Hometown Hero: Colleen Minton
This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Colleen Minton -- the founder and driving force behind Terra Vita. "It started as sort of an accident when we moved here, but really came out of a love for honoring the chefs who were really interested,...
Hometown Hero: Dr. Maureen Dale
This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Dr. Maureen Dale! Dr. Dale works with the Dementia-Friendly Program at UNC Hospitals in Hillsborough. The UNC Center for Aging and Health’s Dementia-Friendly Hospital Initiative uses online modules and...
Hometown Hero: Sondra Komada
This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Sondra Komada from SKJAJA. "We have kids now sitting on the first chair of the orchestra to college or whatever and it's just amazing to see what a difference these kids are making, you know, in their...
Hometown Hero: Melissa Driver Beard
This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Melissa Driver Beard, the executive director of the Chatham Outreach Alliance (or CORA). "Cora is a nonprofit. It's located in Pittsboro and our mission is really pretty simple," she said. "It's to create...
Hometown Hero: Kirby Saunders
This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Orange County emergency management coordinator Kirby Saunders. Saunders was nominated by Sheriff Charles Blackwood for his help when 75-year-old Maryanne Rosenman went missing from her home last month....
Hometown Hero: Matt Sullivan
This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Chapel Hill Fire Department chief Matt Sullivan. Sullivan is retiring after 32 years with the Town of Chapel Hill and took some time to reflect on his plans for retirement. "I want to learn how to bake...
