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 desegregation in the country. We’re trying to bring in as many people together who participated in this big move we made.” – Thomas Watson
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Do you know someone who goes above and beyond the call of duty without expecting anything for themselves in return? The 97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com Hometown Hero Award honors awesome local people that all too often fly under the radar and go unrecognized for their incredible talents and contributions. We are looking for people who are serious about making change and working collaboratively to make our local area a better place to live. A new Hometown Hero is selected each week.
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This week’s Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Orange County Commissioner Renee Price, who was recently named the North Carolina County Commissioner of the Year. The award was bestowed by the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners during their virtual annual conference. Price recently spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck about the honor, as […]
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This is Tourism: Free Spirit Freedom
Free Spirit Freedom is a cultural arts initiative begun in 2012 that works to explore the diversity and rich heritage of our community, with extra attention and respect for African and Native American populations. With a firm goal of promoting cross-cultural memory that is as deep as the roots of Orange County itself, Free Spirit […]
Hometown Hero: Meredith Richard
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 […]
Hometown Hero: Jennifer Ashley
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