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Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, April 30. She discussed the business of this week's Board of Commissioners meeting, which also included the boards of education from Orange County School and Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools. The school boards submitted budget requests for the upcoming year, and all three boards heard a presentation on the impact of federal spending cuts, and more.

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This week, Aaron welcomes A Different Thread (Alicia Best and Robert Jackson) to play their latest song, "Come On Home Molly."

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Trending today: Victor gives a shout-out to the Internet Archive, which preserves outdated websites - and any links to those sites as well.

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Do you want to start or improve your garden this year? The NC Botanical Garden is hosting its Spring Native Plant Sale this Saturday, May 3.

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In today's news: an affordable-housing development opens in Pine Knolls, and UNC protestors mark one year since a tense antiwar encampment.

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City of Burlington Recreation Supervisor of Special Events Sean Echeverria spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, April 29. He discussed the 34th Annual Burlington Carousel Festival, which will be on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4. He talked about the history of the town's Dentzel Carousel, the rides and entertainment available at the event. He also discussed  food and beverage options, parking information, and more.

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97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news. Included in this edition of the news, we hear more on the status of international students visas at UNC. We also hear from some of the organizers of the Carolina Blood Drive, which takes place at the Smith Center tomorrow. We hear from Tri-River Water on their merger with Chatham County Utility customers. In sports, we check the latest on the Diamond Heels, UNC Football players signing free agent contracts in the NFL, Academic All-ACC honorees, and more.

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Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, April 29, discussing town news and events. He discussed the events of the recent board of commissioners meeting, where they talked about the end of a federal block grant program. He also discussed some annexation being considered by the town, some rezoning requests from residents, a briefing on some bills in the General Assembly that would affect the town's ability to plan for growth, and more. He also talked about a parking survey, as the town gathers more information about parking habits in the community, and more.

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On average, OWASA treats 7.5 million gallons of our community's wastewater per day – and roughly about 3 billion gallons per year at the Mason Farm Wastewater Treatment Plant.

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Blue Cactus (Steph Stewart and Mario Arnez) stopped by Live & Local last week, following the release of their third studio album, “Believer.”

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