By Kevin Roche Tired of beating my head on this wall, but too important for children to give up on it. Send these to your legislators and school boards. The white bar represents what percent of children can go to…
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Chatham County schools will be closed on February 18
Pittsboro, NC – Due to anticipated inclement weather, Chatham County Schools will be closed for students and staff with no in-person instruction or remote learning on Thursday, February 18. All meal service is also cancelled. The National Weather Service is…
Wake Forest returns home for rivalry basketball game with Duke
Winston-Salem, NC – The Wake Forest men’s basketball team will kick off a three-game homestand against Duke Wednesday night. The Deacs (6-9, 3-9) are looking to avenge their 79-68 loss to the Blue Devils (8-8, 6-6) earlier in the season,…
Chatham seeks feedback on county website redesign
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County website is getting a makeover. Feedback from the community is really important as the redesign process moves forward. Please take a few minutes to share comments and suggestions in an online survey found at…
COVID restrictions clobber NC jobs; little improvement expected until 2022
By Andrew Dunn Raleigh, NC – North Carolina’s heavy-fisted response to the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a delayed economic recovery, reports from state and national economists show. photo by Gene Galin Things won’t speed up for a while. The…
Ransomware cyber attack hit Chatham County’s network hard; data stolen
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County Manager Dan LaMontagne presented an update regarding the October 2020 cyber attack to the Chatham County Board of Commissioners at its regular meeting on February 15, 2021. The following details are included in LaMontagne’s report.…
Information for February 15 Chatham County Board of Commissioners meeting
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Commissioners (BOC) will meet on Monday, February 15, 2021, at the Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center located at 1192 US 64 Business West, Pittsboro. The work session will begin at 3…
NC sales-tax hike is unneeded
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – When North Carolina Democrats are in power, their go-to source of new revenue is to raise sales taxes. Oh, I realize you’ve probably read or heard something different during recent election cycles. Left-wing politicians,…
An updated COVID-19 national age group death rate chart
By Kevin Roche This one comes courtesy of the CDC and Phil Kerpen on Twitter. I would encourage you to study each column carefully. You can see the almost non-existent effect on younger age groups. Not until over age 65…
Northwood sweeps Northern in home basketball games
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – The Northwood Chargers swept their Northern high school opponents in all three basketball games on Friday evening. The Northwood varsity basketball team won Friday’s home conference game against Northern (Durham, NC) by a score…