By John Hood Raleigh, NC – A few weeks ago, three members of the North Carolina Senate — Amy Scott Galey of Alamance County, Lisa Barnes of Nash County, and Michael Lee of New Hanover County — filed a state…
Knowledge is power! Enroll in PBO 101 and learn how Pittsboro government works
Pittsboro, NC – The Town of Pittsboro is proud to announce the start of their Citizen’s Academy, known as “PBO 101.” Downtown Pittsboro (photo by Gene Galin) PBO 101 is an eight-week course designed to offer participants an educational and…
One on One: Did we learn anything?
By D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – Was it all in vain? Were the things we did over the last three years attempting to stem the COVID epidemic worthwhile? Or was it a useless, unnecessary effort? Novak Djokovic, probably the…
Be part of the solution, not the problem – Sign up for this Resource Conservation Workshop
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham Soil and Water Conservation District is accepting applications for the Resource Conservation Workshop scheduled for June 25 – June 30, 2023, at NC State University. The Resource Conservation Workshop involves study and hands-on participation in…
CCCC takes pride in its latest achievement – A Military Friendly School designation!
Sanford, NC – Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) has announced that it has earned the 2023-2024 Military Friendly® School designation. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey.…
Chatham County News Tweets: 3.13.23 – 3.19.23
Pittsboro, NC – Join 4,852 others and follow our affiliate Chatham County News Tweets here. Below is a collection of #ChathamNC tweets from last week: RT @chathamjournal: Photo Gallery: @NorthwoodB_Ball vs @CentralCabarrus 3A @NCHSAA Basketball Championship Game – 3.11.23 https://t.co/Gtuv… 00:34:18,…
Information for March 20th Chatham County Board of Commissioners meeting
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Commissioners (BOC) will meet on Monday, March 20, 2023, at the Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center located at 1192 US 64 Business West, Pittsboro. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m.…
CCCC announces President’s List
Sanford, NC – The following students have been named to the Central Carolina Community College President’s List for the Fall 2022 semester. Students named to the President’s List received all A’s in all classes, were registered for at least 12…
Are college degrees losing their luster?
By David Larson Raleigh, NC – Employers in North Carolina and across the country are struggling to find qualified workers to fill key positions in their organizations. As they reconsider the minimum qualifications they are willing to accept, those screening…
Chatham County Sheriff’s office adds new hires and issues promotions
Pittsboro, NC – With their left hands placed atop Bibles and their right hands raised, Kyler Aney and Dakota Morrow this week took oaths of office, becoming the newest members to join the ChathamCounty Sheriff’s Office. The two new Detention…
Chatham County authorities ask for help in missing person case
Pittsboro, NC – On March 15, the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing person. Kenneth Wayne Anders, 65, of NC Hwy. 42, Goldston, was reported missing by his father, who told authorities his son had not…
Kevin Leake named new Chatham Middle School principal
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Education on March 13, 2023, approved Kevin Leake as the principal at Chatham Middle School. Kevin Leake Leake brings more than two decades of experience to his new role, including serving as…
Notes from the March 13th Chatham County school board meeting
Pittsboro, NC – Here’s a summary of what happened in the March 13th Chatham County school board meeting. Congratulations to Chatham Central High School for being re-certified as an AVID National Demonstration School, completing a rigorous process to reach demonstration…
Miah Hart-Olivis named new Chatham Grove Elementary School principal
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Education on March 13, 2023, approved Dr. Miah R.Hart-Olivis as principal at Chatham Grove Elementary School. Dr. Miah R. Hart-Olivis is the new principal at Chatham Grove Elementary School (Twitter image) Hart-Olivis…
Chatham County News Tweets: 3.6.23 – 3.12.23
Pittsboro, NC – Join 4,855 others and follow our affiliate Chatham County News Tweets here. Below is a collection of #ChathamNC tweets from last week: Chatham County News Tweets: 2023-02-27 – 2023-03-05 https://t.co/FRM6wmOTke 09:00:05, 2023-03-06 The latest The Chatham County News Daily!…
CCCC announces Dean’s List
Sanford, NC – The following students have been named to the Central Carolina Community College Dean’s List for the Fall 2022 semester. Students named to the Dean’s List earned a grade point average of at least 3.5 for the term,…