Brighton McConnell
News Director and Host at WCHL-AM (Chapel Hill, NC)
News Director for @WCHLChapelboro. Alum of @UNCHussman. One half of @RatedPPodcast! 🎙️ (He/Him)
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chapelboro.com | Brighton McConnell
https://chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2025/05%20-%20May/23/OC%20Tax%20Burden%20Concerns_WRAP.mp3Orange County’s property values saw significant increases again during this four-year cycle of revaluation, which is still continuing for homeowners who are appealing their values.
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chapelboro.com | Brighton McConnell
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chapelboro.com | Brighton McConnell
The man charged in the death of an elderly Hillsborough Home Depot employee years ago pled guilty to the octogenarian’s murder on Thursday, ending a years-long case. Amid jury deliberations for a trial to determine his innocence on the first-degree murder charge, 29-year-old Terry McMillian Jr. reversed course and accepted the plea deal on the charges of voluntary manslaughter and common law robbery, according to multiple area outlets.
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chapelboro.com | Brighton McConnell
An involuntary commitment order led to an exchange of gunfire and extended standoff in unincorporated Chatham County on Wednesday, according to the sheriff’s office. A release shared Thursday morning by the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office detailed a nine-hour ordeal, which ended in the wounding and custody of the man — who is not being named by law enforcement — and no injuries to sheriff’s deputies or bystanders.
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chapelboro.com | Brighton McConnell
https://chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2025/05%20-%20May/21/CH%20Pocket%20Park%20Pilot_WRAP.mp3A town-owned surface parking lot in Chapel Hill is getting a makeover soon – turning the land into a pocket park the local government hopes may be permanent.
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Fascinating change of heart...it hits differently after visiting the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum in Greenville, SC for the first time last year and learning more about SJJ as a person. Highly recommended for any baseball fans out there! https://t.co/9yRh8G2ZyA
Filed to ESPN: EXCLUSIVE: Pete Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson among players reinstated by MLB https://t.co/r5fUxULB8z
RT @RellDMC: Convinced the Hornets could go 0-82 and still not get the No. 1 pick.
A big example of how changes at the federal level affect folks locally: with the threats of less federal funding, the local govs. are likely to either cut ff-supported programs or raise residents' taxes to keep them. My latest on what tax rates are being considered this year ⬇️
Uncertainty around property values and cuts to federal funding were common themes as the Orange County government, Town of Chapel Hill, and Town of Carrboro each shared their recommendations for the upcoming fiscal years. https://t.co/VzKV971wAW