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Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, August 27. She discussed some recent economic development awards won by the town. She also talked about the first week of school playing out in our community. She previewed some upcoming events in the community, including an upcoming meeting next week of G20 leaders at the Carolina Inn, and more.Mayor Jess...

Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jean Hamilton speaks with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, August 26. She recaps Tuesday night’s board meeting — the first of the month — which featured swearing in a new member, Rani Dasi. She also details the board’s approval of a new bidding system for unsolicited sales of county-owned land, shares her thoughts on Jamezetta Bedford’s recent...

Rita Van Duinen — the branch manager of Pittsboro’s Chatham Community Library — joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Wednesday, August 26. Van Duinen recently finished an NC LEAF fellowship, which trains librarians to navigate statewide tools and databases that are helpful to entrepreneurs. She details what the fellowship was like and the ways it can help small business owners in the...

97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell guest hosts and details the latest local news stories on Wednesday, August 26. Rani Dasi officially joins the Board of Orange County Commissioners and immediately has some of her first votes. Chapel Hill hosted the celebration of life service for the late Jamezetta Bedford, which featured emotional stories and the awarding of a key to the city....

Theodore Nollert — the director of policy for Carolina Forward and a Chapel Hill Town Council member — joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Wednesday, August 26. North Carolina passed its first comprehensive state budget bill in three years earlier this summer…and that means the legislature is working on its first budget corrections bills in three years. Nollert culled through the items in...

Chapel Hill Poet Laureate Donovan Livingston and Community Arts & Culture Marketing & Communications Coordinator Darien Cropper spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, August 26. They discussed the role of Chapel Hill Poet Laureate, which now has open applications as Livingston’s term will soon be concluding. They discussed the application process, requirements, and...

Welcome to Talking Culture! In this weekly interview series from 97.9 The Hill WCHL, you’ll hear from writers, performers, musicians and individuals involved in advancing and promoting cultural arts in our community.Talking Culture is proudly sponsored by Duke Graduate Liberal Studies; a 30-hour, self-designed liberal arts master’s program at Duke University, offering an interdisciplinary...

Trending today: Michael Koh and Andrew Stuckey fill in for Victor and Aaron. Michael talks of “Open Tryouts” for the Greensboro G-League team, leading to speculation about who will show up to try to make the team. They also discuss what skill set is most elite at basketball for Michael, and more.Want to know what folks are talking about on social media? Every weekday on 97.9 The Hill’s “This...

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 upcoming elementary school redistricting in Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools. We also hear highlights and reflections from the memorial service for Jamezetta Bedford, which took place this past weekend. In sports we hear from TCU head coach Sonny Dykes on how to prepare for...

97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell substitutes and shares the latest local news stories on Tuesday, August 25. The Orange and Durham County sheriff’s offices each share updates about local high schools that went into secure mode for different incidents on Tuesday: one for a weapon on campus, and another for an assault on staff members. The Orange County Board of Commissioners prepare...