By Kevin Roche I am going to pretend that people have come to their senses and realized that we have to live with CV-19 and stop obsessing over it. And as part of my effort to do that, I am…
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Dudley blasts J.H. Rose in 3A football championship game, 69-40
Chapel Hill, NC – In the highest scoring neutral site State Football Championship Game in history, the Dudley Panthers blasted J.H. Rose 69-40 to win the school’s seventh Football State Championship and fifth title in NCHSAA play. The Panthers were…
Mike Elko named Duke head football coach
Durham, NC – Duke Vice President and Director of Athletics Nina King announced Friday that Mike Elko has been named Duke University’s 22nd head football coach. The defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Texas A&M University for the past four…
Nine appointed to inaugural NC Spiritous Liquor Advisory Council
Raleigh, NC – Nine representatives have been appointed to serve on the inaugural N.C. Spiritous Liquor Advisory Council created in the 2021 session of the N.C. General Assembly. Photo by Andreas M Members are: Pete Barger of Southern Distilling Company in…
NC Supreme Court blocks candidate filing, delays all primary elections to May
By Carolina Journal Staff Raleigh, NC – The N.C. Supreme Court has jumped into the state’s legal battle over new election maps. The high court has shut down candidate filing and delayed all state primary elections until May 17. photo…
Wolfpack returns to Reynolds Coliseum; Hosts Bethune-Cookman
Raleigh, NC – The NC State men’s basketball team returns to James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum Thursday evening to face Bethune-Cookman in the program’s annual Heritage Game. photo by Gene Galin Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30…
COVID-19 Updates: All 18 and older can get vaccine boosters; What is the Omicron variant?
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Public Health Department is providing the following updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19 vaccination. Data Update As of Tuesday, November 30th: More than 7,000 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Chatham…
Chatham County Public Libraries to host Winter Reading BINGO challenge
Pittsboro, NC – Children and teens are invited to participate in the Winter Reading BINGO Challenge at all Chatham County Public Libraries branches from January 3, 2022, through February 14. The Winter Reading BINGO Challenge, sponsored by the Friends of…
The Lost Year: What the pandemic cost teenagers
By Alec MacGillis ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. photo by Mylene Everything looks the same on either side of the Texas-New Mexico…
Making a difference with Meals on Wheels: Delivering a warm meal (and much more) to Chatham County seniors
By Kara Lusk Dudley Pittsboro, NC – For many years, I have heard about the Meals on Wheels program and how it provides a warm, nutritious meal to older adults who may otherwise go hungry. On December 6, 2021, I…