The Evening News: Primary Recount, Dodging Thunderstorms, NCAA Tournament Brackets

0:00We will start with local government and we'll start with election results from our local government, closest race in Orange County from the election from a couple of weeks ago. Now, he had to do a recount, the board of elections accepted incumbent Earl McKee's call for a recount in the district to democratic primary for Orange County board of commissioners. Challenger breath Beth Bronson finished with 25 more votes after more than 10,800 votes were cast. The margin did tighten following election night as the provisional ballots netted McKee a few more votes. He told chapel borough. That's why he decided to go ahead and ask for an official recount. The retired farmer and electrician is seeking his fifth consecutive four-year term on the board of county commissioners. He told us while he's not expecting the results to change, may stop the recount, he still wants to use the option granted to him. I always follow the process and the process allows me to ask for a recount so I feel like that's

1:03what I need to do to make sure that I represent the people that voted for me and maybe a lot of folks that thought I had it in the bag and did not come out vote for me. And I'm going to be a little bit dismissive of some of the political rhetoric that always goes around that if someone calls for a recount there either can accept they are jealous they are not facing reality. That does not apply for you. I talked with Ms. Bronson prior to the race starting. She breathes out to me early on if she prevails which she quite likely will. I feel like that she will be able to do the job and I hope that she will represent the folks in district two as a primary focus. I will tell you flat point blank. I do not believe anything that various happened. I think that the folks feel where they would and if they change they change it if they don't they don't and I will reach back out to a debt point. Congratulations. And then I will turn around and try to help her you know do the best job she can do or there's people in our county.

2:08Earl McKee speaking there when he reached over the weekend, Beth Bronson's campaign said they have no particular comment on the recount. Besides they eagerly await to see how the counts finalized. According to the Orange County Board of Elections the recount of the district two ballots will take place starting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday in a public session at the Board of Elections office in Hillsboro. They vote to ratify the counts as scheduled for Friday of this week. Looking now to some reschedulings or postponements due to the projected weather from today. Obviously most of our local schools weren't in session and anticipation of inclement weather. We also have a lot of the facilities in Carbrew closing down early this afternoon. Orange County government suspended non-essential and in-person services starting at noon earlier today. Means all their county offices and transportation system not available.

3:12We also have we've also got some local government meetings that were scheduled for tonight. And I was trying to confirm they are we had the Orange County school board set to meet it tonight at six and I have not seen a confirmation if that's happening or not. So I'll circle back around on that as I get more information. Looking at now to a Carolina connection story that got our attention. Violence prevention isn't an easy topic to discuss, especially with college students, but UNC's violence prevention and advocacy services is working to make it more interesting and accessible. That includes hosting a new event earlier this month called Glow and No where students were able to learn about safety resources on campus if they're ever feeling threatened or no someone who's in danger. Carolina connections Alice and Helms was on the scene and filed this report. As students put on impairment goggles, UNC police

4:17cheer them on as they try to walk along a blue line on the ground. The impairment goggles simulate being intoxicated and many students were struggling to walk straight. Police hope it will educate people on the effects of drinking. This was one of many programs tabling at the inaugural Glow and No safety after dark resource fair. The fair was organized by VPass, the Violence Prevention and Advocacy Services program at UNC. There are tons of resources on campus, but could be really confusing to know all of them, understand them, feel comfortable pursuing them, and so we're trying to make that a little bit easier, introduce folks to our resources available to them, and also have fun with it. Kylin Adams is the Prevention Program Specialist at VPass. Adams says that research shows most people will turn to their friends when experiencing a difficult event. And so one way that we can all engage in violence prevention is being knowledgeable on the resources so we're able to help our friends navigate them or make those referrals possible. Along with VPass, other organizations at the fair included Carolina Housing Student Wellness

