John Henson Speaks
UNC men’s basketball head coach Roy Williams told reporters last week that lanky sophomore forward John Henson has gained a lot of much needed weight since the beginning of his freshman year. Here to...
View ArticleDSI Witness News – 06-30-2010
A brain for John Edwards, young football players, TASTY CHAW!, and Miss Raleigh is a Soul Man.
View ArticleSally Thomas – Events Correspondent
Summertime is officially upon us, and I’m sure many of you, like me, are thinking, Gee, I’d love to get outside and really take in some more of this ridiculous 95-degree weather. But where can I go?...
View ArticleErskine Bowles Sings
Local author Jeffrey Deaver has been tapped to write the next James Bond novel, and we here at DSI Witness News couldn’t be more excited. In fact, we were hoping to have Jeffrey Deaver here today to...
View ArticleThe Pork Council Regulators
A bill aimed at combating puppy mills by regulating commercial dog breeders in North Carolina failed last week for the second straight year, in part due to a surprising adversary: The N.C. Pork...
View ArticleOld Man Healy
Elizabeth Edwards has placed her Chapel Hill home on the market, in hopes that she can sell the house and move on with her life. Here with a comment, is next-door neighbor, Old Man Healy.
View ArticleThe Response Letter
Last week, the mayor of Morganton, Mel Cohen, wrote a letter to the Chapel Hill News blasting the Town Council for neglecting downtown, lamenting the closure of the Chapel Hill Museum—among other...
View ArticleThe Fuuuuture of Chapel Hill
World Cup season has come to an end, and in case you were wondering: we didn’t win. But the big winner at this year’s World Cup wasn’t a team at all—but an octopus. Yes, Paul the Octopus, the...
View ArticlePainted Chair Animal Rescue
The Independent Animal Rescue will hold its eighth annual Painted Chair and More Auction later this month. With us to talk about the specifics of the event is Independent Animal Rescue High School...
View ArticleAurora Joplin: Quidditch Player Extraordinaire
Harry Potter-mania is sweeping the nation yet again, and Chapel Hill is not immune: as WCHL reported last weekend, a group of UNC students have started their own Quidditch team. For those of you who...
View ArticleRobert Bapst Tribute Week
It’s the first day of Robert Bapst tribute week – a week where every piece is dedicated to Robert Bapst.
View ArticleSteel Cut Hot Dogs
It’s July, and that means it’s time to celebrate National Hot Dog Month, that special time of year when folks all over America step outside to cook up some hot dogs and enjoy those warm summer nights....
View ArticleRobert Bapst Themed Headlines
AARON: It’s the final edition of DSI Witness News: Robert Bapst Tribute Week. I’m Aaron Keck. MOLLY: I’m Molly Buckley. ZACH: I’m Zach Ward. And with us once again is our soon-to-be-departed writer,...
View ArticleMobile Poultry Slaughterhouse Slaughterhouse
For the last year, Lee Menius of China Grove has been operating a MOBILE POULTRY SLAUGHTERHOUSE for farmers on a trailer he pulls behind his pickup truck. Unfortunately, notoriety comes with a price,...
View ArticleWhat do YOU want in a Superintendent?
Chapel Hill-Carrboro school superintendent Neil Pedersen will be retiring at the end of this school year, and the search is already on for his replacement. We here at DSI Witness News thought we’d help...
View ArticleUNC Hackers Hackhouse
A recent performance audit from the state suggests UNC needs to beef up its information security.Conrad says UNC Information Technology Services is working to implement a series of new policies aimed...
View ArticleMarry Me, Ron Stutts – The Alternatives
AARON: It’s another edition of DSI Witness News. I’m Aaron Keck. MOLLY: I’m Molly Buckley. Last Sunday at Top of the Hill, Ryan and Celeste Evans were married as part of WCHL’s Marry Me Ron Stutts...
