By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – James Flanagan’s Northwood lacrosse career began with a freshman stepping into the cage and ended with a senior captain preparing for Division I lacrosse at UMass Lowell. In between came a state championship appearance,…
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From 12M to 30M gallons: $390M Sanford water project aims to meet growth
Sanford, NC – A $390 million expansion project is underway at the Sanford Water Filtration Facility. The project will more than double the plant’s capacity from 12 million gallons a day to 30 million gallons per day. That added water…
Carolina men’s basketball adds Kevin Thomas
Chapel Hill, NC – Kevin Thomas, a 6-7 wing from Chester, Pa., has signed to play for the University of North Carolina men’s basketball team. Thomas played for head coach David Roe at Sagemont Prep in Weston, Fla., where he helped…
Chatham Schools partner with drug-free group for virtual support session
PITTSBORO, NC— Chatham County Schools, in partnership with Chatham Drug Free, will host its third in a series of virtual community conversations focused on mental health services and substance use. These informal and free sessions are designed to provide parents,…
North Carolina hits the brakes on VinFast: How a Chatham County EV dream became a court fight
By Everett Pitts Raleigh, NC – Four years after North Carolina leaders celebrated VinFast’s promise to build the state’s first automobile assembly plant in Chatham County, the state is now suing the Vietnamese electric-vehicle maker, alleging it failed to meet…
Georgia Tech’s power surge denies UNC a repeat ACC baseball title
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Charlotte, NC – North Carolina struck first Sunday afternoon at Truist Field, then spent the rest of the ACC Baseball Championship game trying to catch one of the nation’s most explosive lineups. Georgia Tech answered…
UNC blasts Pittsburgh, 13-5, to reach ACC baseball championship game
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Charlotte, NC — North Carolina answered Pittsburgh’s first-inning ambush with a roar Saturday afternoon at Truist Field, using a season-high six home runs, 22 hits and a five-RBI performance from Rom Kellis V to beat…
Carolina rallies past Hokies, advances to ACC Baseball Semifinals
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Charlotte, NC — North Carolina’s first swing at the 2026 ACC Baseball Championship carried the urgency of a postseason test and the poise of a team built for one. The No. 2 seed Tar Heels…
Pittsboro’s Flock fight: How license-plate cameras became a test of public safety, privacy and local control
By Everett Pitts Pittsboro, NC — What began as a police tool to investigate car break-ins, stolen vehicles and missing-person cases became one of Pittsboro’s most contentious public debates of the year, ending with town commissioners voting 4-1 to terminate…
Pittsboro board votes to end Flock camera contract after privacy debate, advances budget and growth rules
Pittsboro, NC — Pittsboro commissioners voted May 11 to end the town’s contract with Flock Safety license-plate-reading cameras, capping months of public concern over surveillance and data privacy during a packed meeting that also included a proposed no-tax-increase budget, downtown…