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Next Friday, October 16, Aaron’s organizing a concert at Yonder in Hillsborough to raise money for the SKJAJA Fund! (The Rattletraps and Jesse James DeConto of The Pinkerton Raid will be performing.) So – what’s a romantic evening in Hillsborough that can include that great show for a great cause? Click here for information on next Friday’s show. Are you looking for romanti...

Trending today: a big decline (unsurprisingly) in the usage of physical checks – though the average check today is bigger than you’d think. Aaron and Victor speculate on why a typical check is now for about $2,600 – and where those checks might come from in the first place. (Also, Victor wonders what life would be like if he never ever used a credit card.) Want to know what folks...

This Monday, October 12, head to the Chapel Hill Public Library from 6-8 p.m. for a panel discussion about Frederick Douglass. Michelle Cotton Laws will lead a conversation about Douglass’ landmark 1865 speech “What the Black Man Wants,” where he forcefully called for the right to vote – pushing back against civil-rights advocates who were ready to declare victory and end t...

In today’s news: the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial continues, and UNC football gears up to face no. 25 Pitt. Also: Gov. Josh Stein prepares to take action on a bill suspending the state’s gas tax; North Carolina health officials report the first flu death of the season; Pittsboro issues a stop-work order to Google Fiber over concerns about whether their contractors are complying with re...

  Executive Director of the Haw River Assembly and the Keeper of the Haw Emily Sutton spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, October 8. She discussed some recent developments around sludge fields in Graham that have drastically compromised some residents’ drinking water, and the challenges around addressing that pollution and its impacts. She also discussed a prope...

Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, October 8, discussing town news and events. She joined on the telephone from Asheville, where she is participating in the Metro Mayors Conference. She also recapped this week’s Chapel Hill Town Council meeting, which included approval of building a new fire station to replace Fire Station #4. She als...

This week, Scott and Aaron remember North Carolina’s James Iredell, a pivotal figure in the American Founding era. Also: the battle of Kings Mountain marks a turning point in the Revolutionary War, and a nineteenth-century North Carolina hero overcomes a lifetime of slavery and racism to become a lifesaver on the Outer Banks. (Also, Aaron reflects on how ‘the good old days’ were...

Trending today: the longterm decline in sales of physical video game disks and cartridges, which peaked in 2009 as everything went digital. (Though Aaron thinks the larger issue isn’t physical-versus-digital, but the fact that digital “purchases” are increasingly temporary, subject to some corporation’s based-on-a-whim decision to stop providing access to it. We want digita...

This week, Kelly and Aaron are joined by Mebane development director Ashley Ownbey to discuss the process of updating the city’s Cameron Lane Thoroughfare Plan, with new guidance for transit infrastructure and development (and a possible expansion of the road itself). Also, Kelly promotes several upcoming events – including this Friday’s Gilmore Girls-themed night market and the...

In today’s news: yesterday was day one of the trial of Miguel Salguero-Olivares for the 2012 murder of Faith Hedgepeth. Also: the General Assembly votes to suspend the state’s gas tax; McDougle Elementary students get into a bus accident; UNC touts another Nobel Prize connection; and Al’s Burger Shack plans a new location in Hillsborough. And in sports: new UNC basketball coach M...

97.9 The Hill and Chapelboro.com Sports Reporter Michael Koh spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, October 7. He discussed UNC at the ACC Tipoff in Charlotte. Head Coach Michael Malone was joined by players Jarin Stephenson and Neo Avadalas for media availability. Michael shared key takeaways from the Malone and the players, including why these particular players were chose...

97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey presents the evening news. Included in this edition of the news, we get an update on the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial, which concluded jury selection and had opening statements today. We hear a story on a project to increase vegetation on the Lower Booker Creek Trail. We hear a candidate introduction from Orange County Commissioner Candidate Beth Bronson, and m...

Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jean Hamilton spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, October 7. She discussed the finding’s of a consultant’s analysis of the count’s most recent property revaluation. She talked about findings that weren’t best practice, some of the moves going forward to ensure equity in future revaluation, and more. Photo vi...

