Pittsboro, NC – The 2022 edition of the Chatham County middle school basketball tournament will run from February 14 through February 18. The first round of the tournament will be played at the higher-seeded school. Semi-final and championship rounds will…
Chatham School board makes changes to masking policy
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Education voted at its monthly meeting on Monday, February 14, to begin a gradual transition to an optional masking policy. In the first stage that the board approved 5-0, effective Feb. 15,…
Chatham Board of Education meeting agenda – 2.14.2022
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Education meeting will be held on Monday, February 14, 2022 at the historic Chatham County Courthouse in Pittsboro. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. I. Call to OrderII. Closed SessionA. Approval of…
Legislation allowing NC parents to opt-out of mask requirements to be proposed in state House
By Theresa Opeka Raleigh, NC – Following the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services announcement that North Carolina won’t be ending the mask mandate for public school children, N.C. Speaker of the House, Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, stated that the…
Gov. Roy Cooper won’t end mask mandates in NC schools
By Donna King Raleigh, NC – North Carolina won’t be joining the growing number of states ending the mask mandates for public school students. In a meeting Wednesday, Feb. 10, with county health officials statewide, the N.C. Department of Health…
CCPHD continues N95 mask distribution, Moncure Fire Department added as a location
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Public Health Department (CCPHD) and Chatham County Public Libraries distributed more than 100,000 N95 respirators to the Chatham community last week and have received another shipment of 100,000 masks to continue that distribution. Additionally,…
Sunk cost & manipulative funding: Chatham Board of Education must move forward with humility for the students’ sake
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham Board of Education and administrators must move to end Covid-19 protocols in public schools. The initial concern and uncertainty of Spring 2020 and the proverbial strings attached to federal funding by the state should no…
16-0 game-ending run propels Wake Forest basketball to 20th win
Raleigh, NC – The Wake Forest mens’ basketball team defeated NC State 69-51 on Wednesday evening inside PNC Arena to clinch the program’s first 20-win season since 2009-10. photo by Gene Galin The Demon Deacons’ (20-5, 10-4 ACC) posted their…
Be a Dr. Hamm and not a Dr. Fauci
Pittsboro, NC – At the December 2021 Chatham County school board meeting, Northwood high school student Brant Anderson make the following comments during the public input period. Good evening school board members. I’m back for another rant! Today I’m going…
Chatham County Commissioners appoint Robert Logan to serve as interim District 4 Commissioner
Pittsboro, NC – On February 7, 2022, the Chatham County Board of Commissioners (BOC) appointed Robert Logan to fill the interim District 4 seat vacated by Jim Crawford on December 31, 2021. Logan will serve until a new District 4…
#5 NC State Wolfpack beats #11 Georgia Tech in Play4Kay game
Raleigh, NC – No. 5 NC State women’s basketball (21-3, 12-1 ACC) earned its sixth win over a ranked opponent this season, defeating No. 11 Georgia Tech (18-5, 9-3 ACC) by a final score of 59-48 inside Reynolds Coliseum during…
Community invited to participate in Chatham County Schools focus groups to help shape district’s future
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County Schools (CCS) is planning a series of focus groups during the month of February to help lay the foundation for the district’s new five-year Strategic Plan, themed One Chatham. A couple of the focus group…
Northwood basketball’s “Pink Game” to honor Karen Heilman
Pittsboro, NC – Northwood High School Basketball is hosting its annual “Pink Game” to support cancer research awareness on February 8, 2022. This year’s event is “Play 4 Karen” in honor of former Chatham County teacher and coach Karen Sbrollini…
5K/10K Leprechaun Dash on March 15
Join the Chatham County YMCA on March 12 at 8:30 a.m. for the first-ever Leprechaun Dash! This 5K or 10K run raises money for children in Chatham County. On what will be a fun and challenging course, the Chatham County…
Red states make Democrats blue
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – Several weeks ago, I wrote a column pointing out that Republican-led states outpaced Democratic-led states in population growth last year. Indeed, some blue-tinted places such as California, New York, and Illinois had a net outflow of…
Chatham County News Tweets: 1.31.22 – 2.6.22
Pittsboro, NC – Follow our affiliate Chatham County News Tweets here. Below is a collection of #ChathamNC tweets from last week: Northwood High School volunteers man the concession stand at UNC basketball game Chatham County News Tweets: 2022-01-24 – 2022-01-30 https://t.co/HN4KeVq7J0 08:00:17, 2022-01-31The latest…