Hometown Heroes

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Dr. Erica Pettigrew, medical director for Orange County Health Department and physician with UNC Family Medicine also serving as medical director for occupational health. Pettigrew has been instrumental...

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is the Fitch Family! Founded in 1907, Fitch Lumber and Hardware has been part of the community across generations, and the current stewards of this local staple small business have done a lot of work to...

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Sandy Rasnake! From Northside Elementary, coach Sandy Rasnake has had a long career -- he's been at Northside since the school opened all the way up until his retirement last month. Rasnake has had a...

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Justin Simmons! Simmons' work with The Chamber For a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro across a decade, along with his work growing Love Chapel Hill -- a community organization dedicated to assisting community...

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is KJ Mack! KJ is a 12-year-old in Orange County who's been coming up with creative ways to raise serious funds for a good cause. From writing songs to books, Mack has been working hard to make a difference,...

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Ashley Rawlinson! Rawlinson is coordinator for Orange County's "Healthy Carolininans" program, an initiative designed to better serve public health at a community level, and has consistently gone above...