SILER CITY — Paul Braxton Gymnasium, the historic community staple for recreational sports and other uses, was demolished Monday. The gym had various damages and needed repairs for its …

Donald Trump's campaign said in a statement that the former president was “fine” after a shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. A local prosecutor says the suspected gunman and at least one attendee are dead.

BUTLER, Pa. — Donald Trump was whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd. The former president and presumptive Republican …

SILER CITY – The board of commissioners is putting the former Carter Bank & Trust building up for sale. The board made the decision to sell the building, located at 101 E. Raleigh …

PITTSBORO – The Chatham County Board of Commissioners approved its 2024-25 budget at its meeting on June 17. The $194 million budget includes a $0.04 increase in the property tax rate, …

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s months-long transition to eight classes brought discussions of possible matchups on the gridiron, and now, many of those games are real. …

Chatham Charter baseball’s Zach Cartrette earns athlete of the week honors for the week of April 7. Cartrette did it all in the Knights’ 8-0 win over River Mill (second place in the …

Chatham Charter senior Luke Johnson signed to the Mid-Atlantic Christian University baseball program Friday. With just over a month remaining in his high school career, Johnson has recorded a …

Former Seaforth basketball star Jarin Stevenson is coming back home. Stevenson, the Chapel Hill native who spent his first two college seasons at Alabama, committed to North Carolina, per a late …

Baseball Seaforth was the hottest team in the county last week, winning three in a row. Behind three hits from sophomore Easton Sykes and eight strikeouts by sophomore pitcher Bryce Huneycutt, …

The Town of Pittsboro has paved the way for significant mixed-use development around Chatham Park, approving rezoning requests that will add housing, retail space and potential sites for public facilities.

TriRiver Water is the new regional water and wastewater services provider for customers in Sanford and Pittsboro starting on July 1.

Affordable housing, food trucks and streamlined zoning downtown were some of the topics covered at the Pittsboro Board of Commissioners meeting on June 10.

SILER CITY – The board of commissioners is putting the former Carter Bank & Trust building up for sale. The board made the decision to sell the building, located at 101 E. Raleigh …

SILER CITY — The Board of Commissioners has approved a new agreement between the police department and iTicket.law to fulfill requests for driving records in exchange for a small fee. …

The Siler City Board of Commissioners approved an economic incentive agreement with Innovative Construction Group, a building materials manufacturer, at its May 20 meeting.

One of the more contentious moments of the meeting came during discussion of waste management, currently contracted through Waste Industries, about how well the waste is managed, and whether to renew the contract.

SILER CITY — Former Chatham News + Record owner Mary John Little Resch, who died in 2022, was honored Saturday. A grand piano with a plaque adorning her name was donated to the N.C. Arts …

The Book says in Ecclesiastes that there’s a time and a place for everything. One thing that means, I think, is that things often happen when they should. It also means, I further think, that …

I have nothing against apple pie or the Fourth of July parade, and my favorite sport is baseball. Yet, I write in praise of another sporting event that likewise takes place across our country this …

From time to time, I’ve been called a weenie, a wimp, even a softie. And from time to time, I’ve agreed with that assessment. Sometimes, that charge and my agreement came at the …

I had the privilege to learn about the Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge from Lenore Braford, the founder and interim executive director. Located in Pittsboro on 45 acres, the Refuge “is a sanctuary for rescued chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, sheep, goats, and cows who come from lives of abuse, neglect, and abandonment.”

Last Tuesday, I was en route to Goldston on the Goldston-Carbonton road, about 10 yards from Robert's Chapel Road, when my car's engine died. I pulled off the road as best I could, albeit with …