97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news. In this edition of the news we hear about an unexplained boom and tremor in Hillsborough a little before noon on Thursday. We also hear a story on the early voting options in our community. The Carrboro Town Council votes to approve the “Creekside Option” for phase 3 and 4 of the Bolin Creek Greenway. In sports we hear from women’s basketball coach Courtney Banghart, and more.

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