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In case you missed it…
No. 3 seed Wisconsin swept UNC in three sets in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Friday night in Madison. Check out our game recap here:
No. 3 seed Wisconsin swept UNC in three sets in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Friday night in Madison. Check out our game recap here:
UNC Volleyball's 2025 Season Ends vs. No. 3 Wisconsin in NCAA Tournament - Chapelboro.com
No. 3 seed Wisconsin swept UNC in three sets in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Friday night in Madison.
chapelboro.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
In case you missed it…
No. 3 seed Wisconsin swept UNC in three sets in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Friday night in Madison. Check out our game recap here:
No. 3 seed Wisconsin swept UNC in three sets in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Friday night in Madison. Check out our game recap here:
“Those are things that are unavoidable in life. Death, love, and – you can try to avoid disco, but you can’t.
Azul Zapata stopped by Live & Local last week, to celebrate the release of her new EP “Death, Love & Disco.” Listen here 🎧:
Azul Zapata stopped by Live & Local last week, to celebrate the release of her new EP “Death, Love & Disco.” Listen here 🎧:
'Death, Love and Disco': Live and Local with Azul! - Chapelboro.com
Azul Zapata stopped by Live & Local last week, to celebrate the release of her new EP “Death, Love & Disco.”
chapelboro.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
“Those are things that are unavoidable in life. Death, love, and – you can try to avoid disco, but you can’t.
Azul Zapata stopped by Live & Local last week, to celebrate the release of her new EP “Death, Love & Disco.” Listen here 🎧:
Azul Zapata stopped by Live & Local last week, to celebrate the release of her new EP “Death, Love & Disco.” Listen here 🎧:
Sunday’s UNC men’s basketball game begins with tip-off at 5 p.m.
Make sure you know where to tune in on radio, TV, and streaming here:
Make sure you know where to tune in on radio, TV, and streaming here:
UNC Men's Basketball vs. Georgetown (2025): How to Watch, Cord-Cutting Options and Tip-Off Time - Chapelboro.com
UNC will return home to the Smith Center for the first time in nearly three weeks when it hosts Georgetown Sunday evening.
chapelboro.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Sunday’s UNC men’s basketball game begins with tip-off at 5 p.m.
Make sure you know where to tune in on radio, TV, and streaming here:
Make sure you know where to tune in on radio, TV, and streaming here:
COLUMN: Mushrooms are beautiful and are safe to pick, hold and smell, but you should never put one in your mouth unless it is identified in person by an expert in local mushrooms.
Check out the latest Playing in The Dirt here:
Check out the latest Playing in The Dirt here:
Playing in the Dirt: Mushrooms! - Chapelboro.com
Mushrooms are a type of fungi, a kingdom of millions of species that evolved in the oceans a billion years ago and then colonized land 500 million years later.
chapelboro.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
COLUMN: Mushrooms are beautiful and are safe to pick, hold and smell, but you should never put one in your mouth unless it is identified in person by an expert in local mushrooms.
Check out the latest Playing in The Dirt here:
Check out the latest Playing in The Dirt here:
“She helped give us the confidence to not only survive those four years, but to move to LA and chase our dreams.”
CHCCS teacher Hope Hynes Love taught the Duffer Brothers in high school. Now, she’s featured in the latest season of Stranger Things:
CHCCS teacher Hope Hynes Love taught the Duffer Brothers in high school. Now, she’s featured in the latest season of Stranger Things:
CHCCS Teacher Featured In 'Stranger Things' Final Season - Chapelboro.com
The fifth and final season of the Netflix drama Stranger Things features a familiar face from the Chapel Hill Carrboro community.
chapelboro.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
“She helped give us the confidence to not only survive those four years, but to move to LA and chase our dreams.”
CHCCS teacher Hope Hynes Love taught the Duffer Brothers in high school. Now, she’s featured in the latest season of Stranger Things:
CHCCS teacher Hope Hynes Love taught the Duffer Brothers in high school. Now, she’s featured in the latest season of Stranger Things:
From our community partners: This Saturday, December 6, head to the Sancar Turkish Cultural and Community Center for a fun-filled day of creativity, shopping and community at the Sancar Second Annual Craft Fair! 🧵
Here’s just some of the kinds of crafts and gifts you’ll find:
Here’s just some of the kinds of crafts and gifts you’ll find:
December 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
From our community partners: This Saturday, December 6, head to the Sancar Turkish Cultural and Community Center for a fun-filled day of creativity, shopping and community at the Sancar Second Annual Craft Fair! 🧵
Here’s just some of the kinds of crafts and gifts you’ll find:
Here’s just some of the kinds of crafts and gifts you’ll find:
ON AIR TODAY: Aaron Keck welcomes Fevzi Yalin and Refika Yousefi from the Sancar Center to discuss Saturday’s Craft Fair – and the ongoing work of the Sancar Center in general.
