Photo Gallery: Chapel Hill Celebrates 101st Birthday of Euzelle Smith

Chapel Hill’s Northside Community is preparing a vehicle parade to celebrate the 101st birthday of one of its cornerstone members on Friday. Euzelle Smith — a longtime educator, activist and the namesake of Chapel Hill’s Smith Middle School — will be the benefactor of a drive-by birthday celebration planned by community members looking to celebrate […]

Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, February 12, discussing town news and events. She recapped the recent town council meeting, which included a presentation on the town's financial report, and an update in the Land Use Management Ordinance rewrite. She outlined some recent federal funding secured for some major projects for the town, and more.

The Orange County Health Department has reported that a person infected with measles recently visited a public place while contagious. According to the department, anyone who visited the Goodwill store at 1115 Weaver Dairy Road in Chapel Hill between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6 may have been exposed. Anyone who thinks […]

This week in local government: residents in Chatham County push back against Flock license-plate cameras and AI data centers.

A driver struck and injured a bicyclist on N.C. Highway 54 on Thursday evening. Police later cited them for a failure to reduce speed.

The Hill's Andrew Stuckey presents the evening news. Included in this edition of the news, a check of our local government meeting schedule, an update on a crime story from Chatham County. We also hear the story of Hoover the Cat, who somehow traveled from the coast to Orange County as a stray before being returned home. In sports, the UNC Women's Basketball team welcomes Clemson to Chapel Hill for a 6 p.m. tipoff, and more.

Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, February 5, discussing town news and events. She talked about the response and ongoing impacts of our recent rounds of winter weather. She also talked about the upcoming UNC vs. Duke basketball game which takes place in Chapel Hill on Saturday, February eighth. She discussed an upcoming OWASA closure to Rosemary Street, and more.

The UNC Visitors Center, located at 134 East Franklin Street in downtown Chapel Hill, was evacuated Wednesday afternoon due to a gas leak. The Chapel Hill Fire Department initially responded to a report of the leak at 2:54 p.m., then began evacuating the building upon its arrival. A spokesperson for Enbridge Gas, which provides natural […]

Chapel Hill recently passed amendments to its Land Use Management Ordinance that could make it easier to expand housing options in town.

The Hill's Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news. Included in this edition of the news we take stock of the aftermath of this weekend's snowfall, which sees the second consecutive day of remote learning for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. We also hear from District Attorney Jeff Neiman just after the conclusion of the Ross murder trial last week. We check the local government meeting schedule, and more. In Sports, UNC Men's Basketball moves up in the rankings after a dominant road win, and prepares for a home matchup against Syracuse tonight. The women's team travels to NC State, women's tennis gets two top-ten wins, and more.