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The Morning News: NC Central Shooting, Accessibility in Chapel Hill, UNC Baseball
In today’s news: an update on Tuesday’s NC Central campus shooting, and a push for accessibility in Chapel Hill.
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Community Member Calls for Path Accessibility Updates in Chapel Hill
“Accessibility is unfortunately one of those things that we don’t think about until we’re forced to,” Moore said, “and life can change on a dime, and you can go from able-bodied to not able-bodied in a heartbeat and everything changes. And you are forced to figure out how to live within those confines and how to adapt to this repeated shut out of the places you’ve always been, of the places you’ve always gone that you just can’t go anymore.”
‘Significant’ Power Outage Affects UNC Campus Wednesday Evening
At 6:39 p.m. on Wednesday evening, UNC Information Technology Services reported a "significant" power outage affecting many parts of the school's campus. The outage was determined to be due to an issue at the substation on West Cameron Avenue, near the intersection...
On Air Today: NC House Minority Leader Rep. Robert Reives
North Carolina House Minority Leader and District 54 Representative Robert Reives spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, April 3. He discussed conversations he’s having with local municipalities about their legislative priorities for the upcoming short session. He also talked about areas that may have potential for bi-partisan action. He discussed the state of the 2024 campaign, talked about where the state’s money goes in mobile sports betting revenue, and more.
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The 5:00 News – Opioids on Campus, Pittsboro Gets More Land, Hubert Starts a New Roster
97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news. Included in this edition of the news, we hear a UNC Media Hub Story on the opioid epidemic on campus. We also hear about Pittsboro getting more land from Chatham County, a lockdown at NC Central in Durham, and more. In sports, Hubert Davis conducts exit interviews and begins to build next year’s roster, Vince Carter gets the call to the Hall of Fame, and more.
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Orange County: School Bond Referendum, Staff Benefits, 10 Year Capital Plan
Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, April 3. She discussed the business from active county commissioners meeting on Tuesday night. Included in that discussion is a vote on a school bond referendum for November’s ballot. They also heard recommendations for staff benefits including health insurance. They heard a presentation from County Manager Bonnie Hammersley on the 10 year capital plan. She also previewed upcoming events in the Orange County community, and more.
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Weekend Around The Hill: April 5 – April 7
Check out the events happening around our community this weekend! Submit your own event to the Chapelboro Local Events Calendar here.Friday, April 5 8:00 a.m. If you’re a photographer, the Department of Environment, Agriculture, and Parks are holding a photography...
Holding Court: NC State Joins March Madness’ Best Cinderella Stories
They are the only head coaches who have taken an Atlantic Coast Conference team seeded #8 or lower all the way to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.
Exploring Your Creative Genius: Creative Work Is Hard Work
In our last episode of ‘Exploring your Creative Genius’ I interviewed the short story writer, Ken Wetherington. There are two ideas I want to highlight for you.
Officials Have a Plan to End Years of Monkey Mayhem in a Central Thai City
Thai wildlife officials laid out a plan on Wednesday to bring peace to a central Thai city after at least a decade of human-monkey conflict.
