Hillsborough: OCS Masking Policies + Long-Term Transit Plans

While Governor Roy Cooper is encouraging counties and school districts to lift their mask mandates, Orange County leaders are keeping their mandate in place for the time being. The Orange County Board of Education voted Monday to move to optional masking for all students 72 hours after the local mask mandate expires in Orange County.

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!

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 […]

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.

Some Hillsborough residents are petitioning for a town street name to be changed from honoring a state Supreme Court justice with ties to white supremacy. The namesake for Thomas Ruffin Street, which runs through a neighborhood off North Cameron Street, has many ties to the area. Ruffin practiced law in Hillsborough and served as a […]

Members of the clergy from around Orange County gathered with concerned congregants at the steps of the Orange County School office building near downtown Hillsborough during a Board of Education meeting on Monday night. They came here because of concerns over the state of Orange County schools, and whether Board of Education members are adequately […]

Paynter Law lead attorney Stuart Paynter and Firm Manager Ella Feathers spoke with 97.9 the Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, July 16.  They discussed ongoing events they are participating in this Summer including Cars, Coffee, and Counsel in Morrisville and Greensboro, and Last Friday Art Walks in Hillsborough.  They also discussed the importance of road safety awareness in the Summertime and around the holidays, and the upcoming River Park Concert happening in Hillsborough in October.

Yonder Southern Cocktails and Brew Bar Manager Paige McNeal spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, July 16. They discussed upcoming events at Yonder, which includes the quarterly literary event "Noir at the Bar." They also discussed a tropical drinks and tropical terrariums workshop led by 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey coming up on Sunday, July 19, and more.

The Town of Hillsborough responded to a discharge of untreated sewage into an unnamed creek Monday morning. The spill, which the town estimated at 38,400 gallons, is believed to have begun Saturday and has since been stopped. According to a town release, the spill began due to a fence post stuck in an eight-inch sewer […]

Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, July 14, discussing town news and events. He discussed the summer heat, and detailed resources available in Hillsborough for folks who need relief on particularly hot days. He also talked about the state budget and the potential for getting Chantal Recovery funds from that budget. He shared details on a large sewage spill from over the weekend, and more.