Carrboro Mayor Damon Seils joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Wednesday, December 29, for his final appearance of 2021. He shares some town projects and initiatives he is most proud of from the last year, as well as the recent push for COVID-19 tests locally and nationally.
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