by Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – High school football teams from Chatham County and the surrounding area will open the new season in about a month, with first games scheduled for August 19. Here are the schedules for the county…
Information for July 18 Chatham County Board of Commissioners meeting
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Commissioners (BOC) will hold its Regular Session on Monday, July 18, 2022, at 6 p.m. at the Chatham County Historic Courthouse, 9 Hillsboro Street, Second Floor Courtroom, Pittsboro. There is no work…
NC State Board of Elections votes against comparing signatures on absentee ballots
By Theresa Opeka Raleigh, NC – The N.C. State Board of Elections voted along party lines at their board meeting Thursday to reject a request from the NCGOP to have county boards of elections compare absentee ballot signatures with those…
Sawyer Shafer selected to guide Jordan-Matthew’s new theater curriculum
Siler City, NC – Theater classes return to Jordan-Matthews High School this fall for the first time in more than four decades, with stage professional Sawyer Shafer being appointed as the school’s new theater arts teacher. Sawyer Shafer As currently…
Government got COVID mostly wrong
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – I’m a liberty-minded conservative, not an anarchist. I think government is inevitable and necessary but its legitimate scope and practical competencies are rather limited. The many public-policy failures during the COVID-19 pandemic illustrate the…
Pittsboro Town Board votes to accept distressed designation for water and wastewater utility
Pittsboro, NC – At a specially called meeting of the Board of Commissioners for the Town of Pittsboro on Thursday, June 30, 2022, the Board unanimously passed a resolution that officially requested that the Town’s water and wastewater utility be…
Could North Carolina’s booming Hispanic population go red like in Texas, Florida?
By David Larson Raleigh, NC – North Carolina’s Hispanic population continues to grow — from 5% of the state’s population in the 2000 census, to 8% in the 2010 census, to 11% in the 2020 census. This is still a…
Qualified Chatham residents can access Affordable Connectivity Program for internet service
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County announces that qualifying residents can now access the Affordable Connectivity Program, a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program. The new long-term benefit will help to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households struggling to…
Three facts about education in North Carolina you should know
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – I have strong opinions about education policy in North Carolina and beyond. Maybe you’ve noticed! I’ve also been researching and writing about the subject for a very long time. During my first stint as…
UNC Family Medicine residency graduates inaugural class from Siler City track
Siler City, NC – UNC Family Medicine is celebrating the first graduates from its Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Rural Health Track at Siler City. Morgan Layman, MD, Naeemah Munir, MD, MPH, and Emily Samson, MD, MPH, began their training…
Atlantic Coast Conference announces attendees for 2022 ACC Football Kickoff
Greensboro, NC – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today the 42 student-athletes who will attend the 2022 ACC Football Kickoff, July 20-21, at The Westin Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina. For the second consecutive year, each of the league’s 14…
Roy Cooper vetoes bill requiring North Carolina sheriffs to cooperate with ICE law enforcement
By Carolina Journal Staff Raleigh, NC – Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill Monday that would have required N.C. sheriffs to contact U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement if they cannot confirm the citizenship status of someone in their custody accused…
Chapel Hill man charged with child-related sex offenses
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County Sheriff’s Office has jailed Shawn Lyle Grubb, 48, of 799 Legacy Falls Drive, Chapel Hill, in connection with a report received in April 2022 regarding child-related sex offenses. Investigation into the allegations against Grubb led…
Goldston man charged with illegal possession of firearms
Goldston, NC – On July 5, 2022, the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an assault which allegedly occurred at 270 Dusty Road in Goldston. Danny Lynn Brewer, 56, of that address was accused of firing shots at…
Progressives’ war on North Carolina’s working class
By Brian Balfour Raleigh, NC – The elitist progressives can’t hide their disdain for the working people of North Carolina. Case in point, an op-ed written by the far-left NC Budget & Tax Center and published by the News &…
Arrest made in rash of break-ins in Siler City
Siler City, NC – The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Tina Marie Beers, 38, of 305 N Dogwood Avenue, Siler City, in connection with a rash of break-ins which occurred in multiple areas of Siler City between September 2021…