By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – In a major development for University of North Carolina (UNC) football, highly-touted 4-star recruit Gus Ritchey has officially committed to the Tar Heels. After the commitment, Tar Heel Illustrated publisher Andrew Jones and Director…
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Fall football camp begins Friday for Duke
Durham, NC – Duke head football coach Mike Elko and the 2023 Blue Devils are scheduled to begin fall football camp on Friday. Last season, Elko guided Duke to an overall record of 9-4 capped by a 30-13 victory over UCF in…
Chatham County arrest blotter: July 2023
Pittsboro, NC – Here is the Chatham County Sheriff department’s arrest blotter for July 2023. On July 1, Zachary James Robillard, 25, of 15 Pine Ridge, Pittsboro, was arrested by Deputy Brooke Roberts for failure to appear. He was issued…
The bleak reality of Siler City’s economy
By Christopher Havel Siler City, NC – As reviled as VinFast is already — not exactly a good portend of things to come, as such things are — having only barely entered the market, I kind of view it as…
Are Moms for Liberty a ‘hate group’?
By Kevin Garcia-Galindo Raleigh, NC – Last month, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) decided to start labeling Moms for Liberty an extremist group. The group pushes back against content in public schools that they believe is left-wing or sexually…
Northwood Chargers: Ready to score big in fall sports
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – As the summer draws to a close, Northwood high school gears up for an exciting season of fall sports. I had an opportunity to have a conversation with Northwood Athletic Director Cameron Vernon on…
A sigh of relief: No more detectable 1,4 Dioxane in Pittsboro’s water
Pittsboro, NC – Yesterday afternoon (8/02/23), the Town of Pittsboro received the testing results for 1,4 dioxane in their drinking water system, indicating there are no longer detectable concentrations of 1,4 dioxane within the system, including the raw water entering…
The next chapter: Kristen Breedlove is new Perry Harrison principal
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Education has approved Mrs. Kristen Breedlove as the new principal of Perry Harrison Elementary School, effective August 1. Kristen Breedlove Breedlove spent her first six years as a teacher with Lee County…
9 most popular Chatham Journal stories of July 2023
Pittsboro, NC – Here were the nine most popular Chatham Journal stories of July 2023: Photo by brotiN biswaS on Pexels.com Where are North Carolina’s newest residents moving from? Splash pad woes: A disappointing update from the town Circle City…
VinFast: A green image stained by sediment pollution
By: Lisa Sorg Moncure, NC – While VinFast, the Vietnamese electric vehicle company, officially broke ground on their manufacturing plant in Chatham County last Friday, for the past seven months the company has been moving mounds of dirt around —…