By Debbie Roos Pittsboro, NC – Join ForestHer NC landowners, natural resource professionals, and others for the first of three interactive webinars about enjoying your woodlands! In this webinar learn how to get the most out of the camera in…
School choice during the COVID-19 pandemic
By Dr. Terry Stoops Raleigh, NC – There’s always been overwhelming support for programs offering school choice opportunities for disadvantaged and special-needs children assigned to underperforming or unsafe public schools. Modest investments in school choice programs can improve the short-term…
Northwood girls win big over Southern Durham, 70-44
Pittsboro, NC – The Northwood Lady Chargers varsity basketball team scored 70 points and held the Southern Durham Spartans to 44 points in a league victory on Thursday, January 7. The Chargers now sport a 2-0 record. They put it…
Wegmans Chapel Hill prepares for February 24 opening
Chapel Hill, NC – – Opening Wednesday, February 24 at 9 a.m., Wegmans Chapel Hill, located on 1810 Fordham Road, is hosting a hiring event on January 14 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. for roughly 120 remaining part-time positions.…
Chatham County Health Dept. is scheduling COVID-19 vaccine appointments for adults age 75+
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Public Health Department is committed to making sure everyone who wants to get the COVID-19 vaccine can get it when it is their turn. The health department is in the process of scheduling COVID-19 vaccine…
‘Schools can reopen safely’: Duke, UNC doctors find ‘extremely limited’ COVID-19 spread in schools
By Andrew Dunn Raleigh, NC – Transmission of the COVID-19 virus has been “extremely limited” in public schools that have reopened in North Carolina, a team of researchers from Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill have found. photo courtesy of CDC…
Pittsboro traffic circle makeover begins January 11
Pittsboro, NC – An overhaul of the iconic traffic circle around the historic Chatham County courthouse in Pittsboro is set to begin on Monday, January 11. The N.C. Department of Transportation awarded a $2.48 million contract in October to have…
Roy Cooper, Mark Robinson paint sharply different versions of North Carolina as they start terms
By Andrew Dunn Raleigh, NC – As Gov. Roy Cooper enters his second term as governor, he sees North Carolina dragged down not just by the COVID pandemic, but by racism, unaffordable health care, and unequal opportunity. N.C. Lt. Gov.…
Greg Stafford is ramping up the SoCo Pittsboro project
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – We talked to Greg Stafford about the current status of the SoCo Pittsboro near the historic county courthouse. He is planning to accelerate the process beginning this month. Meanwhile, the NC DOT plans to…
Northwood girls overwhelm Cedar Ridge in basketball, 57-11
Hillsborough, NC – The Northwood Lady Chargers varsity basketball team scored 57 points and restricted the host Cedar Ridge Fighting Red Wolves to 11 in the Chargers league victory on Wednesday, January 6. January 6, 2021 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4…
Media bias and hysteria is absolutely real
By Kevin Roche Lest you think the media isn’t determined to create as much hysteria as it can and turn a blind eye to developments in one state while praising another, even though the outcomes are the same, look at…
History argues against frequent 4-3 N.C. Supreme Court splits
By Mitch Kokai Raleigh, NC – You might expect that the 2020 N.C. Supreme Court elections will guarantee plenty of 4-3 rulings in the year ahead. The high court’s four Democrats could line up against its three Republicans, including the…
Chatham small business introductions: S-Z
Compiled by Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – Every December, the Chatham Chatlist has members submit their Chathamcentric small business introductions to the listserv. The submitals are posted throughout the week per alphabetic groups. This year we decided to compile them…
Roy Cooper names Alyson Grine new Superior Court Judge for Chatham & Orange counties
Raleigh, NC – On Friday, January 8, Governor Roy Cooper announced two judicial appointments, one to the North Carolina Superior Court and one to the North Carolina District Court. Alyson Adams Grine In Judicial District 15B (serving Chatham and Orange…
NC State Wolfpack Falls to Hurricanes, 64-59
Raleigh, NC – The NC State men’s basketball team fell to Miami, 64-59, Saturday afternoon inside PNC Arena. A Devon Daniels lay-up with 6:18 to go gave the Pack a 51-45 lead, but NC State only hit one field goal…
2020-21 NCHSAA volleyball championship brackets finalized
Chapel Hill, NC – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) finalized and released the playoff brackets for the 2020-2021 Volleyball Championships. The tournament will have four classifications of play with five playoff rounds each. All classifications will field…