Give the conversation a listen here 🎧:
Give the conversation a listen here 🎧:
On Air Today: The Sancar Annual Craft Fair - Chapelboro.com
The Sancar Second Annual Craft Fair is taking place Saturday, December 6, at the Sancar Turkish Cultural Center in Chapel Hill.
chapelboro.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
ON AIR TODAY: Aaron Keck welcomes Fevzi Yalin and Refika Yousefi from the Sancar Center to discuss Saturday’s Craft Fair – and the ongoing work of the Sancar Center in general.
Give the conversation a listen here 🎧:
Give the conversation a listen here 🎧:
Incumbent Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood is seeking re-election. He faces David LaBarre for the position, who hails from the Durham County Sheriff’s Office.
Read more on the race here:
Read more on the race here:
Blackwood Seeks Fourth Term as Orange County Sheriff, LaBarre Joins Democratic Primary Race - Chapelboro.com
After an unopposed election for Orange County Sheriff in 2022, the 2026 Democratic primary will see a race for the position.
chapelboro.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Incumbent Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood is seeking re-election. He faces David LaBarre for the position, who hails from the Durham County Sheriff’s Office.
Read more on the race here:
Read more on the race here:
UNC will return home to the Smith Center for the first time in nearly three weeks when it hosts Georgetown Sunday evening.
If you aren’t attending the game in person, here’s how you can follow along at home:
If you aren’t attending the game in person, here’s how you can follow along at home:
UNC Men's Basketball vs. Georgetown (2025): How to Watch, Cord-Cutting Options and Tip-Off Time - Chapelboro.com
UNC will return home to the Smith Center for the first time in nearly three weeks when it hosts Georgetown Sunday evening.
chapelboro.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
UNC will return home to the Smith Center for the first time in nearly three weeks when it hosts Georgetown Sunday evening.
If you aren’t attending the game in person, here’s how you can follow along at home:
If you aren’t attending the game in person, here’s how you can follow along at home:
COLUMN: Chapelboro's Michael Koh fills in for Art Chansky, previewing Carolina and Georgetown men’s basketball.
Give it a read here:
Give it a read here:
Chansky's Notebook: A Long Time Coming - Chapelboro.com
Someone who was born the last time UNC and Georgetown met in men's basketball would be a college freshman today.
chapelboro.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
COLUMN: Chapelboro's Michael Koh fills in for Art Chansky, previewing Carolina and Georgetown men’s basketball.
Give it a read here:
Give it a read here:
It’s time once again for What’s Trending with Victor Lewis, powered by Dynamic Electric ⚡️
Today, he tells Aaron Keck about a research vessel from the early 1900s with a strange but effective method of specimen storage.
Listen to the full segment on Chapelboro.com
Today, he tells Aaron Keck about a research vessel from the early 1900s with a strange but effective method of specimen storage.
Listen to the full segment on Chapelboro.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It’s time once again for What’s Trending with Victor Lewis, powered by Dynamic Electric ⚡️
Today, he tells Aaron Keck about a research vessel from the early 1900s with a strange but effective method of specimen storage.
Listen to the full segment on Chapelboro.com
Today, he tells Aaron Keck about a research vessel from the early 1900s with a strange but effective method of specimen storage.
Listen to the full segment on Chapelboro.com
COLUMN: "As Americans continue to push back on ICE raids and illegal cuts to federal programs, we all need to take time out for kids and recitals and the elf on the shelf. Celebrate. It’s important."
Check out the latest This Just In from Jean Bolduc:
Check out the latest This Just In from Jean Bolduc:
This Just In: The Glidepath to Christmas - Chapelboro.com
This Just In — Suddenly, it’s not September anymore and we are in the countdown to Santa. After an action-packed Turkey week (hope yours was wonderful) we are now in the leftover cycle and the Black F...
chapelboro.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
COLUMN: "As Americans continue to push back on ICE raids and illegal cuts to federal programs, we all need to take time out for kids and recitals and the elf on the shelf. Celebrate. It’s important."
