By D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – Who is the best-known living North Carolinian today? Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski? Legendary basketball star Michael Jordan? Gov. Roy Cooper? Activist Rev. William Barber? Senators Thom Tillis or Richard Burr? Anybody else?…
Information for April 4 Chatham County Board of Commissioners meeting
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Commissioners (BOC) will meet on Monday, April 4, 2022, at the Chatham County Historic Courthouse, 9 Hillsboro Street, Second Floor Courtroom, Pittsboro. The Work Session will begin at 4:30 p.m. The Regular…
Chatham County arrest blotter: March 2022
Pittsboro, NC – Here is the Chatham County Sheriff department’s arrest blotter for March 2022. On March 1, Shawnace Lamont Yarborough, 26, of 1060 Willow Way, Pittsboro, was arrested by SSgt. Anthony Norton for trafficking opium or heroin, possession with…
Chatham County encourages community involvement to prevent child abuse
Pittsboro, NC – On March 21, 2022, the Chatham County Board of Commissioners proclaimed April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. The Chatham County Department of Social Services is calling attention to this issue that greatly impacts the lives of the…
Video: UNC Coach Hubert Davis Final 4 press conference with transcript
New Orleans, LA – North Carolina’s basketball coach Hubert Davis met with the media Thursday afternoon at the Superdome in advance of their game versus Duke on Saturday in the NCAA Final Four basketball tournament game. The #8 seeded UNC…
North Carolina newspapers running ‘news’ written by donor-sponsored reporters
By David Larson Raleigh, NC – If you’ve read a news story about climate change or renewable energy lately in a North Carolina newspaper, there’s a good chance the author’s salary was not paid by that newspaper but rather by…
Incentives package worth $1.2 billion draws electric car plant to Chatham County, NC
By Theresa Opeka Raleigh, NC – A Vietnamese automaker has announced plans to build a $4 billion electric-vehicle assembly and battery-manufacturing plant at Triangle Innovation Point in Moncure, about 30 miles west of the Triangle. To attract the newly formed…
VinFast Automotive selects Chatham County for electric vehicle assembly plant
Raleigh, NC – VinFast, the Vietnamese auto manufacturer building a new line of electric vehicles, has selected North Carolina for its first North American automotive assembly and battery manufacturing plant, creating 7,500 jobs. The company intends to invest up to $2…
North Carolina Railroad Company invests $1 million in new auto ramp in Chatham County
Raleigh, NC – The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) is one of several partners named in the recent announcement that Vietnam-based VinFast, a private automotive manufacturer, will construct its first U.S. based electric vehicle (EV) assembly and battery manufacturing facility…
Wolfpack falls in NCAA regional final to UConn in double OT
Bridgeport, CT – The top-seed NC State women’s basketball team fell to second-seed UConn, 91-87, in double overtime Monday night in the Bridgeport Regional Final. The instant classic was the first double overtime Elite 8 game in the history of…
VinFast selects Chatham County’s Triangle Innovation Point for new facility
Pittsboro, NC – VinFast, an electric vehicle company headquartered in Los Angeles, California, announced Tuesday that it will establish a new facility in Chatham County. VinFast is part of Vingroup, the largest privately held company in Vietnam. The facility will…
Results from Northwood’s track & field meet
Pittsboro, NC – Northwood high school hosted a track and field meet on Thursday, March 24. Other participating schools included Woods Charter School, Eastern Alamance, and Western Alamance. The women’s team ranking for the meet were 1) Eastern Alamance 95…
Chatham County students named to CCCC’s Fall 2021 Dean’s List
Sanford, NC – The following Chatham County students have been named to the Central Carolina Community College Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 semester. Students named to the Dean’s List earned a grade point average of at least 3.5 for…
Chatham County unified development ordinance code audit to be presented April 4
Pittsboro, NC – The consultants overseeing the Chatham County unified development ordinance (UDO) will present a draft code audit for public review and feedback on April 4, 2022. The community can view the presentation at the Chatham County Board of…
Chatham County Goldston Library to change hours
Goldston, NC – Beginning April 1, 2022, the Chatham County Library will adjust its hours of operation at the Goldston Branch located at 9235 Pittsboro-Goldston Road, Goldston. The library will be closed on Saturdays, open on Tuesdays, and will not…
Did tipping come from slavery? The 1619 Project lies again
By Phillip W. Magness Is the common act of tipping your waiter at a restaurant really a successor to slavery’s harmful legacy? Does tipping your bartender or Uber driver mean you are perpetuating the structural racism of the 19th century? These…