Siler City, NC – Stephanie Boone and her kids can’t wait to paint the walls in their new Habitat house. “As simple as it is, that’s the most exciting thing to me and my kids,” Stephanie said. “That’s really a…
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Chatham County Health Department celebrates National Public Health Week by highlighting staff and community partners in COVID-19 vaccination process
Pittsboro, NC – National Public Health Week (NPHW) is April 5th through 11th this year, a time to recognize those individuals who contribute to public health on a small and large scale. The Chatham County Public Health Department (CCPHD) is…
One On One: Did a North Carolinian cause the Suez Canal back-up?
By D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – Who is responsible for last month’s jam up in the Suez Canal? Could it be a North Carolinian? The damages to the quarter-mile long container ship, Ever Given, which ran aground in the…
Roy Cooper signs measures to address effects of pandemic on students
By Carolina Journal Staff Raleigh, NC – Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday, April 9, signed two bills into law designed to help students who lost more than a year of in-person learning because of the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns. House…
Legal challenge filed against agreement allowing toxic 1,4-dioxane pollution in Pittsboro drinking water
Chapel Hill, NC – An agreement by state regulators with the City of Greensboro allows increased discharges of cancer causing 1,4-dioxane into the drinking water source for nearly one million people in violation of the Clean Water Act and state…
NC Senate’s ‘partisan’ reading bill passes easily
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – On March 31, the North Carolina Senate passed the hugely controversial SB 387, titled the Excellent Public Schools Act of 2021, by a margin of 48 senators in favor, none opposed. The following day,…
All Chatham County residents ages 16 and older are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
Pittsboro, NC – As of Wednesday, April 7, all Chatham County residents ages 16 and older are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, following NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) guidance. The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized…
Breaking and entering near Governor’s Village linked to former employee
Brandon Clifton Lee King Pittsboro, NC – On March 19, members of the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Governors Village, Chapel Hill, regarding a break-in at a local business. Deputies recovered surveillance video and fingerprints from…
Chatham County Solid Waste & Recycling is hosting annual Earth Day event on April 17
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County Solid Waste & Recycling is hosting its annual Earth Day event on Saturday, April 17, 2021. The event is open to all Chatham County residents (no decal needed) and will feature free document shredding, free…
Bipartisan NC Senate group to push for broadband expansion in new bill
By Andrew Dunn Raleigh, NC – A bipartisan group of senators is crafting legislation that would find ways to expand broadband access in North Carolina. Photo by Kelly Lacy The bill, filed Monday, appears unfinished. Several sections remain unfilled, presumably…