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In today’s news: Chapel Hill Town Council member Adam Searing announces a run for mayor; fire crews respond to a minor blaze at the Red Roof Inn on 15/501; a controlled detonation will rumble downtown Hillsborough on Friday; overnight closures will affect I-85 southbound for the next two weeks; state lawmakers move to block trans women from playing women’s sports; Hillsborough holds the line on taxes; Carrboro hires a new public works director; UNC hires a new chief innovation officer; a Carrboro resident will compete on “The Bachelorette”; a nonprofit uses horses to help people in the criminal justice system; Orange County Animal Services says they’re out of space for dogs; and a Tar Heel tennis star gets a major national honor.

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