Chapel Hill: State of the Community Report, Cookout Restaurant, and More

In today's news: more DNA evidence in the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial, and extremely high turnout on the first day of early voting.

Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, October, 15. She recapped her time with the Metro Mayor's Coalition in Asheville last week. She also recounted the most recent Chapel Hill Town Council Meeting which included an update on the Parks and Recreation Master Plan, and more. She also recognized Karen Michael, this year's recipient of the W. Cal Horton Service Award, and more.

Get-out-the-vote efforts are underway for the 2026 election - including a concert at the site Cat's Cradle is developing as a third venue.

Chapel Hill Police seeking a driver as part of an investigation into a car crash into a house in the Northside neighborhood overnight.

Chapel Hill recently voted to rezone a four-acre site to allow for both a new fire station and neighboring affordable housing community.

In today's news: the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial continues, and a local nonprofit cuts the ribbon on four affordable homes.

The Hill's Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news. In this edition of the news, we hear more on the results of a property tax revaluation audit from the Orange County Commissioners. We check the rest of the local government meeting schedule, learn of an overnight road closure on I-40, and more. In sports, UNC Football finally gets a signature win under head coach Bill Belichick, the new look men's basketball teams makes their exhibition debut, and more.

This week in local government: property valuation in Orange County, Chatham Park in Pittsboro, and Churton Street's future in Hillsborough.

The Hill's Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news, including the latest on the Hedgepeth Murder Trial. We also hear from Chatham County Commissioner Franklin Gomez Flores as part of our Candidate Introduction series. In sports, we get a preview of UNC Football's weekend road matchup with Pitt, and more.

Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, October 8, discussing town news and events. She joined on the telephone from Asheville, where she is participating in the Metro Mayors Conference. She also recapped this week's Chapel Hill Town Council meeting, which included approval of building a new fire station to replace Fire Station #4. She also discussed the affordable housing that would be a part of that project.