By Chatham Journal staff 1. Seaforth Hawks – 3-1 Previous ranking: No. 1Movement: –Week 4 result: Defeated Northwood, 22-15 Seaforth stays at No. 1 after overcoming a 15-point deficit and defeating Northwood for the second consecutive season. It was nothing…
ACC quarterback power rankings: Mensah stays No. 1 as Jennings, Kienholz and Lopez surge
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Two weeks into the 2026 season, the Atlantic Coast Conference quarterback race is beginning to divide into recognizable tiers. Miami’s Darian Mensah and SMU’s Kevin Jennings have separated themselves with extraordinary passing production. Louisville’s Lincoln…
25 years later: Chatham County remembers 9/11 with Honor Guard ceremony
By Randall Rigsbee Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard conducted a 9/11 remembrance ceremony Friday morning at the 9/11 Memorial near the Chatham County Justice Center in Pittsboro, marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11,…
Chatham commissioners set special meeting for incentives talks, data-center lawsuit as VinFast fights state over megasite
By Chatham Journal staff Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County commissioners will gather for a four-hour special meeting Tuesday to address two of the county’s most consequential economic-development questions: recruiting or expanding an unidentified business and the lawsuit challenging Chatham’s moratorium…
Record-setting response: NC State overwhelms Richmond 73-0 in historic Carter-Finley rout
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Raleigh, NC – For nearly two weeks, NC State had to live with the evidence of everything it had done poorly in its season opener. On Friday evening, the Wolfpack answered emphatically. NC State scored…
Missing man found injured in difficult terrain along Haw River
Pittsboro, NC – A Raleigh man who was reported missing was located injured in the Haw River near Pittsboro this morning and rescued by emergency personnel. Preston Scott Hill, 35, was located in an area of difficult terrain near the…
Friends of the Chatham Community Library to host fall book sale
PITTSBORO, NC— The Friends of the Chatham Community Library will host their annual Fall Book Sale, offering the community an extensive selection of books and media. The sale will feature more than 18,000 items, including hardbacks, softbacks, DVDs, audiobooks, vinyl…
NC lottery sales soared. Education’s share shrank.
By Everette Pitts Raleigh, NC – Over two years, the North Carolina Education Lottery sold $2.24 billion more in tickets and wagers. Nearly all that additional revenue disappeared before it reached the state’s Education Lottery Fund. Gross lottery sales climbed…
Never forget, always learn: 9/11 at 25
Pittsboro, NC – 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11. A quarter century after the September 11, 2001 attacks, 100 million Americans are too young to remember the day that changed our city, nation, and world forever. It is our…
Pittsboro board to weigh $12.6 million Town Hall plan, downtown strategy and rezonings Sept. 14
By Chatham Journal staff Pittsboro, NC – Pittsboro commissioners will consider advancing a new Town Hall project carrying an estimated total cost of $12.63 million, appropriating $38,000 for a Downtown Master Plan and parking study, and coordinating three major economic-development…
UNC football under fire: Belichick defends program standards but offers few answers on investigation
Chapel Hill, NC – Bill Belichick arrived at his weekly news conference prepared to discuss East Tennessee State. Instead, the North Carolina football coach spent some of the session confronting questions that reach far beyond Saturday’s home opener: the resignation…
90-minute wait, 9-minute drive: Duke’s methodical win over Tulane, 17-3
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Durham, NC – Duke did not unveil its new season with an offensive spectacle Saturday evening. It offered something more elemental and, perhaps, more revealing. The Blue Devils handed the football to Nate Sheppard, controlled…
Bold move: Chris Ehrenfeld acquires Chatham Mills
Pittsboro, NC – Chris Ehrenfeld, owner and CEO of BOLD Companies, has acquired Chatham Mills in Pittsboro. The acquisition marks a new chapter for the historic Pittsboro property, which has become a well-known destination for local businesses, dining, events and…
One Chatham’s next chapter: Batten puts teaching, staff stability and partnership at center of district vision
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – Barely two months into his tenure as superintendent, Dr. Kelly Batten used a September 3 conversation with Chatham County Chamber of Comnmerce president Rebecca Dickerson to make a case for both continuity and change:…
Chatham County Schools surpass NC averages again
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County Schools students continue to outperform their peers statewide, according to the 2025–2026 North Carolina accountability results, with the district exceeding state averages in both academic proficiency and graduation rates while schools across Chatham County demonstrated…
Road rights, sewer capacity and flood risks dominate Chatham planning board meeting
By Chatham Journal staff Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Planning Board recommended approval of a 107-lot subdivision near the Haw River on September 2, 2025, after a lengthy dispute over a private section of Rock Rest Road, conservation easements,…