97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell shares the latest updates from around Orange and Chatham County on Friday, May 7, including details on Chapel Hill’s power outage. Also: restaurants are struggling to find new employees, while current workers are feeling burnt out. UNC releases how many referrals for community standard violations it had during the spring semester. And Tar Heel field hockey is national championship-bound, while other programs pick up big wins in their respective tournaments!

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