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.…
Month: February 2021
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…
Chatham County Health Department continues push to vaccinate people against COVID-19
Pittsboro, NC — The Chatham County Public Health Department (CCPHD), along with vaccine providers like UNC Health and Piedmont Health Services, continues efforts to vaccinate eligible individuals against COVID-19 in Chatham County. According to the NC Department of Health and…
Jenna Fadely of Jordan-Matthews among NCHSAA 1A/2A State Swimming and Diving Championship winners
Cary, NC – Here are the results for the NCHSAA state 1A/2A Swimming and Diving Championships. Jennah Fadely of Jordan-Matthews high school finished first in the women’s 100 yard breaststroke. Women 100 Yard Breaststroke 1, Jennah Fadely, Jordan-Matthews, 1:02.11# AA-A+.…
Mandy Cohen pledges to ‘loosen restrictions as we go,’ but won’t give timeline or metrics
By Andrew Dunn Raleigh, NC – With COVID-19 cases declining and vaccines rolling out, states across the U.S. are beginning to lift restrictions on gatherings and businesses. Dr. Mandy Cohen (pool photo) North Carolina may consider lifting restrictions, Department of…
NC State Wolfpack welcomes Duke to PNC Arena Saturday
Raleigh, NC – The NC State men’s basketball team (8-8, 4-7 ACC) hosts in-state rival Duke (7-8, 5-6 ACC) Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. inside PNC Arena. The game will be televised on ESPN with Doug Sherman and Cory Alexander…
The absurdity of continued school closings
By Ray Nothstine Raleigh, NC – Public education has a lot of problems these days. Its greatest asset to many families — that it’s primarily an instrument of child care and convenience for working and middle-class families — has been…