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‘Back to the Drawing Board’: UNC Rescinds New Policy on Recording Faculty Without Notice

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 2, 2026 | Higher Education, UNC

Here’s How to Listen to 97.9 The Hill WCHL’s Election Night Coverage

by Staff | Business, Election, Local Election Coverage

Mar. 3 is Primary Election Night across North Carolina, and 97.9 The Hill WCHL will have special programming covering the local results.

CHCCS Board of Education Discuss Criteria for Elementary School Closure Study, But Decision Still Unclear

by Emma Cooke | Pre-K - 12 Education

The CHCCS Board of Education recently met to continue its conversation on the future elementary school closures.

‘An Empty Fullness’: UNC’s Adam Versényi on Losing His Mother, and Reliving it on Stage

by Aaron Keck | Arts, UNC

UNC’s Adam Versényi joins Aaron to discuss his one-man show “An Empty Fullness,” about the experience of helping his mother die.

Local Government Meetings: March 2-6, 2026

by Aaron Keck | Local Government

This week in local government: budget talks for Durham and CHCCS, and another look at last year’s Orange County property revaluation.

UNC Paused Plans to Move the Dean Smith Center. Now What?

by Brighton McConnell | Feb 27, 2026 | Development, UNC, UNC Sports

UNC leaders plan on providing more context to any renewed discussions around the complexity of keeping the Dean Smith Center’s status quo.

Thousands Participate in CPR Training World Record Attempt, With Orange County Among Leaders

by Brighton McConnell | Feb 26, 2026 | Health, State

https://chapelboroaudio.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/2026/02%20-%20February/26/CPR%20Training%20Record...

UPDATE: Man Reported Missing to Chapel Hill Police Found After Short Search

by Michael Koh | Feb 25, 2026 | Safety

UPDATE: An OC Alerts message shared at 8:51 p.m. said Amit Desai was safely located. The Chapel...

Barnes & Noble Bookstore Coming to University Place in 2026

by Michael Koh | Feb 25, 2026 | Business

The bookstore Barnes & Noble will open at University Place in Chapel Hill later this year, the...

‘This is a Loud Voice’: Former UNC Trustee Discusses Push to ‘Renovate, Don’t Relocate’ Dean Smith Center

by Staff | Feb 25, 2026 | ACC, Basketball, Sports, UNC, UNC Sports

There are many contentious issues currently being discussed on the UNC campus. But perhaps none...

Funding Cuts Alter Chapel Hill’s Designs for Bike Lanes, Sidewalk on Estes Drive Extension

by Brighton McConnell | Feb 25, 2026 | Local Government

Chapel Hill said the design updates for bicycle lanes and sidewalks along Estes Drive Extension still achieve safety and connectivity goals.

Chatham County Resident Charged Following Seizure of Drugs in Briar Chapel, Gibsonville

by Brighton McConnell | Feb 24, 2026 | Crime

A Briar Chapel resident faces several felony drug charges following the search of his home earlier...

CHCCS Board of Education Approves Site Plans for Carrboro Elementary Replacement Project

by Emma Cooke | Feb 24, 2026 | Pre-K - 12 Education

Carrboro Elementary School is not in talks for which CHCCS elementary school will close, with plans to replace the existing building instead.

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‘Back to the Drawing Board’: UNC Rescinds New Policy on Recording Faculty Without Notice

Here’s How to Listen to 97.9 The Hill WCHL’s Election Night Coverage

CHCCS Board of Education Discuss Criteria for Elementary School Closure Study, But Decision Still Unclear

‘An Empty Fullness’: UNC’s Adam Versényi on Losing His Mother, and Reliving it on Stage

Local Government Meetings: March 2-6, 2026

UNC Paused Plans to Move the Dean Smith Center. Now What?

Thousands Participate in CPR Training World Record Attempt, With Orange County Among Leaders

UPDATE: Man Reported Missing to Chapel Hill Police Found After Short Search

Barnes & Noble Bookstore Coming to University Place in 2026

‘This is a Loud Voice’: Former UNC Trustee Discusses Push to ‘Renovate, Don’t Relocate’ Dean Smith Center

Chatham County Resident Charged Following Seizure of Drugs in Briar Chapel, Gibsonville

CHCCS Board of Education Approves Site Plans for Carrboro Elementary Replacement Project

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