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Sandra Blefko, OCS Family and Community Outreach Coordinator and Marlyn Valeiko, Language Access & Community Specialist for Orange County, spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Monday, October 12. They discussed “Empoderando: Conectando con Nuestra Cultura,” a community event coming up at Orange High School on Wednesday night from 6-8 p.m. They discussed what people ca...

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. October means Halloween and Halloween means candy, so this month’s installment of Paying It Forward focuses on dental health. Dentist Jasmine Dennis joins...

Aaron welcomes Laing and Alex Mavrogenis of the Orange County Rape Crisis Center, which is calling for community support as they deal with major cuts in federal funding. Those cuts are jeopardizing some of their programs, including their popular “Safe Touch” program that’s been teaching about consent in local schools for 40 years. Visit OCRCC.org for more on the Orange County Rap...

Trending today: filling in for Victor, Michael Koh complains about spam calls – specifically, AI-generated female voices that are deliberately designed to sound sultry and flirtatious. (Also: jobs that AI actually should take over, and baby girl names that make your kid sound like an old lady.) Want to know what folks are talking about on social media? Every weekday on 97.9 The Hill’s “This...

In today’s news: Orange County gets an audit on last year’s controversial property revaluation, with recommendations for reform. Also: Hillsborough’s town board will discuss the future of Churton Street; Gov. Josh Stein signs a bill temporarily suspending the state’s gas tax; and immigrant rights advocates sound the alarm after ICE arrests an Orange County teen. And in spor...

  Join Dr. Deborah Stroman on “If You Only Knew” for stimulating sports and society discussions with some of the biggest influencing forces in sports and sports business. From athletes to owners, “If You Only Knew” covers all the bases with informative and engaging content from endzone to endzone. This week Dr. Stroman is joined by Dwight Hollier, Senior Associate Athletic Director Student-At...

Steve Rao This Week: Steve Rao is a partner at State Federal Strategies , a government relations and lobbying firm, focused on assisting technology companies on their government sales strategies, and is also a Political Analyst on PBS Carolinas Statelines and Black Issues Forum , and hosts the Leaders and Legends Podcast on Radio Nyra , the Triangle’s largest growing South Asian Radio Statio...

The Carolina Football Hour on Franklin UNC Football Pre-Game Show is presented by Chapel Hill Tire, Now open Saturdays at their Crabtree and University Place Locations. 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell and Michael Koh host on Saturday, October 10, as UNC football is up north to face the No. 25 Pitt Panthers. Carolina’s loss to Notre Dame featured some competitive fight from the Tar Heels —...

97.9 The Hill’s Deborah Stroman and Brighton McConnell chat on Friday, October 9, about the ACC Tipoff event in Charlotte earlier in the week. Stroman shares her takeaways from attending it and chatting with ACC women’s basketball coaches and players, including themes of the conference losing some star power and being concerned of retaining its best players. She also details how the co...

97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news, including the latest on the Hedgepeth Murder Trial. We also hear from Chatham County Commissioner Franklin Gomez Flores as part of our Candidate Introduction series. In sports, we get a preview of UNC Football’s weekend road matchup with Pitt, and more. 97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news...

Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee spoke with 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell on Friday, October 9. They discussed the latest on the Bolin Creek Trail Plan, which was a major topic of conversation at this week’s meeting of the Carrboro Town Council. Also from the council meeting, more on a proposed curbside composting program from the town, and more. She also previewed upcoming ev...

Voice of the Tar Heels Jones Angell joins Aaron to preview Saturday’s Tar Heel football game at Pitt – as well as Friday’s preseason basketball exhibition, the earliest exhibition on the calendar in Carolina men’s basketball history. UNC football is riding a two-game losing streak and the Panthers will be yet another difficult opponent, but the Heels are also seeing noticea...

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...