Siler City, NC – Knees nestled underneath a tiny desk inside Virginia Cross Elementary School, state lawmaker Amber Baker mixed milk with food coloring and swirled it with a cotton swab, creating a kaleidoscope The actual students in the classroom…
NC Legislature and the NC School Athletics Association working on a deal
By Dallas Woodhouse Raleigh, NC – House Bill 91, Accountability and Fair Play in Athletics is the result of a months-long investigation into the NCHSAA that oversees high school sports in North Carolina. The bill would dramatically overhaul the governance of high school…
Chris Poston selected to lead Chatham County School’s equity efforts
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Education on June 29, 2021, approved Chris Poston as the Executive Director for Excellence and Opportunity. In his new role, Mr. Poston will lead efforts to implement the district’s equity agenda as…
Survey: Should Chatham County Schools make masks optional this fall?
Pittsboro, NC – Fourteen North Carolina school boards have voted to make masks optional for students for the 2021-22 school year. The fourteen school districts making masks optional are Mooresville Graded School District, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln, Pender, Sampson,…
Chatham Park announces its first active adult enclave
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham Park community in Pittsboro, North Carolina, continues to offer a variety of diverse housing options to create a dynamic and appealing lifestyle for residents. To quickly meet rising demands, Preston Development Company recently announced plans…
The COVID-29 vaccine is working. The data supports that. Get your shot.
By Bill Crawford Pittsboro, NC – It has been made clear that the state of vaccinations in Chatham and the country have stalled and the unvaccinated are responsible for most of the new resurgence in positive cases, hospitalizations and deaths.…
The Delta variant
By Kevin Roche Okay, first, due to government incompetence and deviousness (usually more of the former), no one trusts anything it says any more and every little announcement is treated like some conspiracy theory. All the diagnostic tests, including PCR…
NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is right to focus on the dignity of work
By Ray Nothstine Raleigh, NC – Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson certainly grabs plenty of headlines and attention these days. Most conservatives across the state gravitate toward Robinson’s story, his rapid political ascent, and decisiveness on the issues. Many on the…
2021 ACC football preseason poll is out
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…