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97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell shares updates from the UNC Faculty Council meeting on Wednesday, July 14. Plus: news on a stabbing at a local music venue, local election filings, the state’s U.S. Senate race, a food initiative for K-12 students and much more!

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97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell brings local news updates from around the region on Tuesday, July 13. The Town of Carrboro names its next town manager and it’s someone familiar with the local government. UNC’s NAACP chapter protests the university police’s recent actions during a Board of Trustees meeting. Research in North Carolina shows masks in schools effectively prevent the spread of COVID-19. Plus: UNC men’s basketball’s schedule is coming together and the Raleigh-Durham area receives major recognition as being a great place to live.

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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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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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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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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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97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell helps send you into the Fourth of July weekend with a look at local news headlines on Friday, July 2.

The filing period for local elections has begun in Orange County — who officially began their candidacy today? UNC researchers are testing a new COVID-19 vaccine as university leadership announces new public health guidelines for the fall. Plus: North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signs an executive order on NIL and UNC finishes fourth in the Director’s Cup. 

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97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell shares local news headlines, on Thursday, July 1, including from UNC campus. Black students say the Nikole Hannah-Jones vote for tenure is a start, but her treatment reflects root problems with the university’s value of its minority community. Meanwhile, the Board of Trustees sees its membership change for the first time in two years. UNC athletes are among the thousands able to now benefit from their name, image and likeness. Plus: reopening facilities in Orange County include the public libraries.

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