Pittsboro, NC – When VinFast chose Chatham County in March 2022 for its first North American manufacturing plant, the announcement landed like an economic thunderclap. North Carolina had won a globally watched electric-vehicle project promising thousands of jobs, billions in…
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The 80% slash: 4 truths behind VinFast’s Chatham County pivot
Pittsboro, NC – In 2022, North Carolina’s economic development team thought they had landed the “big one.” The announcement that Vietnamese EV maker VinFast would invest $4 billion into a massive manufacturing facility in Chatham County was hailed as a…
Chatham EDC responds to updated scope of VinFast project
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham Economic Development Corporation (EDC) today issued the following statement regarding the updated scope of the VinFast electric vehicle manufacturing project in Chatham County. The VinFast project is currently stationed at the Triangle Innovation Point mega-site, just 12…
Chatham County Commissioners special meeting: March 24
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at the Historic Chatham County Courthouse, 9 Hillsboro Street, Pittsboro. The purpose of the meeting: Hold the monthly public comment session…
Eight ACC teams headed to 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
Charlotte, NC – Eight Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball teams earned bids to the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, as Clemson, Duke, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, SMU and Virginia were selected to the 68-team event. It marks the…
Concerns abound after Clemson sends UNC crashing out of ACC Tournament, 80-79
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Charlotte, NC – North Carolina’s 80-79 loss to Clemson in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals was the kind of defeat that leaves more questions than answers. On the surface, the Tar Heels nearly stole a game…
“Heavyweight fight” in Charlotte: Duke outlasts Virginia, repeats as ACC Tourney champs
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Charlote, NC — The confetti didn’t fall on a masterpiece. It fell on a survival. Saturday night at the Spectrum Center, No. 1 Duke edged No. 10 Virginia 74–70 to win a second straight ACC…
From gas station to gathering place: The amazing story behind Chapel Hill’s Top of the Hill Brewery
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – Long before “craft beer” became a buzzword and brewpub patios turned into year-round community living rooms, Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery — known to generations of locals and students simply as TOPO—was…
Celebrating George Moses Horton: From slavery to standard bearer
Pittsboro, NC – George Moses Horton Middle School proudly celebrated its annual George Moses Horton Day on Monday, February 23, 2026, honoring the life and enduring legacy of George Moses Horton. Horton, an enslaved North Carolina poet, used his powerful…
Growth is no longer a forecast: Chatham leaders prepare to face the school capacity challenge
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – As Chatham County continues to absorb rapid residential development, school and county leaders are confronting a reality that no longer feels distant or theoretical: growth is here, more is on the way, and the…