Articles by Bill Horner III
CCHA’s Davis reaches plea deal
JoAnn Davis, the director of the Chatham County Housing Authority charged in a 19-count indictment in late February, has reached a …
Why a Sanford wastewater permit renewal matters
The city of Sanford’s Big Buffalo Wastewater Treatment Facility, located adjacent to the Deep River, was the subject of a recent …
Acclaimed novelist Lee Smith to highlight May event
Lee Smith wasn’t exactly born a writer, but her journey to becoming one of the South’s most beloved novelists began early …
Davis, CCHA’s embattled director, placed on unpaid leave
JoAnn Davis, the indicted director of the Chatham County Housing Authority, has been placed on administrative leave by her …
VinFast delays vehicle rollout
MONCURE — VinFast’s plan, from the start, was ambitious: to roll out electric vehicles from a sparkling new plant at Chatham …
High-tech training hub at CCCC will boost region
SANFORD — The events, unrelated and seemingly discordant, would create — rather quickly — the inspiration for something not …
Davis pleads not guilty
JoAnn Davis, accused in a federal indictment of taking more than $200,000 in kickbacks in her role as the executive director of the …
Her ‘personal reckoning’ deals with family’s history as enslavers
Even as a young girl, Marcia Herman-Giddens recognized something was amiss. It was 1946. The soon-to-be 6-year-old Marcia had moved …
County’s growing economy, location boosts optimism
Large-scale layoffs among U.S. technology companies — including more than 58,000 cuts in January alone — and recession fears are …
Dark addressing ‘questions with complicated answers’
SILER CITY — Calvin Dark can trace his family’s lineage in the Chatham County area back three centuries, but what he’ll share …
School board presents awards, hears updates
PITTSBORO — The Chatham County Board of Education, meeting on the eve of its day-long planning retreat, presented a number of awards …
Neighbors: ‘devil church’ rumors put us at risk
SILER CITY — Neighbors of a Chatham County teacher who faces five charges of assault with a deadly weapon say the alleged victims in …
Holmes says new development will ‘complement and enhance’ area
PITTSBORO — An investor who’s acquired nearly 500 acres of land just west of downtown Pittsboro says the mixed-use development he …
Viral diseases surging
If there’s growing vaccine hesitancy among parents in some pockets of the U.S., data suggests that’s not necessarily true in …
The United Way taking a more active role in addressing Chatham’s most pressing needs
The United Way of Chatham County has been serving the county as an independent affiliate of the national United Way for nearly four …
VinFast, Wolfspeed projects hitting timelines
In an age where landing even a $50 million economic development project is considered a major win, Michael Smith sheepishly admits the …
I went to the Happiest Place on Earth. A guy there threatened to beat me up.
My last fistfight, if you can call it that, was during my sophomore year of high school. It was with Mike Stoudt, a fairly good friend …
The results are in: Democrats sweep Chatham
A week has passed since Election Day and the conclusion of the 2022 midterms, which saw Democrats sweep contested seats across Chatham …
Roberson, Globuschutz vying for top law enforcement position in county
The choice for Chatham County Sheriff is between an incumbent law enforcement veteran who views himself as a steady, unifying presence …
MIKE: Roberson wants to build on successes
His title may be Chatham County Sheriff, yet the man who holds that office is known to most in the community simply as …