Hometown Heroes: Natalie Knox

A new affordable housing community, named in honor of a Chapel Hill community leader, broke ground in Orange County last week.

This week’s Hometown Hero is Meredith Richard, the executive director of Musical Empowerment at UNC. One of Carolina’s student organizations, Musical Empowerment serves children in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school district who do not otherwise have access to music lessons. “We pair college student volunteers with children from under-served communities for free one-on-one music lessons. We […]

This week’s Hometown Hero is Jennifer Ashley, the executive director of A Helping Hand. This non-profit companion care provider has been committed to assisting seniors and individuals with disabilities maintain self-sufficiency, quality of life, and the highest level of independence since 1995. “Basically what we do is we go into the home of older adults […]

Chapel Hill-based charitable foundation Strowd Roses, Inc. has granted $4,000 to Durham Tech Community College to support English as a Second Language, or ESL, courses in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. The funding will go toward purchasing school supplies and books for students in need, along with instructional materials, according to a release. “We are honored […]

This week's Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Jim Potts! Jim is the chairman of the 30th Annual Carolina Blood Drive.

This week’s Hometown Heroes, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, are Renee Price and Thomas Watson, the founders of Free Spirit Freedom! “It’s the 50th anniversary of the closing of the historical Central High School in Hillsborough, which was all black. We’re celebrating that because this is their landmark and also because this is 50 years of […]

This week's 97.9 The Hill WCHL Hometown Heroes, presented by Performance AutoMall, are David Caldwell and Jeffrey Thompson! Caldwell is a Major with the Orange County Sheriff's Office, while Thompson is director of asset management services for Orange County.

This week’s WCHL Hometown Hero is Natalie Knox, the gallery manager at the FRANK Gallery. Through her work at the gallery, she supports the local art scene and encourages local artists.