In today’s news: Chapel Hill imposes a library-card fee for out-of-towners, in response to county-level funding cuts. Also: jury selection continues in the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial; a former Chapel Hill High School teacher pleads guilty to six felonies; and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools ask for feedback ahead of elementary-school redistricting. And in sports: UNC men’s basketball transfer Neo Avdalas gears up for his first season as a Tar Heel; several Carolina athletes earn individual honors; one UNC coach gets a promotion; Carolina men’s soccer gears up for West Florida; and the Carolina Hurricanes raise a banner – but take a loss.

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