97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell shares the latest local news headlines to finish the week on Friday, July 9. A severe thunderstorm sweeps through the region and leads to high water. A push from community members for UNC to honor James Cates Jr. is getting renewed calls. Plus: Hubert Davis lands his first five-star recruit for UNC men’s basketball and Mack Brown discusses how the football program is handling name, image and likeness changes.