97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell guest-hosts “News On The Hill” on Thursday, August 14 and shares the latest local headlines. The ‘back-to-school’ spirit is in swing with students moving in around UNC’s campus — where the debate around the Dean Smith Center’s future is likely to continue this academic year. As teachers gear up to return to campuses, the CHCCS Board of Education is set to hold its month meeting Thursday night, including an attention-grabbing presentation from the district administration. A tamer-looking local election cycle may not mean long-term consensus in the community, as Public Policy Polling’s Tom Jensen reminds us. And in sports: UNC women’s soccer kicks off the fall college sports calendar, Carolina Football ramps up its physicality in practice, and UNC men’s basketball officially finalizes its roster with the arrival of an overseas star.

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