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In today's news: UNC trustees narrowly approve a tuition increase, and Carolina women's basketball takes a loss to No. 3 UCLA.

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Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, November 13, discussing town news and events. She discussed the highlights from the Chapel Hill Town Council meeting from earlier in the week, including an update to the town's formal petition process. She also talked about the Gap in SNAP funding and the ways in which the community came together to fill those gaps. She also previewed upcoming events and more.

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This week, Scott and Aaron remember a pioneering woman aviator, the invention of the grocery cart, and the largest iceberg ever spotted.

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Trending today: new emojis from the Unicode Consortium, a nonprofit that's tasked with standardizing emojis across all operating systems.

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Holiday time is here, and the Mebane events calendar is packed, with tree lightings, parades, markets and more.

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In today's news: UNC names Magnus Egerstedt as its new provost, and Karen Stegman announces a run for Orange County Commissioner.

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It’s time for another round of Studio Sessions with the School of Rock Chapel Hill, featuring three songs performed by the House Band!

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Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, November 12, discussing county news and events. She talked about the commissioners recent discussion of rural land use. She outlined a plan to sell vacant park land off Millhouse road to a recreation non-profit. She discussed Veterans Day activities in the community, an upcoming "repair cafe" coming to the Whitted Building, and more.

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97.9 The Hill's Brighton McConnell speaks with Elaina Young and Samantha Owusu of the Chatham County Public Health Department on Wednesday, Nov. 12.

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Aaron welcomes journalist and progressive thinker Hal Crowther, whose new book is a collection of essays called "Bible Belt Blues."

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