Hillsborough Mayor Jenn Weaver spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, December 6th.  She discussed the recent parade and holiday activities in Hillsborough, her thoughts on the Moore County power outage attack, and more.

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