Hometown Hero: John O’Grady
This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is John O'Grady. O'Grady is a Chapel Hill native, a sophomore at NC State, and a member of the Navy ROTC. This summer, he will be taking part in a cross country bike trip titled Journey for Hope. The bike...
Hometown Hero: Jason Johnson
This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Jason Johnson. Johnson is the principal of Orange High School in Hillsborough. He's been an educator for 27 years, including two stints at Orange High School. Johnson was recently named North Carolina's...
Hometown Hero: Nancy Zeman
This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Nancy Zeman. Zeman is the associate director for programs of the Chapel Hill Carrboro Public Schools Foundation and she is retiring this year after 3 decades of service for our schools. Zeman was already...
Hometown Hero: Hope Hynes Love
This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Hope Hynes Love. Hynes Love is the head of the drama department at East Chapel Hill High School. What makes her so special to her students is her ability to see them as people and meeting them where they...
Hometown Hero: Delores Bailey
This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Delores Bailey. People in our community know Delores Bailey, the executive director of EMPOWERment Inc., has fought to make our community a better place in many ways, including helping businesses get off...
Hometown Hero: Fowota Mortoo
This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Fowota Mortoo. Mortoo is a geography student at UNC who has dedicated herself to reviving parts of our history that have gone untold and unremembered. She's done that with an innovative visual project...
