97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell finishes out the week with your top local news stories of the afternoon on Friday, December 17. Orange County Health Department reports the county’s first positive COVID-19 case that is the newer omicron variant. The country is experiencing a blood shortage, leaving local American Red Cross officials asking for major help ahead of the holidays. A popular Carrboro restaurant is closed to dine-in customers due to a workers strike. Plus: UNC men’s basketball finds an opponent, UNC football lands a new center and a Chapel Hill man helps spread local love through quilting.
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