97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell welcomes listeners to the week with the top local news stories on Monday, August 5. A Hillsborough man shoots and kills another man in Durham over the weekend, with investigators looking for answers. The search committee for UNC’s next permanent chancellor meets with university trustees to present their top candidate list, setting up the final selection steps. The owner of Mediterranean Deli in Chapel Hill shares an update on a reopening timeline, and how last July’s fire helped bring his employees closer than ever before. In sports, UNC women’s basketball might head to the Bahamas this fall for a tournament, while Carolina field hockey head coach Erin Matson shares what her first true offseason has been. Plus: the Burdick family shares what it’s like cheering on their daughter and North Carolinian Cierra Burdick on Team USA’s 3-on-3 basketball team in Paris.
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