Check out the latest This Just In from Jean Bolduc:
Check out the latest This Just In from Jean Bolduc:
No. 2 Texas outscored UNC 47-25 across the second and third quarters to beat the Tar Heels 79-64 in Austin as part of the ACC-SEC Challenge Thursday night.
Check out our game recap here:
Check out our game recap here:
UNC Women's Basketball Falls at No. 2 Texas in ACC-SEC Challenge - Chapelboro.com
No. 2 Texas outscored UNC 47-25 across the second and third quarters to beat the Tar Heels 79-64 in Austin Thursday night.
chapelboro.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
No. 2 Texas outscored UNC 47-25 across the second and third quarters to beat the Tar Heels 79-64 in Austin as part of the ACC-SEC Challenge Thursday night.
Check out our game recap here:
Check out our game recap here:
The Chapel Hill and Carrboro town councils held their final meetings of the calendar year and used the time to both welcome new members elected in November and celebrate those departing elected office.
Read more here:
Read more here:
Chapel Hill, Carrboro Town Councils Swear In New and Returning Members to Close 2025 - Chapelboro.com
The Chapel Hill and Carrboro town councils held their final meetings of the calendar year and swore in November's election winners.
chapelboro.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The Chapel Hill and Carrboro town councils held their final meetings of the calendar year and used the time to both welcome new members elected in November and celebrate those departing elected office.
Read more here:
Read more here:
UNC rebounded from dropping the first set to beat No. 6 seed UTEP in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Madison, WI Thursday night.
Check out our game recap here:
Check out our game recap here:
UNC Volleyball Beats No. 6 UTEP in NCAA Tournament 1st Round - Chapelboro.com
UNC rebounded from dropping the first set to beat No. 6 seed UTEP in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Madison, WI Thursday night.
chapelboro.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
UNC rebounded from dropping the first set to beat No. 6 seed UTEP in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Madison, WI Thursday night.
Check out our game recap here:
Check out our game recap here:
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools joined Orange County Schools in calling for a two-hour delay to operations Friday due to overnight winter weather.
Here are the details:
Here are the details:
Orange County Schools, CHCCS Declare 2-Hour Delay Friday from Winter Weather Forecast - Chapelboro.com
Ahead of overnight winter weather expected to bring precipitation and low temperatures, Orange County Schools called for a two-hour delay.
chapelboro.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools joined Orange County Schools in calling for a two-hour delay to operations Friday due to overnight winter weather.
Here are the details:
Here are the details:
Ahead of overnight winter weather expected to bring precipitation and low temperatures, the Orange County Schools system called for a two-hour delay to operations for Friday.
Here are the details:
Here are the details:
Orange County Schools Declares 2-Hour Delay Friday from Winter Weather Forecast - Chapelboro.com
Ahead of overnight winter weather expected to bring precipitation and low temperatures, Orange County Schools called for a two-hour delay.
chapelboro.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Ahead of overnight winter weather expected to bring precipitation and low temperatures, the Orange County Schools system called for a two-hour delay to operations for Friday.
Here are the details:
Here are the details:
Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson joined 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey to discuss Saturday’s holiday parade. Here’s what she had to say on parking, getting to town, and potential winter weather.
You can listen to the full conversation on Chapelboro.com
You can listen to the full conversation on Chapelboro.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson joined 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey to discuss Saturday’s holiday parade. Here’s what she had to say on parking, getting to town, and potential winter weather.
You can listen to the full conversation on Chapelboro.com
You can listen to the full conversation on Chapelboro.com
UNC starting linebacker Khmori House plans to enter the transfer portal with two years of eligibility remaining. The portal will officially open January 2.
Here's more:
Here's more:
UNC Linebacker Khmori House to Enter Transfer Portal - Chapelboro.com
UNC starting linebacker Khmori House plans to enter the transfer portal with two years of eligibility remaining.
chapelboro.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
UNC starting linebacker Khmori House plans to enter the transfer portal with two years of eligibility remaining. The portal will officially open January 2.
Here's more:
Here's more:
From our community partners: A fun-filled day of creativity, shopping, and community returns on Saturday, December 6, with the Sancar Second Annual Craft Fair.
It's an opportunity to support small businesses and local artists! Learn more here:
It's an opportunity to support small businesses and local artists! Learn more here:
Sancar Second Annual Craft Fair Happening this Saturday - Chapelboro.com
A fun-filled day of creativity, shopping, and community returns on Saturday, December 6, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the Sancar Second Annual Craft Fair.
chapelboro.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
From our community partners: A fun-filled day of creativity, shopping, and community returns on Saturday, December 6, with the Sancar Second Annual Craft Fair.
