Hometown Heroes

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Desirée Davis-Omburo. Davis-Omburo has taught choral music and piano at East Chapel Hill High School for the last three decades and she's heading into retirement after this year. She's also taught at...

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Janice Tyler. Tyler is the director of Orange County's Department on Aging and has spent decades making our community a welcoming place for seniors. She's helped create and improve our two award winning...

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Tammy Finch. Finch is the co-founder and director of The Expedition School in Hillsborough, located in the Eno River Mill. It's a STEM focused school that's also full of art, music, poetry, and more. The...

This week's Hometown Heroes, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is the staff at A. L. Stanback Middle School. The staff recently stepped up to save a young man's life. When a student was playing in the gym at Stanback and suddenly went into cardiac arrest, one teacher...

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Tanvi Gaur. Gaur is a Chapel Hill High School grad and now a Morehead Cain Scholar at UNC. She's also the co-founder of the start-up Peer Advice. Gaur teamed up with her sister to start Peer Advice when...

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick's Southpoint, is Ryan Campbell. Campbell is the Assistant Director of Affordable Housing and Community Connections for Chapel Hill. When Tropical Storm Chantal hit, the director of affordable housing was out of town so...