Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County is currently scheduling appointments and administering COVID-19 vaccines for individuals in Groups 1 and 2. photo by Daniel Schludi The Chatham County Public Health Department has established a new infoline for people with questions about…
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons close homestand with No. 20 Virginia Tech
Winston-Salem, NC – The Wake Forest men’s basketball team will face No. 20 Virginia Tech on Sunday in Lawrence Joel Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum for its fourth consecutive game against an AP Top-25 opponent. Lawrence Joel Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum (photo by…
A few quick observations on epidemic developments
By Kevin Roche Let me add one more general comment on what this country is becoming. A lot of others have made this point more articulately than I can, but if you try to suppress the speech of certain people…
Former Panthers star becomes advocate for re-opening NC schools
By Andrew Dunn Raleigh, NC – A former Carolina Panthers star has now become an advocate for re-opening North Carolina schools for in-person instruction. Greg Olsen, a tight end who spent nine seasons with the Carolina Panthers, is an advocate…
Information for January 19 Chatham County Board of Commissioners meeting
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Commissioners (BOC) will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at 6 p.m. at the Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center located at 1192 US 64 Business West, Pittsboro. There…
School closings and lockdowns
By Kevin Roche The first paper deals with schools and their role in transmission and was published in the journal Pediatrics. (Ped. Article) The study looked at 11 school districts in North Carolina which had been open for 9 weeks of…
Duke Vice President for Athletics Kevin White to retire this summer
Durham, NC – Kevin White, Duke’s vice president and director of athletics, will retire in August from the position he has held since 2008, university officials announced today. White will continue to serve as an adjunct professor at Duke’s Fuqua…
CCCC women’s basketball ready for 2021 season
Sanford, NC – Nine athletes – all freshmen – comprise the 2021 edition of the Central Carolina Community College women’s basketball team. “My general thought is that we are going to be a pretty good team this year. We have…
Chatham County Health Department updating vaccination plans to align with new NC prioritization guidelines
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Public Health Department (CCPHD) is in the process of updating its COVID-19 vaccination plans to align with the new prioritization guidelines issued by the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) today. photo…
Radical changes coming to North Carolina’s social studies standards
By Dr. Terry Stoops Raleigh, NC – In February, the N.C. State Board of Education is expected to approve new academic standards for all public school social studies courses. The new standards represent an extreme departure from those approved in the past, and parents…