Pittsboro, NC – TriRiver Water customers in the Chatham County North District will be under water restrictions starting Monday, June 15. No other TriRiver Water customers will be under water restrictions at this time. Source waters for Sanford, Pittsboro, Siler…
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Route, rights, and regulation: The Enbridge pipeline debate in Chatham County
By Everette Pitts Pittsboro, NC — A proposed 28-mile Enbridge natural gas pipeline through Chatham County is emerging as one of the most consequential infrastructure debates in the county’s rapid transformation, raising questions about industrial growth, private land rights, river…
A pipeline through history: Enbridge’s path through Mt. View AME Zion Church cemetery
By Jane Allen Wilson Pittsboro, NC – I saw a map of the Enbridge pipeline tonight. Looks like it plans to go smack dab over the Mt View AME Zion Church cemetery outside of Moncure. I was standing next to…
Fox tests positive for rabies after Silk Hope incident
Silk Hope, NC – A fox that behaved aggressively toward a resident on Silk Hope-Lindley Mill Road on Saturday, June 6, has tested positive for rabies. image via Freepik At approximately 9:30 a.m. on June 6, deputies responded to the…
UNC baseball: Coach Scott Forbes and players reflect on their Super Regional triumph
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Chapel Hill, NC – In a thrilling showdown at Boshamer Stadium, the University of North Carolina baseball team clinched a spot in the World Series after a hard-fought victory against Southern California. Following the game,…
Hull’s walk-off double sends UNC past USC and back to Omaha
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Chapel Hill, NC – For eight innings Sunday evening, North Carolina’s season appeared to be slipping toward the same hard edge that had cut short its previous June. Southern California had the lead, the ball…
Volunteer Helen Nunn presented 2026 JMArts Community Hero Award
Siler City, NC – Longtime volunteer Helen Nunn, who has helped Jordan-Matthews High School theater thrive for more than a decade, has been presented the 2026 JMArts Community Hero Award. Rose Pate, left, presented the 2026 JMArts Community Hero Award…
DeCaro’s 117-pitch gem keeps Tar Heels alive, forces winner-take-all Super Regional finale against USC
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Chapel Hill, NC — North Carolina needed poise after a painful Friday. It needed length from its starting pitcher after a bullpen-draining NCAA Tournament. It needed enough offense to quiet a Southern California team that…
Before first pitch, baseball’s ‘magic mud’ gets the game ready at Boshamer Stadium
By Gene Galin Chapel Hill, NC — Hours before North Carolina and Southern California met Friday in an NCAA Baseball Super Regional at Boshamer Stadium, some of the most important work of the afternoon was taking place away from the…
Dig up a tale: Summer reading at Chatham Libraries
Pittsboro, NC – Children and teens are invited to participate in the Summer Reading Program: Unearth a Story at Chatham County Public Libraries branches throughout the summer. WHAT: Summer Reading: Unearth a Story WHEN: June 6 through August 8, 2026…