Raleigh, NC – With their high-scoring attack held below their average, Central Cabarrus still managed to push past Northwood 65-51 to win the 3A Men’s Basketball State Championship. The victory gave Central Cabarrus their second state title and first since…
Woods Charter School among best public elementary schools in North Carolina
Early childhood education provides students with a foundation for success for the rest of their lives. In studies about the ROI of early education, for every $1 spent, $7 are generated later. As a result, it is imperative to invest…
An evening of dancing & music at Pollard Swing Dance on March 30
Pittsboro, NC – On Thursday, March 30, The Margaret B. Pollard Jazz Band will be hosting a Swing Dance benefit to help financially support the 280 member band program. The Margaret B. Pollard Swing Dance will take place at The Plant in…
Chatham County authorities to resume search for missing teen on Jordan Lake Thursday
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County authorities continued their search Wednesday, March 8 for a 15-year-old male who went missing in Jordan Lake Tuesday night. Authorities will resume search efforts Thursday morning. On the evening of March 7 at approximately 8…
Watch interviews with 3 Chatham coaches headed to state basketball championships
By Gene Galin Cary, NC – Three Chatham County high school basketball coaches with teams playing for the basketball state championships on Saturday were among those gathered for the NCHSAA pre-championship press conference on Tuesday morning. The three are Matt…
3 Chatham high school teams will play in state basketball championships
Pittsboro, NC – All three of the Chatham County high school state basketball teams that played in the regional finals of the state high school playoffs on Saturday won. The Northwood boys, Seaforth girls and the Chatham Central girls will…
3023 NCHSAA Basketball Regional Finals sites & times are set for Saturday
Chapel Hill, NC – Three Chatham county high school basketball teams have made it into the NCHSAA basketball regional finals this Saturday. The Northwood Chargers will face E.E. Smith at Southern Lee High School at 4 pm. The Seaforth Lady…
Video: Watch 4 quarters of Northwood’s 3rd round playoff win over Terry Sanford
Pittsboro, NC – The Northwood Chargers defeated the Terry Sanford Bulldogs 57-37 in the third round of the state playoffs on Saturday, advancing to the Elite 8. Junior shooting guard Drake Powell, a 2024 UNC Chapel Hill commit, led the…
Andy Vaughn named general manager for Wolfpack football
Raleigh, NC – NC State head football coach Dave Doeren has announced that veteran football recruiting and personnel specialist Andy Vaughn has joined the Wolfpack staff as the Assistant Athletics Director/General Manager. Vaughn, who has worked with some of the…
4 Chatham high school teams playing in 4th round of state basketball playoffs on Tuesday
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – Four of the five Chatham County high school state basketball teams that played in the third round of the state high school playoffs on Saturday won. The Northwood boys, Seaforth girls and the Chatham…
Bracket set for 2023 ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament
Greensboro, NC – Notre Dame clinched its first outright Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title since 2017 and is the No. 1 seed in the 46th annual Ally ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament, which runs Wednesday (March 1) through Sunday (March 5)…
ACC wrestling awarded 33 automatic NCAA qualifiers
Greensboro, NC – The Atlantic Coast Conference has received 33 automatic qualifications for the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, which will be held March 16-18 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This marks the eighth consecutive year that…
Hot shooting Clemson Tigers knock off NC State Wolfpack
Raleigh, NC – The NC State men’s basketball team wrapped up the home slate of its 2022-23 campaign on Saturday afternoon with a 96-71 loss to Clemson in PNC Arena. photo by Gene Galin Clemson shot 59.6 percent for the…
Four Chatham high school teams win and advance to 4th round of state basketball playoffs
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – Five of the Chatham County high school basketball teams played in the third round of the state high school playoffs. Four teams were victorious and will play in the 4th round of the state…
Yes, they’ll waste our money again
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – We will probably never know how much of our money was squandered during the pandemic by reckless politicians. But here are two damning numbers to start with: $400 billion and $855,000 per job year.…
Pittsboro will receive $17.9 million for two drinking water projects
Pittsboro, NC – Gov. Roy Cooper and NC Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) Secretary Elizabeth S. Biser announced Thursday that 249 infrastructure projects in 80 communities across North Carolina would receive $462.9 million to aid in cleaner drinking water and…