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  Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Friday, November 6, discussing town news and events. She discussed the latest on conversations about merging the Carrboro Police Department with Chapel Hill’s. She also previewed the upcoming town council meeting, recounted election night and the implications of some of those results, and more. Mayor Bar...

Voice of the Tar Heels Jones Angell joins Aaron to preview Carolina football’s game at UConn this Saturday. UNC has come oh-so-close to winning in each of the last two weeks; they’re favored to win this time, but the Huskies have a powerful offensive weapon in QB Kalieb Osborne. On the other hand, the Tar Heels have a potent offense of their own – including reigning ACC Quarterba...

Inspired by an unsolicited press release, Aaron asks: what’s a good date night idea that costs under ten dollars? As it turns out, both Aaron and Brad have similar ideas: Brad suggests a trip to the Nasher Art Museum at Duke, while Aaron recommends the Duke Gardens just up the road. (Park once and you can hit both while still coming in under budget! Who says Duke is expensive?) Are you looki...

Trending today: the meal-kit industry is in decline. Who knew that would turn out to be such a time-bound thing? (Come to think of it, how can we ever know when a popular thing is going to remain popular – and when we’re only ever going to look back on it in the context of “hey, remember 2017?”) Want to know what folks are talking about on social media? Every weekday on 97....

This Saturday, November 7, head to the historic Durham Athletic Park at noon for a free event called Alternative Baseball! It’s a baseball game on the classic field made famous in “Bull Durham,” featuring athletes with disabilities playing alongside local celebrities. Visit AlternativeBaseball.org to RSVP, get more information, and get involved yourself. Aaron welcomes Taylor Dun...

In today’s news: positive and negative headlines about Carolina football as they gear up for Saturday’s game at UConn. Also: the Triangle’s ongoing drought; a new tax administrator in Orange County; big games this weekend for Tar Heel men’s and women’s basketball; and a regular season-ending win for UNC women’s soccer. 97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are y...

Orange County Schools Chief Operations Officer Frederick Davis spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, November 5. He discussed the 2024 Bond, which funded capital needs including a new elementary school that is being planned near Mebane. He discussed the process that leads to the construction of the new school, the timeline for that construction, community feedback opportunit...

Haw River Assembly Executive Director Emily Sutton spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, November 5. She discussed the results of Tuesday’s midterm elections, and how that will affect the work of the Haw River Assembly. She distinguished between potential regulatory changes and legislative changes and how that could affect our rivers. She also recapped a recent press c...

Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, November 5, discussing town news and events. She talked about the results of Tuesday’s midterm elections, both nationally and the implications locally. She also talked about resident’s complaints about the volume of the public address system at Keenan Stadium. She previewed upcoming events incl...

Scott and Aaron focus more on the present this week, with a pivotal midterm election in the books. (This year’s election focused heavily on the economy, and Aaron observes that this is typically the case – not just in recent individual elections, but also in long-term hindsight and the way we judge historical leaders, empires, dynasties and eras.) Scott does eventually get into histori...

Trending today: Victor discovers that the Panama Canal auctions off the chance for ships to skip the line – and it’s selling for millions. Aaron (who actually sailed through the canal earlier this year) is surprised that Victor’s surprised: doesn’t he know that everything is a commodity in this capitalism-drenched world? (Also, Aaron tells Victor about a much more democrati...

In today’s news: the 2026 midterm brought huge wins for Democrats – and three new Orange County Commissioners. Also: county commissioners meet tonight to talk taxes, while the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board meets tonight to talk elementary redistricting and recent busing snafus; Tonya’s Cafe & Bake Shop opens a temporary pop-up after a recent fire; and state Democrats star...

97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck and the rest of the news team help bring live Election Night coverage on Tuesday, November 4, alongside Public Policy Polling’s Tom Jensen in-studio. Listen as the group followed the initial release of results from across the region, state and country, analyzing the trends, reporting from the campaign trail and speaking directly with winning candidates. For m...

Hillsborough Commissioner and Mayor Pro Tem Matt Hughe spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, November 4. He discussed outcomes of this week’s midterm election, which saw Democrats make sizable gains throughout North Carolina. He talked about the implications locally, for the state, and what to expect in the next several months. He also discussed Hillsborough news and...

  Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jean Hamilton spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, November 4, discussing county news and events. She recapped election results, and how they will impact Orange County. Included in that discussion is a welcome of the three new members of the board, the change in power in the statehouse, and the passage of three constitutional...

Acclaimed singer/songwriter Wyatt Easterling recently stopped by Live & Local, ahead of the release of his forthcoming album “A Love For All Time.” Visit WyattEasterling.com. Raised in Chapel Hill, Wyatt Easterling has enjoyed a decades-long career in music, including a 35-year stint as a songwriter in Nashville. He’s been back in the Triangle for a little more than a decade...

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 gradu...

Trending today is the realization that we haven’t heard any bad stories about the Texas power grid failing this year – because they actually did infrastructure work and shored it up. Aaron laments the fact that good government is so often boring, and therefore easy to ignore and neglect; Victor suggests looking to Minecraft as a way to spice it up. (Hey, that’s as good an idea as...

Welcome to “Paying it Forward,” a monthly interview series made possible by  Piedmont Health . In this series, we hear from the folks at Piedmont about the importance of community health centers – and why they chose a career in community health. This month, Aaron welcomes Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) dietitian Jodi Giancola – who’s a recent addition to Piedmont’s team, having joined in Septembe...

In today’s news: a massive shakeup in the 2026 midterm, as Democrats retake the U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and North Carolina State House. (Notable local outcomes: Richard Ojeda upsetting longtime GOP incumbent Richard Hudson in a U.S. House race in Chatham County; longtime Republican sheriff Terry Johnson losing his reelection bid in Alamance County; and multiple new members of the Orange Cou...

  Jupiter Ball Co-Chair Victoria Wildman and Morehead’s Assistant Director of Development Ellie Quinlan spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, November 3. They discussed the return of the Jupiter Ball on November 21, 2026 at The Morehead Planetarium and Science Center. They discussed the event’s history, purpose, and what makes it such a special night.  Find t...

97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news. Included in this edition of the news, we hear more on today’s midterm elections locally. We also hear how national trends may play out early in the evening from Public Policy Polling’s Tom Jensen. Pittsboro meets with Google Fiber representatives, while Chatham County learns more about new plans for an Enbridge natural g...

Chatham County Commissioner Karen Howard spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, November 3, discussing county news and events. She discussed the election and its implications for both Chatham County, and the state. She also recapped the most recent meeting of the Chatham County Board of Commissioners, talked about the latest with the Enbridge Pipeline, and more. Chatham County...

Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, November 3, discussing town news and events. He recounted the past weekend which saw Halloween celebrations line up with Last Fridays Art Walk, making for a busy and vibrant weekend in downtown Hillsborough. He also discussed today’s election, and the general mood in Hillsborough leading up to the closin...

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, education professor Matt Bernacki discusses UNC’s Center for Learning Analytics – and how...