View ArticleMolly and Aaron Confess Their Sins
Molly and Aaron are confessing their sins to the Reverend Ron Stutts.
View ArticleAurora the Pie Judge
This past weekend, local residents showed off their baking skills at the South Estes Farmer’s Market as they held their first-ever Pie Cook-Off. Three judges were on hand to decide the winner, but a...
View ArticleHeh. heh. Heh.
Molly Buckley, Aaron Keck, and Kit FitzSimons bring you today’s top headlines.
View ArticleCalling All Writers!
Molly Buckley, Kit FitzSimons, and Aaron Keck are CALLING ALL WRITERS!
View ArticleSarah Palin’s Foremothers
Sarah Palin drops in the studio to talk about THE FOREFATHERS: All American Sketch comedy with Aaron Keck.
View ArticleConfection Zones of Adventure!
This evening, the Chapel Hill Preservation Society will be hosting the second annual Horace Williams Cupcake Festival, named after a nineteenth-century UNC philosophy professor. We don’t know why...
View ArticleMolly Waits in Line for Krispy Kreme
Molly Buckley is waiting in line for a year of free Krispy Kreme. Meanwhile, the headlines are Deon Thompson is My Big Fat Greek Point Guard, Socks = Buffalo Wings, Tennessee is scared of UNC, Never...
View ArticleMolly Still Waits for Krispy Kreme
Molly went to grab food, and Kit lost their place in the Krispy Kreme line. Find out what happens…
View ArticleTattoo Taylor
For those of you who’ve been following us this week, we were not first in line this morning at the new Krispy Kreme. And speaking of things we’re not getting for free, the owner of Open Eye Cafe in...
View ArticleUNC President Tom Ross
MOLLY: Beginning next month, Aaron will be working as a news writer here at 1360 WCHL. Which means he can no longer appear on DSI Witness News as an anchor OR play the voice of a real-life person,...
View ArticleMark Chilton Wins an Emmy
Fiona is leaving for college, Aaron is now working at WCHL, Mark Chilton wins an Emmy, underage drinking citations on the rise, an incompetent SBI, Southern Season, PETA in Massachusetts, and New Hope...
View ArticleSammy Slade Picks a Bank
In a totally unrelated story, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen remains deadlocked this week as the members try to decide which bank they’re going to use to handle the town treasury. Joining us to explain...
View ArticleAurora Runs for Town Clerk
This Tuesday, our head writer Aaron Keck begins a new job as a news writer for 1360 WCHL, which means he will no longer be appearing here on DSI Witness News, either as an anchor or as a real-life...
View ArticleKleinschmidt is “Otto Emission”
Chapel Hill mayor Mark Kleinschmidt is with us all week long, and so far we’ve had a lot of fun. But many of you have written in wondering: why does Mayor Kleinschmidt keep playing himself? Wouldn’t it...
View ArticleJeremy Kepler’s Halloween Rules
This Sunday is October 31, and that means it’s time for another Chapel Hill tradition: Homegrown Halloween! But the rules for this year’s celebration have changed a little bit, and so, joining us to...
View ArticleWoody Biomass is Sufficiently Charitable
Daylight savings time, reliving the past, Tanger Outlets, UNC Mens Basketball Team, RSVVP day.
View ArticleZones of Adventure!
Town workers have installed energy-saving LED snowflake lights throughout the downtown area, and this Past Sunday, at the lighting ceremony, visitors enjoyed church choir carols, and free photos with...
View ArticleLocally Inspired Christmas Carols!
It’s Christmas season already, and that means presents, trees, toasty fires—and those old, traditional Christmas carols. Well, we here at DSI Witness News love the Christmas spirit, and so we’ve...
View ArticleA REAL PUPPETEER!
DSI Witness News is taking a well-deserved break this holiday season–but before we do, we’re sending out 2010 with our Best Week Ever! Next up: Aaron Keck sits down with Josh Cohen, a REAL Jim Henson...
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