Hillsborough Mayor Jenn Weaver joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell and shares more about Orange County’s incoming indoor mask mandate on Tuesday, August 10. She details why this step is being taken now amid a renewed spread of COVID-19. Plus: the Town of Hillsborough renames a community center after a local leader.
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Hillsborough: Mask Mandate, Last Fridays and Gingerbread Houses
Hillsborough Mayor Jenn Weaver speaks with 97.9 The Hill's Brighton McConnell on Tuesday, November 23. She details the latest update from county leaders on continuing the indoor mask mandate through the end of the year. Plus: details on a cancelled Board of Commissioners meeting, the final Last Fridays of the year and several holiday events happening around the community!
Orange County Schools Becomes Latest District to Pass Universal Masking for Fall
The Orange County Schools district will require universal masking for all students, staff and visitors this fall. As unanimously approved by the district’s Board of Education on Monday, the requirement for face coverings will be for both indoors and outdoors at Orange County Schools amid the ongoing spread of COVID-19’s delta variant. The mask policy […]
Orange County: A New Mask Mandate
Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Renee Price joins 97.9 The Hill's Brighton McConnell to discuss the new indoor mask mandate for all public spaces in the county.
Orange, Chatham Counties Announce Indoor Mask Mandates Amid Renewed COVID Spread
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article failed to state Chatham County’s mask mandate will be strictly for indoor county facilities instead of for all indoor public spaces. The post has since been updated. The Orange County government have announced a new, indoor mask mandate that will go into effect Wednesday, August 11 at […]
Orange County Government Reinstates Mask Mandate in Facilities; Employees to Share Vaccination Status
With new COVID-19 infections on the rise locally and statewide, the Orange County government announced a shift back to requiring masks in its facilities. Effective Thursday, all visitors and employees in county government buildings must wear face coverings to prevent the spread of COVID-19, regardless of one’s vaccination status. Additionally, the Orange County government is […]
Garbage Collection, Local Transit and More: How Memorial Day Will Impact Local Services
The observation of Memorial Day Monday, May 25 will affect local government services around the Orange County community. Here’s what residents can expect: Town of Chapel Hill Memorial Day is an official town holiday. Most town and other administrative offices will be closed. Residential trash will not be collected on Monday, with the make-up day […]
Orange County Reports Rabies Incident Involving Raccoon in Hillsborough
Orange County Animal Services has confirmed a positive rabies test from an incident involving a raccoon last week. OCAS says it received a report about a dog having an altercation with an aggressive raccoon near Cates Hickory Hill Lane – southwest of downtown Hillsborough – on April 24. Animal Control responded and retrieved the raccoon […]
Orange County Sheriff: Paula Floyd Murder Suspect in Local Custody After Extradition to N.C.
UPDATE: The Orange County Sheriff's Office shared an alert on the morning of Apr. 10 saying Matthew Vukmer was now in its office's custody.
Orange County Sheriff: Suspect Captured in Stabbing Death of Hillsborough Woman
Orange County Sheriff’s Office says it has taken 53-year-old Matthew Jared Vukmer into custody. Vukmer is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of 54-year-old Paula Floyd at Vukmer’s Hillsborough home Friday morning. The sheriff’s office says an investigator working with the U.S. Marshals Carolina Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Capital Area […]
Wild Vehicle Pursuit Leaves 2 Orange County Sheriff's Cars Damaged, 2 Charged for Drug Possession
A cross-county vehicle pursuit on Wednesday resulted in two Durham residents facing several felony changes, as well as a pair of damaged Orange County Sheriff's vehicles and Alamance County properties.
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