97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news. In this edition of the news we hear a story on the EMPOWERment, INC’s PEACH apartment building. We also hear from Chapel Hill Town Council Member Paris Miller-Foushee on her support for diversifying the housing inventory in Chapel Hill through the Complete Communities Initiative. In sports, we hear from new UNC Softball coach Megan Smith Lyon on her career up to this point and her plans for the UNC program.

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