Hometown Heroes

  This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Chris Blue! Recently retired Chapel Hill Police Chief and current interim Town Manager for Chapel Hill, Blue stays busy when it comes to serving his community. After 25 years with Chapel Hill's...

  This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Lorie Clark! Clark heads up the Blue Ribbon Mentor Advocate Program, which provides guidance and enrichment to CHCCS students! Founded in 1995, the program has helped generations of students find...

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is not an individual -- it's a whole organization! As the 12th annual Book Harvest event takes place this year, collecting tens of thousands of books for kids and families in need. "There's newborns being...

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Jim Woodall -- longtime district attorney for Orange and Chatham Counties. For nearly two decades, Woodall served in the position and his retirement at the end of 2022 marked the end of a career presiding...

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Kimberly Jones, an English teacher at Chapel Hill High School and 2022-23 Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Teacher of the Year, who has also been named the Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Central Teacher...

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Karen Shelton, long-time UNC Field Hockey coach who is retiring after yet another landmark season coaching Tar Heels to victory and another National Championship!...