Carthage, NC – A $6.2 million contract awarded recently by the N.C. Department of Transportation will bring improvements to nearly 15 miles of U.S. 421 in Chatham and Randolph counties. Image from Google Maps The contract includes milling, resurfacing and…
Month: February 2023
How did Chatham County girls high school basketball teams rank this week? 2.3.23
Chapel Hill, NC – Here is how the Chatham County high school girls basketball teams stack up in this week’s North Carolina MaxPreps computer rankings based on class as of February 3, 2023. NC Class 3A East High School Girls…
Northwood defeats Orange in senior night basketball, 77-46
Pittsboro, NC – Northwood Chargers rolled to a home victory over the Orange Panthers in conference play on Friday night, 77-46. The Chargers recognized their senior class on senior night prior to the game. This year’s Northwood boys basketball team…
Late surge sends NC State Wolfpack past Georgia Tech, 72-64
Raleigh, NC – The NC State men’s basketball team outscored Georgia Tech 14-3 in the final four minutes of the game to defeat the Yellow Jackets, 72-64, inside PNC Arena Saturday afternoon. DJ Burns (photo by Gene Galin) With the…
Two Chatham County wrestlers among winners in NCHSAA Women’s Wrestling State Invitational
Chapel Hill, NC – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) in conjunction with the North Carolina Chapter of USA Wrestling, held the fourth edition of the Women’s Wrestling Invitational on Friday and Saturday. The event featured 16 wrestlers…
How did Chatham County high school basketball teams rank this week? 2.3.23
Chapel Hill, NC – Here is how the Chatham County high school boys basketball teams stack up in this week’s North Carolina MaxPreps computer rankings based on class as of February 3, 2023. Northwood basketball coach Brown speaks to his…
‘Groundhog Day’ is more than a comedy about a dopey weatherman
By David Larson Raleigh, NC – In my role at a politics-focused newspaper, there aren’t a lot of opportunities to play movie critic. But it’s Groundhog Day… again, and the 1993 movie bearing that name is among my favorites, so…
NC State Wolfpack rolls to 28-point win over Florida State
Raleigh, NC – The NC State men’s basketball team (18-5, 8-4) won its third-straight game, and seventh in its last eight outings, with a decisive 94-66 victory over Florida State Wednesday evening inside PNC Arena. The night was highlighted by…
Can we finally acknowledge masks are pointless
By Kevin Roche If we should have learned anything from the epidemic, it is that most of the tactics that supposedly would suppress the virus–school and business closures, plastic barriers, social distancing and masking; made no impact on spread in…
New School of Civil Life and Leadership will further advance UNC’s free speech mission
By Jenna A. Robinson Chapel, NC – Last week, trustees at UNC-Chapel Hill announced the creation of a new School of Civic Life and Leadership. The new school will significantly enhance student learning and the intellectual environment at UNC. photo…