Greensboro, NC – Led by league champion Clemson’s seventh appearance in the Capital One Orange Bowl, the ACC placed nine teams in college football postseason games. This is the 22nd consecutive season in which the ACC earned at least six…
Month: December 2022
Food truck owners sue North Carolina town over anti-competitive regulations
By Patrick Carroll After 15 years in the Marine Corps, Tony Proctor decided it was time for a change and began working as a pastor in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Around the same time, he started cooking seafood for church functions,…
Information for December 19 Chatham County Board of Commissioners meeting
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Commissioners (BOC) will meet on Monday, December 19, 2022, at the Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center located at 1192 US 64 Business West, Pittsboro. The Work Session will begin at 1…
Lame-duck N.C. Supreme Court strikes down voter ID law, state Senate election map
By Carolina Journal Raleigh, NC – Two weeks before they’re set to lose their majority, N.C. Supreme Court Democrats issued rulings Friday striking down the state’s photo voter identification law and the election map used for state Senate races. Both…
Chatham County Public Health Department earns re-accreditation with honors
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Public Health Department (CCPHD) received word that it was awarded re-accreditation with honors from the NC Local Health Department Accreditation program. The recognition signifies that the Department excelled in its recent accreditation assessment along…
Moore County man charged in death by fentanyl overdose that occurred in Chatham County
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of Nathanial Lynn Rush, 28, of 521 Fox Spring Drive, Robbins, in connection with a death by overdose which occurred in the Bear Creek area of Chatham County.…
Get ready for Spring 2023 at CCCC
Pittsboro, NC – Recover from the holidays with some life-enriching nature exploration around Chatham County through Central Carolina Community College. Join Chatham County nature-enthusiast and instructor, Andy Upshaw, for Birding Beginning and Plants, Birds, Rocks and Things in spring of…
Group arrested in connection with armed robbery in western Chatham County
Siler City, NC – A series of arrests have been made in connection with an armed robbery which occurred in Chatham County in early November. The victim in the case reported being threatened, robbed, and held against her will in…
Chatham County’s 2022 Leadership Academy Class graduates
Pittsboro, NC – On December 7, 2022, Chatham County honored 23 graduates of its Leadership Academy Class of 2022. Since its inception in 2002, the leadership development program has produced 381 graduates. On December 7, 2022, 23 employees from county…
Chatham sheriff seeks two suspects who robbed store at gunpoint
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County deputies say they are looking for suspects who robbed a store at gunpoint last month. The armed robbery happened on November 13 at a convenience store at the intersection of Manns Chapel Road and U.S.…