Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Renee Price speaks with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Wednesday, December 1. Price shares thoughts on the news of Dr. Mandy Cohen leaving the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, as well as updates on the local response to COVID-19. Plus: a county homeowners assistance program is accepting applications and the northern part of Orange County is preparing for a holiday parade.

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