97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey fills in for Aaron Keck with the morning news. In this edition of the news we hear more on a student who refurbished a greenhouse at Chapel Hill High School. The local government meeting schedule shows the Orange County Commissioners meeting tonight at 7 at the Southern Human Services Center. In sports, we hear from newly named starting quarterback Billy Edwards, and more.

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