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Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, June 30, discussing town news and events. The conversation focused on a deep dive into the upcoming 'Together We are America" festival at River Park in downtown Hillsborough on July 4. The celebration will include live music, crafts, living history demonstrations, family activities, and more from 10am to 9:30pm. 

The celebration of Independence Day on Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4 will affect several local government services in and around Orange County. Here’s a look at what typical services will and won’t be happening during the weekend: Town of Chapel Hill All Chapel Hill administrative offices will be closed Friday, July 3, […]

A variety of July 4 festivities are set to take place across Orange County. Here's how local governments are celebrating.

Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, June 23, discussing town news and events. He recapped the recent meeting of the Hillsborough Board of Commissioners, which revisited the data center moratorium, and more. He also continued to look ahead to the town's July 4th celebration, discussed reservoir capacity, and more.

This week in local government, Durham County and Hillsborough consider extending their existing moratoriums on AI data centers.

Across the country on Friday, Black Americans and communities will celebrate Juneteenth — the national recognition of when the final slaves were freed in the 19th century and of African-American culture. As a holiday, government services around the Orange County community will be affected on June 19 and the surrounding days. Here’s what residents can […]

Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, June 9th, discussing town news and events. He talked about he passage of the town's budget, which ultimately did not include a tax increase, instead pulling from the town's fund balance. He discussed the process that lead to the decision, and more. He also previewed several plans the town is making for this summer's "America 250" celebration, and more.

This year's local Juneteenth events are set to take place across various weekends. Here’s how Orange County’s governments are celebrating.

This week in local government: final budget votes in Hillsborough, Pittsboro, Chapel Hill, and Durham County.

Tough budget decisions are looming in Carrboro and Hillsborough, where officials have to choose between higher taxes and major cuts.