It's an opportunity to support small businesses and local artists! Learn more here:
It's an opportunity to support small businesses and local artists! Learn more here:
COLUMN: Trusty corduroy pants and faded blue Oxford shirts. A Bluey Band-Aid that my young daughter affixed to my finger. Community watch groups to safely monitor immigration enforcement.
Andrew Taylor-Troutman compiles his praises and thanksgivings.
Andrew Taylor-Troutman compiles his praises and thanksgivings.
Little Big Moments: Arise - Chapelboro.com
I have delighted in Gabrielle Calvocoressi’s new book of poems, "The New Economy," including “Praise House,” which, even if it wasn’t specifically dedicated to Ross Gay, would call that poet to mind, ...
chapelboro.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
COLUMN: Trusty corduroy pants and faded blue Oxford shirts. A Bluey Band-Aid that my young daughter affixed to my finger. Community watch groups to safely monitor immigration enforcement.
Andrew Taylor-Troutman compiles his praises and thanksgivings.
Andrew Taylor-Troutman compiles his praises and thanksgivings.
UNC announced the signings of 39 high school and junior college prospects Wednesday at the Kenan Football Center.
Head coach Bill Belichick and general manager Michael Lombardi each spoke to the media about the recruits. Here are key takeaways:
Head coach Bill Belichick and general manager Michael Lombardi each spoke to the media about the recruits. Here are key takeaways:
'They Will Be a Foundation': Belichick, Lombardi Speak at UNC Football's National Signing Day Event - Chapelboro.com
UNC officially announced the signings of 39 high school and junior college prospects Wednesday at the Kenan Football Center.
chapelboro.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
UNC announced the signings of 39 high school and junior college prospects Wednesday at the Kenan Football Center.
Head coach Bill Belichick and general manager Michael Lombardi each spoke to the media about the recruits. Here are key takeaways:
Head coach Bill Belichick and general manager Michael Lombardi each spoke to the media about the recruits. Here are key takeaways:
UNC guard Kayla McPherson announced her medical retirement from basketball, but that hasn’t stopped her from being a positive influence on the team. In fact, she says she’s only going to get louder.
Here’s what she told us about the experience:
Here’s what she told us about the experience:
UNC's Kayla McPherson Left the Game. Now She's Back – And Coaching Up Her Former Teammates. - Chapelboro.com
UNC's Kayla McPherson nearly walked away from basketball. Now, she's moved past a career-ending injury to help the Tar Heels this season.
chapelboro.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
UNC guard Kayla McPherson announced her medical retirement from basketball, but that hasn’t stopped her from being a positive influence on the team. In fact, she says she’s only going to get louder.
Here’s what she told us about the experience:
Here’s what she told us about the experience:
COLUMN: While UNC evaluates high-end players in the NCAA transfer portal, it also must find its own version of Mack Brown’s in-state/out-of-state balance on the high school recruiting trail.
Check out the latest Holding Court from David Glenn here:
Check out the latest Holding Court from David Glenn here:
Holding Court: In-State Talent Pipeline Is Flowing, but Will UNC Football Capitalize? - Chapelboro.com
In the 1990s, when Mack Brown was building a couple of the best college football teams in the history of North Carolina (meaning the entire state), he did an amazing job of signing a large percentage ...
chapelboro.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
COLUMN: While UNC evaluates high-end players in the NCAA transfer portal, it also must find its own version of Mack Brown’s in-state/out-of-state balance on the high school recruiting trail.
Check out the latest Holding Court from David Glenn here:
Check out the latest Holding Court from David Glenn here:
A quintet of Tar Heel football players earned all-conference recognition from the ACC Tuesday, including defensive end Melkart Abou-Jaoude, receiver Jordan Shipp, and kicker Rece Verhoff.
Read more here:
Read more here:
5 UNC Football Players Earn All-ACC Recognition - Chapelboro.com
A quintet of UNC football players, including defensive end Melkart Abou-Jaoude, earned all-conference recognition from the ACC Tuesday.
chapelboro.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
A quintet of Tar Heel football players earned all-conference recognition from the ACC Tuesday, including defensive end Melkart Abou-Jaoude, receiver Jordan Shipp, and kicker Rece Verhoff.
Read more here:
Read more here: