97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell substitutes for Andrew Stuckey on Monday, March 4, to bring the top local news stories to start off the week. The McDougle Middle School community experiences an unusual Monday, as more than a dozen staff call out over how school safety was handled last week. Orange County investigators continue to search for two suspects after a resident was fatally shot during a home invasion overnight on Sunday. Early voting wraps up in North Carolina, with Orange County reporting its latest early voting numbers in several years. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visits North Carolina and announces $32 million new federal funding to support small businesses. The latest class of the NC Media & Journalism Hall of Fame is announced, with a late Tar Heel great among its honorees. Plus: UNC men’s basketball rises in the AP Poll after wins, Carolina women’s basketball beats Duke on Senior Day, and many other Tar Heel programs pick up wins over a busy weekend.

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