Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Education on Sept. 13, 2021, approved Carla Murray as the Executive Director for Elementary and Middle Grades Instruction. In her new role, Murray will lead the district’s curriculum and instruction efforts in…
Pollard Middle School intern named statewide Student Teacher of the Year
Pittsboro, NC – James Michael Sapp, a UNC-Chapel Hill 2021 Master of Arts in Teaching graduate who spent the past year interning at Margaret B. Pollard Middle School, has been named the North Carolina Association for Colleges of Teacher Educators’…
Ebbs and flows: Experts say we need to adjust, learn to live with the virus
By John Trump Raleigh, NC – COVID-19 cases in North Carolina may actually be decreasing, even as media hysteria and local mask mandates rage on. Source: NCDHHS 9.27.21 Cases, based on the seven-day rolling average, says Jon Sanders, appear to…
Is college football the death knell for COVID hysteria?
By Ray Nothstine Raleigh, NC – Like everything else in society, college football can speak to our hyper-politicized culture. And no, I’m not talking about the vulgar chants directed at Joe Biden spreading across college stadiums. I’m talking about the…
Chatham 250 mobile exhibit shares inspirational story of Los Jets soccer team
Pittsboro, NC – In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Chatham 250 will highlight the incredible story of Jordan-Matthews High School’s Los Jets soccer team by presenting a special exhibit to Chatham County Schools students. The mobile version of the N.C.…
ACC football game times & networks for October 2
Greensboro, NC – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced the following football game times and networks for the week of October 2. Locally Duke will play Carolina at Kenan Stadium at noon. Louisville will come to Winston-Salem to face Wake Forest…
Chatham Community Library presents virtual film screening: The R-Word
Pittsboro, NC – In recognition of Down Syndrome Awareness Month, Chatham Community Library will host a virtual film screening of The R-Word (2020), beginning Thursday, October 14, and continuing through Thursday, October 21. This program is free and open to the public. The R-Word takes…
Information for September 20th Chatham County Board of Commissioners meeting
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Commissioners (BOC) will meet on Monday, September 20, 2021, at the Chatham County Historic Courthouse, 9 Hillsboro Street, Second Floor Courtroom, Pittsboro. The Work Session will begin at 2:00 p.m. The Regular…
Forgotten men and women: ‘the unvaccinated’ also includes the naturally immune
By Jon Sanders Raleigh, NC – “The forgotten man” was how President Franklin Delano Roosevelt characterized ordinary people who needed his New Deal policies to build back up the American economy around them. In her history of the Great Depression…
Siler City’s annual Fall-O-Ween Trunk R’ Treat happening October 29
Siler City, NC – Enjoy Siler City’s 5th Annual Fall-O-Ween Trunk R’ Treat for free fun and activities for all ages. Siler City Parks and Recreation treats the community with the 5th annual event on Friday, October 29, 2021 5:30pm-8:30pm…
Split 2-1 Superior Court panel rejects North Carolina’s voter ID law
By Carolina Journal Staff Raleigh, NC – A split 2-1 state Superior Court panel has rejected North Carolina’s voter ID law, five months after holding a trial in the case. The court majority labeled the 2018 law racially discriminatory and…
Due to shortage of CDL drivers, 7 Chatham County solid waste & recycling collection centers will close temporarily
Pittsboro, NC – Due to a shortage of Commercial Driver License (CDL) drivers, seven Chatham County Solid Waste & Recycling Collection Centers will close temporarily. Starting Thursday, September 23, the following Collection Centers will be closed: Asbury, Bennett, Crutchfield Crossroads,…
One on One: A great teacher teaches on
By D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – When Julian Pleasants died September 7 North Carolina lost one of its most important academic and popular historians. Julian Pleasants Pleasants grew up in Southern Pines, graduated from Davidson College, and earned masters…
President Biden’s mandate goes too far
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – I got the COVID-19 vaccine shortly after it became publicly available. I did so because I was persuaded that the benefits of vaccination far outweighed the risk. photo created by freepik Over the subsequent…
Jason Amy named state Athletic Director of the Year
Pittsboro, NC – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has named Jason Amy as the stateAthletic Director of the Year for the 2020-21 school year when he served as Northwood’s athleticdirector. Seaforth High School Athletic Director Jason Amy The…
Chatham County Schools Superintendent Dr. Anthony Jackson is launching a listening and learning tour
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County Superintendent Dr. Anthony Jackson is launching a Relationships Matter: Superintendent’s Listening and Learning Tour, a series of in-person and online meetings that will give residents the opportunity to express their opinions of the district’s strengths,…