Pittsboro, NC – Here are the 2021 graduation dates and times for the Chatham County School system high schools. created by rawpixel.com Chatham School of Science & Engineering, May 27, 7 p.m., indoors at Chatham County Agriculture & Conference CenterChatham…
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Central Carolina Community College honors their top athletes
Sanford, NC – Central Carolina Community College has announced its athletic award recipients for the 2020-2021 school year. Here is a list of all award winners: Men’s Basketball – JT Conwell – Sanford, N.C. (Cougar of the Year), Montell Moore…
Here’s the 2021 NCHSAA Softball and Women’s Soccer State Championship schedules
Chapel Hill, NC – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) released the 2021 softball and won’s soccer state championship schedules on Wednesday. 1A SOFTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES(BEST-OF-THREE) South Stanly Rowdy Rebel Bulls (15-2) vs. Camden County Bruins (13-0)…
Senate Republicans urge Roy Cooper to allow more fans for Hurricanes’ playoff games
By John Trump Raleigh, NC – The National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup playoffs start this weekend, and, as it turns out, the Carolina Hurricanes are one of the best teams in the league, albeit in a shortened 56-game season. NC…
Following the success sequence is a path away from poverty and crime
By Andrew Heath Raleigh, NC – First, graduate. Second, maintain full-time employment. Third, if you’re going to have kids, wait until you’re married. If you follow those three steps in that order, you are following what has been coined the…
Six student artists named 2021 JMArts Scholars
Siler City, NC – Six students have been named JMArts Scholars by the Jordan-Matthews Arts Foundation, all receiving scholarships to pursue intensive fine arts study this summer. JMArts Scholars preparing for study this summer are (standing from left) Carrie Shelton, Emma Weiber, Laci Burt, Maggie…
More evidence of masks working, or not
By Kevin Roche Thanks to Youyang Gu on Twitter. As I have said, better to use mask wearing behavior than mask mandates, although there likely is a correlation between the two. Pretty clear the COVID-19 virus doesn’t care about masks…
Chatham County monitors fuel supply and conserves usage
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County government is carefully monitoring its fuel supply and conserving usage among non-essential vehicles amid the Colonial Pipeline system disruption. Chatham County Emergency Management, the Chatham County Manager’s Office, Chatham County Schools, and the Chatham County…
Age-adjusted COVID-19 deaths, updated
By Kevin Roche This chart, courtesy Phil Kerpen on Twitter, is useful for a number of purposes. It age-adjusts deaths in the states. One very interesting thing is notice the states clustered in the far north on each coast. Some…
60% of Triangle gas pumps are empty after spree of buying
By Donna King Raleigh, NC – A disruption in East Coast gasoline supplies has sparked panic buying across the region, with North Carolina among the states hit hardest. Across the state, an average of 14.7% of gas stations report that…