

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Chatham County Roundup: County Commissioner Karen Howard

Posted by | Nov 30, 2021 | ,

County Commissioner Karen Howard calls in to 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell for this week’s Chatham County Roundup. She discusses the recent announcement of Dr. Mandy Cohen stepping away from the state government, as well as the county government’s efforts to keep up COVID-19 vaccinations. Plus: Howard shares details on upcoming Board of County Commissioner meetings, holiday events and a website update!

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Chatham County Roundup: Victor Hensley of the Chatham News + Record

Posted by | Nov 23, 2021 | ,

Victor Hensley, the sports editor for the Chatham News + Record, joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell for this week’s Chatham County Roundup! He shares details on the start of a highly-anticipated season for high school men’s basketball in the region. Plus: how did Seaforth High School fair in its first season of fall sports and other local high schools fair in deep state playoff runs?

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Chatham County Roundup: County Commissioner Karen Howard

Posted by | Nov 16, 2021 | ,

Chatham County Commissioner Karen Howard joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Tuesday, November 16 to discuss several events around the area. Howard shares details on the recent Board of Commissioners meeting and CIP work session. She also shares thoughts about the latest water contamination for Pittsboro and the close of Chatham 250 celebrations.

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Chatham County Roundup: Randy Voller of the Chatham County Line

Posted by | Nov 9, 2021 | ,

Editor and Publisher of the Chatham County Line Randy Voller joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell for Tuesday, November 9, and the Chatham County Roundup. The pair discuss breaking news about water contamination in Pittsboro, as well as the town’s local election results. Plus: Voller shares details about a recent story by the paper on the local Sierra Club’s endorsement process.

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Chatham County Roundup: County Commissioner Karen Howard

Posted by | Nov 2, 2021 | ,

Chatham County Commissioner Karen Howard joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Tuesday, November 2, for the Chatham County Roundup. Howard shares what Election Day is looking like in Chatham, as well as highlights from the latest Board of Commissioners meeting and details on the upcoming Chatham 250 finale.

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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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