News on The Hill with Andrew Stuckey

97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell delivers listeners the latest local news stories from Tuesday, August 24. Chapel Hill Police Department is investigating a string of 18 vehicle break-ins. Local businesses may now find it easier to require proof of vaccination following the FDA’s full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The CHCCS superintendent shares mentalities of the district heading into a new academic year. Plus: the ACC joins a conference alliance, UNC women’s basketball releases its schedule and Hubert Davis shares how Mack Brown has already helped him be a head coach.

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97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell shares the latest from around the region on Monday, August 23. Local school districts begin classes for the new academic year. UNC reports its first positive COVID-19 cluster in a dorm so far this fall. Orange County opens a county building honoring Bonnie B. Davis. Plus: UNC football land a major recruit and Tar Heels women’s soccer earns a dramatic victory!

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97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell brings you the latest from around the Orange County community and state on Thursday, August 19. UNC tweaks its coronavirus testing protocols for unvaccination and unattested students, as they aim to have such measures take them through the school year. North Carolina hits troubling COVID benchmarks and sees a resident detained in Washington D.C. for a bomb threat. Plus… UNC women’s soccer prepares for its new season. Carrboro High School unveils a new mural. And the state General Assembly passes legislation to revoke pistol permitting.

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97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell delivers some top news stories from Wednesday, August 18, as UNC begins its fall semester. North Carolina announces its latest vaccine lottery winners and prepares for its latest state budget negotiations. Data from the 2020 U.S. Census shows North Carolina is growing quickly, but specifically in cities and with an older population. A local agricultural business is set to end milk production. Plus: UNC football nears a key coronavirus vaccination metric and a former men’s basketball star makes the leap to college coaching.

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