5:19and Compass Center, the local domestic violence shelter, and the Chapel Hope Police Department. We like to come out and talk to individuals because a lot of students live off campus and so they may interact with us and we just work together to make sure that they're supported on an off campus regardless. That's Karina Santibanyas, a crisis counselor co-responder with CHPD. We work very closely with other campus resources like I work very closely with like VPass or like the Dean of Students' Office and we just work to support the student that may be experiencing something off campus. Santibanyas says it can be scary to talk to an officer, so coming out and meeting students can help them feel more comfortable through a reporting process. UNC senior Janay Carter attempted to do the impaired walking test. I was so confident because I did gymnastics. I was like oh this is like beam I could do it and I've done the goggles thing once in like middle school and they were hiking me up though oh yeah you did it you did it I took the goggles off I was not on the line. While free stuff and a CLE credit were definitely enticing she said she learned about resources too specifically the UNC

6:21behavioral assessment and management team which provides a way for people to alert the university if they're concerned about another person's behavior. If you find someone that's doing something that I have a record that you can report them and then they can go to that individual and see what's causing to do that. The past launched the violence prevention campaign it takes all heels and the hazing prevention survey earlier in the school year. Adams is looking for to continue organizing these events in the future. She says they try to make violence prevention fun rather than something that feels heavy. It's always just great to like be out, see people like be community members and and chat to them like that. It just it always like warms my heart and makes me feel proud to be a target. In Chapel Hill I'm Allison Helms. Carolina Connection is a student produced radio news cast from the UNC Husband School of Journalism and Media. At the university on spring break this week the show will return to our airwaves on March 28th but many more of their stories can be found in the meantime on their website carolinaconnection.org.

7:22Time now for sports brought to you this hour by Rosewood wealth management. Yesterday was selection Sunday tournament brackets are out we got our first four we got both of our UNC basketball teams in the dance and pretty good shape in a lot of ways and we've got Michael Coe to tell us all the details on who win where why and how the teams are playing. The tar heels are breaking out their dancing shoes. The UNC men's and women's teams will both play in the NCAA tournament this week and neither will have to travel very far to do so. Starting with the men head coach Hubert Davis's team is the number six seed in the tournament South region. The tar heels could have played as far away as Portland Oregon for their first round game but instead will take the court just a few hundred miles from home in Greenville South Carolina. UNC is familiar with postseason basketball in Greenville having played there in 2017 on its way

8:25to the national title. Standing in UNC's way is number 11 seed VCU fresh off an Atlantic 10 championship. Number three Illinois and number 14 Penn are also playing in Greenville with the winner between the Align Eye and Quakers taking on the winner between the tar heels and Rams. Greenville will have a tobacco road flair this weekend. Number one overall seed Duke is also there. On the women's side head coach Courtney Bang Hart's team is hosting games at Carmichael Arena for the second consecutive year. The tar heels found that out Saturday but didn't learn their opponent until Sunday. That will be number 13 seed Western Illinois which will take on Carolina Friday. Number five Maryland and number 12 Murray State will be joining those two teams at Carmichael and whoever emerges out of that group will likely face defending national champions Yukon in Fort Worth Texas in the sweet 16 the Huskies are the tournaments number one overall seed for more information including links to view the full tournament brackets for both the men's and women's

9:27fields. You can go to our sports page at chapel burrow dot com for 979 the hill I'm Michael co. Thank you Michael. Once again that is a 650 tip for the men Thursday night against VCU will have all that coverage for you here on 979 the hill. We will be getting started at five o'clock with countdown to tip off. VCU coming in on a hot streak they've won 16 of their last 17. Also got that UNC women's basketball game on Friday will have that coverage for you as well. UNC baseball was on the road out in California they swept Cal eat one Friday six two Saturday and then 10 to on Sunday or he'll softball also out there playing Cal they took two of three fourth rank UNC women's tennis beat Notre Dame and Louisville over the weekend the men dropped two straight at Virginia Tech and ad Virginia. Carolina men's lacrosse got a top 10 win beating

10:33ninth ranked Penn State 10 eight on in Charlotte over the weekend Anthony Rowley in the way with his first career hat trick. Tar Hill men's soccer beat UNC willington five nil on Saturday and Carolina Cup action and UNC gymnastics had senior night they took third and a try meet against Nebraska and Penn State.