Gov. Roy Cooper in a virtual address Monday criticized the legislature’s education proposals, including small teacher pay increases for veteran teachers and the expansion of public vouchers for …

SILER CITY — Nine students have been named JMArts Scholars by the Jordan-Matthews Arts Foundation, all receiving scholarships to pursue intensive fine arts study this summer. They are …

PITTSBORO — Mosaic, the 44-acre, $180 million entertainment and lifestyle destination that is the commercial gateway to the Chatham Park community in Pittsboro, N.C., installed a Mosaic …

Time is running out to submit your input!   The last day to submit your input is May 31, 2023. Are you a Chatham County farmer, agribusiness, or simply interested in the future of …

Monday, May 15, the Chatham County Commissioners recognized seven individuals for being exceptional volunteers in Chatham County. The United Way of Chatham County managed and submitted the volunteer …

The Chatham Charter baseball team’s season came to an end in heart-breaking fashion last Tuesday in the third round of the 1A state playoffs. In a tight affair with East Wake Academy, the …

What a season it was for the Nothwood girls lacrosse team. The Chargers lost in the semifinals of the 3A state tournament to Croatan, 15-8, last Tuesday, but before then head coach Larry …

There’s only one Chatham County team remaining in the girls soccer state playoffs: Woods Charter. The Wolves were victorious in the third round of the 1A tournament on Monday, 9-0, at home …

According to Northwood junior Noah Nielson, his preparations for the outdoor track and field state championships, which took place last Friday in Greensboro, began the night of the indoor state meet …

DURHAM — The magic that carried the Northwood boys lacrosse team was something to behold during their run in the state playoffs.

SILER CITY — The Immigrant Community Advisory Committee (ICAC) met last Wednesday to discuss three main topics to help the immigrant community of Siler City.   ICAC, composed of …

SILER CITY –– Vidas De Esperanza se ha asociado con UNC para ofrecer cuidado dental gratis a los residentes de los bajos ingresos en Siler City – con $200 en …

PITTSBORO — Los casos semanales de COVID-19 tienen una tendencia al alza en el condado de Chatham, y el condado alcanzó el nivel alto de transmisión comunitaria según lo determinado por …

Bracelets with the Colombian flag and other hand-crafted goods will be sold by seven artisans displayed at Saturday’s Hispanic Heritage Fiesta. 

Gov. Roy Cooper in a virtual address Monday criticized the legislature’s education proposals, including small teacher pay increases for veteran teachers and the expansion of public vouchers for …

SILER CITY — Nine students have been named JMArts Scholars by the Jordan-Matthews Arts Foundation, all receiving scholarships to pursue intensive fine arts study this summer. They are …

SANFORD — The Lee County Board of Education shared the findings of an independent six-month investigation at its meeting last Monday.   The findings discussed Siler City resident, …

PITTSBORO — With the highest voter turnout in the state, timely election results and consistent transparency, it’s not a stretch to say the Chatham County Board of Elections goes above …

A Republican-led effort to ban most abortions after 12 weeks in North Carolina seems poised to become law. Chatham officials and community members, however, have voiced strong opposition to the …

Liz Guinan, chairperson of the Chatham County Democratic Party, announced she would be stepping down from the position at a virtual party meeting last Thursday.

Legislation known as the “Parents’ Bill of Rights” proposed by Republicans in the N.C. Senate would ban certain curricula around gender identity and sexuality for students in kindergarten through 4th grade, as well as require school staff to tell parents when a child wants to change their pronouns.

PITTSBORO — Population and registered voter growth in and around Pittsboro has prompted Chatham County’s Board of Elections to break up two voting precincts into four. In January, the …

With an election 18 months away, and the likelihood that it will be Biden vs. Trump a-g-a-i-n, my interest in the history of America’s presidents, inspired by a terrific high school history …

Culture shock doesn’t begin to describe what I felt walking into that 8th-grade classroom in the middle of February. I was the new kid, just moved from California to Raleigh. It’s …

It may be an old wives’ tale (as compared to what young wives would say), or maybe it’s an urban legend, or maybe it’s just not really so, but the old saying that “it takes …

More and more lately, it seems, events are transpiring which convince me that truly I must be a fish out of water. Going along with those events is the vocabulary that goes along with them ... …

Congratulations to Bill Horner III! Join me in celebrating his career at the Chatham News + Record. In a little over four years since he became publisher and editor, this newspaper has garnered many …