By Doris Snipes Pittsboro, NC – According to Strowd family tradition, the 1830s house shown here was the home of John Snipes Strowd (1809-1891). It was occupied and added to by generations of Strowds until the 20th century, when it…
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Pro sports’ COVID-19 problems are emblematic of the nation’s
By Kevin Roche The problems that all the professional sports leagues are having are directly representative of the dilemma we have created in regard to CV-19 and how if we don’t change the testing and quarantine paradigm, we will never…
Chatham County seniors celebrate the Christmas season with fun, food, and fellowship
Pittsboro, NC – On December 15, 2021, about 70 Chatham County seniors got gussied up in their finest Christmas attire for the Chatham County Council on Aging’s Christmas party at the Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center in Pittsboro. The…
Consumer Reports’ latest annual auto reliability data reveals safest bets and riskiest choices among new vehicles
Yonkers, NY — Eight of the top ten most reliable brands are from Asia, and only one–Buick–is a domestic, according to the latest Annual Auto Reliability data from Consumer Reports (CR), the nonprofit research, testing, and consumer advocacy organization. But…
Amid soaring prices and limited supply, Consumer Reports’ new auto reliability survey data helps car buyers I.D. least troublesome models
Yonkers, NY — With the price of new cars soaring and inventories limited, Americans can ill-afford to gamble on a vehicle that will cause problems. Consumer Reports (CR), the nonprofit research, testing and consumer advocacy organization, today released findings from…
Tarboro Vikings roll by Mitchell in 1A state football championship game, 28-7
Chapel Hill, NC – Tarboro collected their second straight State Championship and eighth in program history rushing by Mitchell 28-7 to win the 1A State Championship. The Vikings got a pair of touchdowns and 132 yards rushing from Tobias Joyner…
What we should have learned from this epidemic, but probably won’t
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…
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…