In today’s news: former Chatham County sheriff Mike Roberson steps into a new role as a Chatham County Commissioner. Also: a proposed gas pipeline in Chatham County; the latest in the runup to a trial in the Faith Hedgepeth murder case; a legal settlement with a drug manufacturer over price collusion; an updated opening date for Barnes & Noble in University Place; and more from the organizers of the push to keep UNC men’s basketball playing in the Smith Center. And in sports: three Tar Heels earn Patterson Medals for career achievement, one Carolina football star gets a preseason national honor; and UNC women’s soccer gets set to hit the field for tonight’s preseason exhibition against South Carolina – the first action on the UNC fall sports calendar.
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