Brighton McConnell

19 hours ago | chapelboro.com | Brighton McConnell

https://chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2025/04%20-%20April/24/Hboro%20Pump%20Funding_WRAP.mp3It came from a press release issued on April 4 from the Department of Homeland Security: all approved grants and applications for FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, or BRIC, were cancelled.

1 day ago | chapelboro.com | Brighton McConnell

https://chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2025/04%20-%20April/23/Local%20Gov%20Budgets_WRAP.mp3The annual budgeting process is typically an exhaustive one for Orange County’s local governments and staff – but this year, it may be even more so with the turbulence of the federal government and alignment with a property revaluation cycle.

2 days ago | chapelboro.com | Brighton McConnell

A major figure in North Carolina and UNC’s healthcare community is preparing for a new chapter. The UNC Health system announced Tuesday its chief executive officer and the UNC School of Medicine’s dean Dr. Wesley Burks will step down on Sept. 1 after serving in those respective roles since Dec. 2018. Burks cited his desire to spend more time with his family — while tending to one of the family member’s health — and goals to shape the development of the North Carolina Children’s hospital project.

4 days ago | chapelboro.com | Brighton McConnell

A pair of hospitals in the UNC Health system and the Triangle earned top honors once again by the publication Newsweek. In its America’s Best Maternity Hospitals ranking for 2025, the outlet named UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill and UNC Health Rex in Raleigh to its top tier of hospitals for maternity care and treatment — which the UNC Health system shared Wednesday. The latest list marks the third consecutive year each location has earned the top possible ranking, which is five ribbons.

6 days ago | chapelboro.com | Brighton McConnell

When Marcella Twamley moved to Chapel Hill a few years ago, it did not take long to realize there was not an ideal playground space for her family. Twamley’s daughter, Lydia, has mobility challenges because of her disabilities and none of the town’s offerings featured accessible spots for children like Lydia to play. “Eventually, I asked one of my neighbors who happened to be on [the] parks and rec commission,” she told Chapelboro.