Brighton McConnell is a News Director for 97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com, focusing on local news in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. With a passion for community reporting, Brighton covers a wide range of topics including local events, politics, education, and public safety.
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Construction at the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School’s expansion is progressing, with university leaders gathering with students on Friday to celebrate the latest construction milestone.
A staple of the local Habitat for Humanity chapters in the Triangle returned on Friday, doing so in Chapel Hill at the site of a major ongoing project.
An encampment protest at UNC asking the university to cut ties with those who support Israel in the ongoing Gaza war continued on Monday, with the demonstration reaching its fourth day.
By: Brighton Mcconnell
UNC System police began arresting students and community members at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment site for UNC-Chapel Hill early on Tuesday.
UNC campus moved to Condition 2 shortly after 3 p.m. on Tuesday, suspending all non-mandatory operations and cancelling all remaining classes as a rally of pro-Palestine demonstrators developed into a broader struggle with campus police over the flagpole at Polk Place.
By: Brighton Mcconnell
Chapel Hill and Carrboro town council members issued a statement criticizing the UNC administration's response to pro-Palestine demonstrators.
By: Brighton Mcconnell
Republican leaders from North Carolina shared reactions to scenes from UNC campus, where a protest turned into the removal of a U.S. flag.
While the academic calendar is beginning to wrap up for the local school districts, the budget season is picking up with the local governments. The Orange County Board of Commissioners recently met with the boards of education for Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools to receive their budget requests and talk about funding priorities. And the conversations this year are different due to the county’s expectation for a bond referendum to fund school capital projects.
A staple of the UNC campus community is indefinitely closed following Tuesday’s protests and police response, with the university citing safety concerns for the building.
The Hillsborough Police Department announced charges against a Charlotte resident on Sunday after his arrest over a shooting.
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