Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County community is invited to spend a night under the stars at the Chatham County Parks and Recreation Department’s Outdoor Film Festival. The event is Friday, May 7, 2021, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.…
Month: April 2021
CCCC Board of Trustees filling vacancy
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Education is accepting applications for one appointment to the Central Carolina Community College Board of Trustees. The Chatham County seat is a four-year term beginning July 1, 2021. The application is in the…
CDC knows there is no real evidence to support masking policies
By Kevin Roche Freedom of Information Acts are wonderful things. Someone went after the CDC to provide data supporting mask mandates and policies. The responsive letter is below. Note the acknowledgment that there are not randomized control trials that support…
NC House passes bill to allow capacity crowds at college football stadiums
By Carolina Journal Staff Raleigh, NC – The N.C. House on Wednesday, April 28, in 77-42 vote approved the Kickoff College Sports Act, which would allow full capacity attendance at outdoor college stadiums. A news release says Senate Bill 115…
Bynum Front Porch Friday night music returns LIVE on May 7
Bynum, NC – Live music returns! Bynum Front Porch Friday night music returns live on May 7, 2021! Every Friday night from May to August, people come to the former cotton mill town in Chatham County, NC. Folks visit and…
Listen to the experts. Lift the mask mandate today, governor Cooper.
By John Trump Raleigh, NC – Lift the mask mandate, governor. Lift it now. Today. It’s OK. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says so. You know, the people with all that science and data, of which you’re so…
Gov. Roy Cooper won’t lift mask mandate; moves COVID goalposts once again
By John Trump Raleigh, NC – Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, decreed Wednesday, April 28, that he will lift the mandate on masks for people outside, but that the indoor mandate will remain at least until June 1. North Carolina’s…
NC charter, magnet schools score high in annual U.S. News rankings
By John Trump Raleigh, NC – Nine of the top schools in North Carolina are, technically, schools of choice, according to recently released rankings of the best schools in the country. These include magnet and charter schools, institutions in which…
Theater returns to Jordan-Matthews with outdoor performance of “The Lottery” on May 7
Siler City, NC – Rehearsals for “The Lottery” had barely started when the world turned upside down. At the time, what became a global pandemic seemed more like a short pause. Nothing was canceled right away, even though the news…
It’s official: 14th Congressional seat coming to NC. What’s next?
By Dallas Woodhouse Raleigh, NC – North Carolina has grown large enough over the last decade to earn a 14th congressional seat, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today in a news release. That seat will be contested during next year’s…