Greensboro, NC – Clemson is an overwhelming preseason favorite to claim its seventh consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference football title, according to a preseason poll of 147 media voters. Dabo Swinney & Mack Brown (photo by Gene Galin) The Tigers, who posted a…
Single-game UNC football tickets go on sale Monday
Chapel Hill, NC – The 2021 football season is right around the corner. Season tickets have already sold out, highlighting the anticipation for the return of football game days in Chapel Hill! UNC Tar Heels football team huddles at tunnel…
On Professor Mike Adams’ suicide, one year later
By Jon Sanders Raleigh, NC – So a year ago, I learned that my friend killed himself. My friend was a tenured professor in the UNC system, the Wilmington campus. He was an award-winning teacher notorious for speaking truth to…
Why isn’t Chatham County Animal Control doing their job?
By Eliot Kaufman Siler City, NC – This happened in Chatham County. Hold them accountable. On May 24, 2020, a sweet innocent dog named Atlas who was being trained at a dog rehabilitation center for a local veterinarian, was brutally…
2021 Carolina football season tickets are sold out
Chapel Hill, NC – For the second time in as many full-capacity seasons, North Carolina football season tickets have sold out. But, there are still ways to watch the Tar Heels in person this season. A limited number of ticket…
Duke goes through annual ACC Football Kickoff
Charlotte, NC – Duke defensive tackle DeWayne Carter, running back Mataeo Durant, quarterback Gunnar Holmberg and head coach David Cutcliffe took part in the annual ACC Football Kickoff on Wednesday at the Westin Charlotte in Charlotte, N.C. The trio went through approximately seven hours of interviews,…
NC Superintendent of Public Instruction endorses sports overhaul as legislation advances
By Dallas Woodhouse Raleigh, NC – Legislation to dismantle the North Carolina High School Athletic Association passed the Senate Education Committee Wednesday by what appeared to be a unanimous voice vote. The post committee substitute for House Bill 91 proposes…
Roy Cooper to let mask mandates expire, new guidance says schools ‘should’ require masks in K-8
By Jeff Moore Raleigh, NC – Gov. Roy Cooper will allow existing state mask mandates to expire on July 30, but he’s recommending required masking for public school students in kindergarten through middle school. Cooper emphasized those changes during a…
Overhaul of North Carolina’s high school sports governance presented in Senate committee
By Dallas Woodhouse Raleigh, NC – On Tuesday, the N.C. Senate Education Committee presented a bill that would effectively end the High School Athletic Association’s role in supervising high school athletics, a role the organization has held since 1913. photo…
Chatham County School Board should vote to make masks optional for students in the 2021-22 school year
By Mia Munn Pittsboro, NC – Many school boards in North Carolina have already voted to make masks for kids optional in 2021-22 school year. I ask that you do the same, and make this school year as normal as…
Community members invited to plant an old southern apple tree to commemorate Chatham County’s 250th anniversary
Pittsboro, NC – Residents can celebrate Chatham County’s 250th anniversary by planting an old southern apple tree and preserving a unique piece of Chatham County’s history in their own backyard. Aunt Rachel apple variety Chatham 250 is excited to partner…
Information for July 19 Chatham County Board of Commissioners meeting
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Commissioners (BOC) will meet on Monday, July 19, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. at the Chatham County Historic Courthouse, 9 Hillsboro Street, Second Floor Courtroom, Pittsboro. There is no evening session scheduled. The…
What is wrong with some people?
By Kevin Roche Okay, the libertarian side of me, and that is the most prominent part generally feels like people can do whatever they want and make their own judgments on risk and safety. But the problem during the epidemic…
Will students need to wear masks in Chatham County Schools for the new school year?
By Jessica Winger Pittsboro, NC – With school starting next month, it is unclear if school children in the state of North Carolina will be required to wear masks for the ’21-’22 school year. The current guidance in the NCDHHS…
What the North Carolina social studies curriculum should look like
By Ray Nothstine Raleigh, NC – Like much of the nation, North Carolina has a civics and history crisis. Yet, it may be even worse than thought in North Carolina after a Fordham Institute study gave the state a “D-”…
94% of recent COVID-19 cases in Chatham County among unvaccinated population
Pittsboro, NC – According to an analysis of recent COVID-19 cases and vaccination data conducted by the Chatham County Public Health Department, 94% of Chatham County’s confirmed COVID-19 cases between May 1, 2021 and July 13, 2021 were in individuals…