Pittsboro, NC – The high school football season is fast approaching. We have compiled a week-by-week composite schedule for all the varsity high school football teams in Chatham County. Below you will find this season’s games for Northwood, Seaforth, Chatham…
Month: July 2023
VinFast to break ground next week on $4 billion EV plant in Chatham County
By Theresa Opeka Raleigh, NC – VinFast is scheduled to break ground on its $4 billion EV production plant in Moncure, Chatham County next week. artist’s rendering The Vietnamese electric vehicle maker made the announcement in a press release that it will…
Consumer Reports unveils million-dollar facility to evaluate advanced auto technology
Colchester, CT – Consumer Reports (CR), the nonprofit research, testing, and advocacy organization, has opened a 1.5 mile, multi-lane test loop to evaluate Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) systems. The new addition to the Auto Test Center will help CR…
Where are North Carolina’s newest residents moving from?
By Phillip Joonbae Gong Chapel Hill, NC – The majority of North Carolina’s growth over the past few decades has been from net migration, meaning more people moved here than moved away. We last looked at migration to North Carolina in June 2021, and…
Threat Detection: Strengthening cybersecurity in an evolving digital landscape
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – As part of the regular Innovate Chatham Tech Talk series, Tim Steiner presented a talk at 79 West on cybersecurity last week. In an era where technology reigns supreme, the ever-growing dependence on digital…
Chatham Board of Commissioners meeting agenda – 7/17/23
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday, July 17, 2023, at the Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center located at 1192 US 64 Business West, Pittsboro. The Work Session will begin at 2:00 p.m.…
Chatham County Public Health Department scientist receives national recognition
Pittsboro, NC – Maia Fulton-Black, MPH, Population Health Data Scientist for the Chatham County Public Health Department (CCPHD), has received the 2023 Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) Presidential Priority Award. Maia Fulton-Black (Linked-In image) Fulton-Black presented at the…
Investing in the arts: Chatham Arts Council supports JMArts’ mission with grant
Siler City, NC – JMArts, the Jordan-Matthews Arts Foundation, recently strengthened the organization and expanded its services to the Spanish-speaking community thanks to a grant from the Chatham Arts Council. Known as a “capacity-building grant,” the $5,000 award from the…
Mountaire Farms awards children and grandchildren of employees, growers and grain producers with $2,500 college scholarships
Millsboro, DE – Mountaire Farms, the nation’s fourth largest chicken company, recently awarded 32 students with $2,500 scholarships to help them pay for college. Children and grandchildren of employees, growers, and grain producers were eligible for the scholarship. Winners will…
Opera comes to life at Chatham Community Library with “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?”
By Heather O’Shaughnessy Pittsboro, NC – “So many people immediately dismiss opera when they’ve never actually seen one,” says Rachel Stenbuck, performer and educator with the North Carolina Opera. “I’ve found with my students through the years of teaching, that…