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The 5:00 News: East Rosemary Street, Season Tickets and Wolf-Dog Hybrids

97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell shares local news headlines from Orange and Chatham Counties to start the week on Monday, July 12. Chapel Hill Police provide updates from a car crash and resulting power outage on East Franklin Street, while East Rosemary Street prepares for major redevelopment. UNC campus continues to see demonstrations around the university’s relationship with race. Orange County Animal Services is trapping several wild dogs that may have been bred with a captive wolf. Plus: several UNC baseball players are drafted and UNC football sells out of season tickets.

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The 5:00 News: Severe Weather, James Cates and NIL

97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell shares the latest local news headlines to finish the week on Friday, July 9. A severe thunderstorm sweeps through the region and leads to high water. A push from community members for UNC to honor James Cates Jr. is getting renewed calls. Plus: Hubert Davis lands his first five-star recruit for UNC men’s basketball and Mack Brown discusses how the football program is handling name, image and likeness changes.

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The 5:00 News: BSM Demands, Emergency Operations Center and UNC Basketball

97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell weathers Tropical Storm Elsa and shares updates on the storm’s movement the evening of Thursday, July 8. Plus, details on how the Black Student Movement wants to improve safety on campus; a step toward a new normal for the Orange County Government; and the UNC men’s basketball program gets a new player and a new showcase.

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Chapel Hill: Ran Northam on Rosemary Street Parking and Fourth of July

Ran Northam, the communications manager for the Town of Chapel Hill, joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell as a substitute for Mayor Pam Hemminger. He shares updates on the town’s response to Tropical Storm Elsa and reaction to the recent Fourth of July fireworks display. Plus: Northam shares details on the upcoming destruction of an East Rosemary Street Parking deck.

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The 5:00 News: Faculty Frustrations, A Water Main Leak and A Baby Bust

97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell has the latest local news from the community on Wednesday, July 7. UNC faculty speak out against university leadership’s actions amid the wake of Nikole Hannah-Jones declining a tenured position. The Black Student Movement holds a press conference to share demands to improve their experience at UNC. A water main break causes shutoffs and traffic delays in Hillsborough. Plus: could North Carolina experience a “baby bust” coming out of the pandemic?

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