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Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, December 16, discussing town news and events. He discussed the ongoing saga around BRIC funding for local communities, including Hillsborough. He also talked about some recent holiday events, the upcoming Solstice Lantern Walk, and more.

Conversations With the Mayors is an ongoing series on “News on the Hill” where host Andrew Stuckey visits with the local government leaders who help shape our communities in Chapel Hill and the surrounding area. Each Tuesday he visits with Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell; Wednesdays feature a conversation with Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford; Thursdays feature Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson, and Fridays include a conversation with Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee. You can listen to previous “Conversations With the Mayors” here.

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Trending today: filling in for Victor, Michael Koh breaks down the wackiest bowl game names of the year. (How about the Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl of Beans? The Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl? The StaffDNA Cure Bowl? Everybody’s got their favorites.)

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 the Internet for the day’s top trending stories, from weird news to wacky crimes to odd business ventures and everything in between. Click here to listen back to all our past What’s Trending segments – and tune in to “This Morning” on 97.9 The Hill every weekday at 7:45 to hear What’s Trending live on the air.

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Aaron welcomes Delesha Carpenter of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy to discuss a new initiative that could save many lives. “Naloxone Near Me” is an online dashboard that scores each of North Carolina’s 100 counties based on the availability of naloxone to help combat opioid overdoses; it also provides information about where you can find naloxone in your community.

Visit NaloxoneNearMe.org to view the dashboard and learn more.

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck chats with government officials, UNC scholars, business and nonprofit leaders, area musicians, and others in our community as they share their thoughts, their experience, and their expertise on the central issues of today. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s conversations – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” at 7:30 a.m. on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live.

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In today’s news: the Carrboro Cardboard War takes over Town Commons, and UNC men’s basketball returns to the Smith Center. Also: a drop in Durham’s crime rate; a new candidate for Orange County School Board; a struggle for local hunger-relief organizations over recent SNAP cuts; a drop in the rankings for Tar Heel women’s basketball; and another Carolina football player in the transfer portal.

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck recaps the day’s news, from local government to business developments to UNC sports. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s daily news reports, which you can hear live during “This Morning with Aaron Keck” every weekday from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m.

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David Glenn of the North Carolina Sports Network spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Monday, December 16. They discussed the latest in UNC men’s basketball, after their tune-up win against USC Upstate and prior to their tune-up against East Tennessee State. He also recapped how the other teams in the ACC are doing so far this season, and who seems to be the top teams in the conference. He also talked about how the Tar Heels have found defensive success this year, what to expect when Seth Trimble returns, and more.

On Air Today features interviews and conversations with the latest newsmakers in our community — including local elected leaders, educators, business owners, and anyone else with their finger on the pulse of the greater Chapel Hill community.

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97.9 The Hill and Chapelboro.com Social Media Manager Henry Taylor spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Monday, December 15. He discussed the latest on Chapelboro social media, including last week’s Forum on The Hill. He also talked about what’s gaining attention on social media at large, including the latest in the “Knives Out” series, and more. He also talked about an upcoming terrarium video they plan on filming, and more.

On Air Today features interviews and conversations with the latest newsmakers in our community — including local elected leaders, educators, business owners, and anyone else with their finger on the pulse of the greater Chapel Hill community.

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Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam is challenging incumbent U.S. House Rep. Valerie Foushee in the 2026 Democratic primary. That’s a rematch of a primary in 2022, which Foushee won by nine points – but Tom says Allam may have the edge this time around, because Democratic voters are now more likely to want an outspoken progressive. (Specifically it’s younger Democratic voters who are leaning that way: so Tom says Allam will likely win the youth vote while Foushee wins the senior vote, and it may all come down to who turns out on primary day. Will UNC voters make the final difference in the end?)

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck chats with government officials, UNC scholars, business and nonprofit leaders, area musicians, and others in our community as they share their thoughts, their experience, and their expertise on the central issues of today. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s conversations – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” at 7:30 a.m. on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live.

Every other Monday, Aaron is joined at 8:30 a.m. by Tom Jensen, the director of Public Policy Polling, for a longstanding regular segment called “What We’re Thinking,” looking at recent survey numbers and discussing what they tell us about American public opinion – election-related and otherwise.

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Trending today: Victor and Aaron discuss Q104.3’s annual ranking of the top 1043 classic rock songs of all time. Specifically, the songs from the 2000s that made the list – and the ones that didn’t. (No Seven Nation Army? Come on, guys, you’re slipping here.)

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 the Internet for the day’s top trending stories, from weird news to wacky crimes to odd business ventures and everything in between. Click here to listen back to all our past What’s Trending segments – and tune in to “This Morning” on 97.9 The Hill every weekday at 7:45 to hear What’s Trending live on the air.

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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 pediatrician Lauren Krenek. Originally from Houston, she arrived in North Carolina just six months ago – but she has a long background in health care.

“Both my mom and stepdad are family medicine physicians,” she says. “Growing up, I really loved hearing their stories of having long-term relationships with their patients, and that’s what got me into a career in primary care – but once I started doing my training, I was really drawn to working with little kids.”

Today, you can find Dr. Krenek working at Piedmont’s Chapel Hill Community Health Center.

“Part of what I really like about pediatrics is the focus on prevention,” she says. “If you can intervene early and get kids on the right pathway, they can be successful in school (and) they can be healthy in their adult life. It’s (about) focusing on preventing problems rather than trying to respond after things have happened.”

Those prevention efforts include vaccines, which remain safe, effective and important for pediatric health. Of course they can also create apprehension among young patients who naturally don’t like shots – so Krenek says building trust is also a critical part of the job.

“Kids are much smarter than we sometimes give them credit for, and they can definitely build a memory of negative experiences at the doctor’s office – so I think it helps to just be honest,” she says. “Rather than saying ‘this doesn’t hurt,’ say ‘this is really important for you and it’s going to protect you even though it may hurt a little bit temporarily.’ And it’s just important to walk through everything that you’re going to be doing – that’s good advice for any patient, to teach them instead of just prescribing things.”

As for the job itself, Krenek says she’s excited to be working at Piedmont Health Services – not just because it enables more people to have access to high-quality health care, but also because it’s a one-stop shop for all kinds of care at once.

“Piedmont is a place where patients can have all of their needs met…(and) I like that whole team-based approach,” she says. “It’s easy for patients to access their mental health services (and) their nutrition services while they’re in the office with me.”

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck chats with government officials, UNC scholars, business and nonprofit leaders, area musicians, and others in our community as they share their thoughts, their experience, and their expertise on the central issues of today. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s conversations – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” at 7:30 a.m. on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live.

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In today’s news: recaps of Tar Heel basketball, and a UNC professor’s inventive way to get students excited about poetry. Also: construction and road closures on campus; a UNC law professor’s comments on immigration enforcement; a search for a suspect in a string of August vehicle thefts; an agreement between UNC Health and Cigna; an upset win for Tar Heel wrestling; and roster moves for UNC football, both on the field and on the sidelines.

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck recaps the day’s news, from local government to business developments to UNC sports. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s daily news reports, which you can hear live during “This Morning with Aaron Keck” every weekday from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m.

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