Chapel Hill, NC – Here are the unofficial final scores from Saturday’s third round NCHSAA basketball playoff games in men’s and women’s basketball. Official scores will be posted to MaxPreps throughout the remainder of the evening by schools. The pairings…
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Northwood boys and girls teams playing in third round of NCHSAA basketball tournament
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – On Thursday evening, both the boys and girls Northwood basketball teams proved victorious in their second round NCHSAA tournament games. Both teams advance to the third round games on Saturday at 6 pm. You…
Chatham County provides update on water billing process
Pittsboro, NC – Due to the cyber incident that Chatham County experienced on October 28, 2020, the processing of County water bills was interrupted affecting the November 2020 through February 2021 billing cycles. Chatham County Water Utility continues to recover…
WFU Deacons head to Blacksburg for basketball matchup with Hokies
Winston-Salem, NC – The Wake Forest Men’s Basketball team will face No. 16 Virginia Tech on Saturday afternoon. The Demon Deacons (6-12, 3-12) are looking to split the season series with the Hokies (14-5, 8-4) and grab their first victory…
Roy Cooper vetoes NC public school reopening bill, leading lawmaker cries foul
By CJ Staff Raleigh, NC – Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed bipartisan legislation to reopen N.C. public schools statewide. The governor announced his decision at 4:54 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26. That’s nine days after state lawmakers presented him the reopening…
Chatham County begins COVID-19 vaccinations for PreK-12 staff and child care workers
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Public Health Department (CCPHD) began vaccinating Pre-K-12 teachers and staff and child care workers ages 45 and older against COVID-19 today, February 26th, during a mass vaccination clinic at the Chatham County Agriculture and…
Poll: 61% of parents say learning losses should weigh heavily in decision to reopen schools
By David N. Bass Raleigh, NC – A new poll form the Pew Research Center shows that parents are increasingly concerned about learning losses due to pandemic-related school closures. At the same time, a smaller share of parents now prioritize…
North Carolinians can be proud of their history
By Ray Nothstine Raleigh, NC – When it comes to paying respect to some of the American giants in history today, there is no shortage of embarrassing headlines. In the Land of Lincoln, the city of Chicago is reevaluating some…
Roy Cooper makes move to re-open bars, but fails to ease many restrictions even further
By John Trump Raleigh, NC – Private bars will open at limited capacity under a new executive decree from the governor, although at the same time he called for more direct government aid to prop up failing businesses. photo created…
Charlotte artist transforms Jordan-Matthews library’s trash into work that inspires
Siler City, NC – Call them vintage. Or just call them old. But for Jordan-Matthews High School media coordinator Rose Pate, that large pile of old Life magazines that had remained untouched for decades was just gathering dust. Let’s face…