The Morning News: Orange and Chatham County Budgets, Hillsborough Bank Robbery

About this episode

The episode covers budget proposals for Orange and Chatham Counties, a bank robbery in Hillsborough, and various local news updates including school discussions and sports highlights.

In today’s news: Orange and Chatham County leaders get next year’s budget proposals, and a bank is robbed in Hillsborough. Also: Orange County Commissioners approve the hiring of a consultant to improve the property revaluation process; the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board continues discussing future school closures; and Democratic lawmakers push back against potential threats to Medicaid in Raleigh. And in sports: UNC softball gets an upset win in the ACC tournament, while two Tar Heels earn all-conference honors; UNC men’s golf gets its spot in the NCAA tournament; and the Carolina Hurricanes look to take a big lead in their playoff series. 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. You can also listen to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” on Spotify. Click here to follow Aaron and listen to all his segments , from…

People in this episode

Host: Aaron Keck

Topics covered

• County budgets
• Bank robbery
• School closures
• Medicaid
• UNC sports
• Local news

Keywords

• Orange County
• Chatham County
• Hillsborough
• bank robbery
• school closures
• Medicaid
• UNC sports
• local news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Orange County, Chatham County, Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board, Democratic lawmakers, UNC, Carolina Hurricanes, 97.9 The Hill WCHL, Chapelboro.com

Places: Hillsborough

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