97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell substitutes for Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, February 28 to share the latest local news. McDougle Middle School leadership shares an alert on a student-staff interaction that led to some rumors about school safety on Monday. A pair of UNC student journalists win national qualification for the Hearst Journalism Awards, and one of their stories covers North Carolina’s first “safe parking site” for those experiencing homelessness. Chapel Hill’s town council continues discussing ways to update the town’s Land Use Management Ordinance — including how to approach shelters for the unhoused populations. The popular restaurant Mediterranean Deli shares an update…but not on its Chapel Hill location and instead on a new one opening this weekend. Plus: UNC baseball and softball pick up wins behind offensive eruptions and Carolina men’s basketball extends a special invite to some local children.
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