Hometown Heroes

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Otis Swinton! Swinton has been carrying mail and connecting citizens for decades, delivering promises, kindness, generosity and so much more over a long career. With his retirement coming soon, there's no...

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is CJ Suitt! Suitt, who was named Chapel Hill's first ever Poet Laureate in 2019, is wrapping up his time in that position this year. A Chapel Hill native and a life-long poet, CJ Suitt cofounded the...

  This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Margo MacIntyre! MacIntyre is the curator of the Coker Arboretum, who started her career as an intern for the North Carolina Botanical Garden and has since curated not only the lovely public...

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Joy Alvis! Alvis is an exceptional children's teacher at Pathways Elementary School in Hillsborough who was recently recognized as the 2021 Exceptional Children Teacher of Excellence in Orange County...

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Holly Reid! Holly Reid has been on the board of the Eno River Association for nearly three decades, and devoted countless hours of work to preserving one of North Carolina's noted natural wonders. She is...

  This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Fletcher Daniels! Coach Fletcher Daniels has coached football and basketball for over three decades and had a huge impact on the lives of plenty of players and families over the years. However, it...