Managing Editor Dale Edwards joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell to talk about some recent stories shared in the News of Orange County newspaper. He details the election coverage in Hillsborough, as well as some news regarding the paper’s home in the town and expanded sports coverage.
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A fire started by a sparking transformer along South Churton Street in Hillsborough led to a brief blaze and hundreds of Duke Energy customers without power on Sunday afternoon. Videos credited to Sherry Hensley and shared by The News of Orange on social media showed sparks from a utility pole falling and setting the nearby […]
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