This week, Aaron welcomes Adam O’Fallon Price – who’s a musician with Triangle mainstay The Mayflies USA, but also an acclaimed author who’s just released a new collection of short stories called “Objects of Desire.” Price’s stories follow troubled characters as they reach pivotal crossroads in their lives – often finding themselves compelled to take...

Trending today: China’s planting greenery to halt the expansion of deserts, and it’s having some measurable success. (That success is coming after some early trial-and-error, and Victor thinks that’s a key lesson too: we should be willing to make mistakes and learn from them.) Also, Aaron’s brain develops an odd analogy. Want to know what folks are talking about on social m...

Carolina undergrads officially have a new curriculum option: UNC has just launched a new minor focused on AI, with classes examining not only how it works and how to use it, but also when and whether to use it – as well as how to control it. Click here for more on the new minor, and visit AI.UNC.edu for more on artificial intelligence at UNC. Aaron discussed the new minor with Rei Sanchez-Ar...

In today’s news: local nonprofits team up to transform Chapel Hill’s Lower Booker Creek Trail. Also: Orange County receives an audit of last year’s contentious property revaluation; Chapel Hill considers approving a new fire station; UNC changes its policy on Flock cameras; the jury selection process nears its conclusion for the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial; and we continue our C...

97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck and Andrew Stuckey spoke with local musician Jesse Fox on Tuesday, October 6. They discussed an upcoming concert at Cat’s Cradle Back Room, 97.9 The Hill WCHL Presents Tabitha Meeks and Jesse Fox . They discussed the last the last three Top 97 Countdowns for the station, which had Jesse Fox at the top of the first two countdown, and Tabitha Meeks nabbing the...

97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey presents the evening news. Included this edition of the news, we hear the latest update on jury selection in the Hedgepeth murder trial. We also hear from Orange County Commissioner candidate Rani Dasi. We check in on the local government meeting schedule, and more. In sports, UNC Women’s Basketball Head Coach Courtney Banghart talks about this year&#8217...

Chatham County Commissioner Karen Howard spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, October 6, discussing county news and events. She recapped this week’s commissioner’s meetings, including discussion of hiring a new county attorney, how to handle abandoned cemeteries in the county, and more. Chatham County Commissioner Karen Howard Each week, News on The Hill engages...

Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, October 6, discussing town news and events. He recapped the recent Chamber visit to Charlottesville for the InterCity Visit. He also updated a recent installation of a new boat launch at King’s Highway Park, marking another upgrade after damage from last summer’s Tropical Storm Chantal. He discusse...

Musician Kenny Wayne Shepherd spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, October 6. He discussed his upcoming concert on Wednesday, where he will perform his debut 1995 album Ledbetter Heights in it’s entirety, as well as a collection of songs spanning the rest of his catalogue. He discussed his career and legacy, as well as the current tour and what makes it special. He dis...

This week, a man named Jeff Molby is in the Triangle to complete a monumental achievement: a 23,000-mile cross-country bike ride to raise awareness of the need for volunteer drivers to get cancer patients to and from their chemo treatments. For the last three years, he’s been on his bicycle tracing the giant word HELP from coast to coast – and sometime around 2 p.m. this Saturday, Octo...

Welcome to “Tell Me Something,” a weekly feature that invites local scholars to share a single interesting, insightful, or cool thing they’ve learned in their careers that most people don’t know, which can help us better understand our world or give us new perspectives on common issues. This week, Aaron welcomes UNC biologist Eric Riddell to discuss the extreme biodiversity of North Carolina&#8217...

Trending today: a decline in (the exponential growth of) Labubu sales. Why are companies always surprised when fads subside? Also: a woman unsuccessfully sues Kenny Chesney for not sufficiently protecting her from a Kenny Chesney-impersonating scam artist. Want to know what folks are talking about on social media? Every weekday on 97.9 The Hill’s “This Morning with Aaron Keck,” Victor Lewis scours...