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Cold for a cause

The team ‘I Was In The Pool' raised over $3,500 for Special Olympics North Carolina in the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office’s annual Polar Plunge on Feb. 24 at Jordan Lake State …

Commissioner Kenlan completes UNC leadership training

Chatham County Commissioner Katie Kenlan completed the Advanced Leadership Corps (ALC) training from UNC Chapel Hill’s School of Government. According to a release from the county, ALC is …

Chatham Board of Health looking for new members

The county seeks three qualified citizens to serve on the Chatham County Board of Health. The spots are for a physician, an optometrist, and a nurse. Any Chatham County with the appropriate …

NSF awards $6.3M to CCCC

Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) will receive $6.3 million from the National Science Foundation’s Division of Advanced Technological Education. The grant will fund the creation of …

Siler City Commissioners prepare for new direction

The Board of Commissioners met for a a special session on Feb. 26, to discuss a strategic plan for the city and potential budget impacts for the year ahead. The special session provided a chance for …

Chatham Schools consider AI use in classrooms

“We’re giving teachers… guidance on how to use it as an instructional tool and not necessarily as something that kids are going to use to cheat.” The district will also be reaching out to parents with additional information about how AI is being used as well as developments over the next few years.

Carter Bank building a pricey remodel for Siler City

The Siler City Board of Commissioners met on Feb. 5, receiving a report from Hobbs Architecture about the condition of the Carter Bank & Trust building that the city acquired last year.

Chatham spelling bee champ clinches with ‘Yorkshire,' 'asthmatic’

BEAR CREEK — Fifth grader Helen Moose of George Moses Horton Middle School is the best speller in the county, nabbing first place in the 2024 Chatham County Schools District Spelling Bee at …

Early voting underway in Chatham County

PITTSBORO — In-person early voting for 2024’s March 5 primary election kicked off on Thursday, Feb. 15 across North Carolina. Statewide, more than 340 early voting sites are open for …

Pittsboro mayor, Leader Reives, AG call for oversight, holding water polluters accountable

PITTSBORO – Dwarfed by one of the state’s first granular activated carbon advanced filtration systems a trio of government officials gathered at the Pittsboro Water Treatment plant to …

Jordan-Matthews retires jerseys of two basketball legends during its HOF Night

‌Sometimes, a person can seek the answers, and other times, the answers can find them. Former Jordan-Matthews basketball head coach John Phillips, who was in the midst of one of his worst …

Former Chatham housing director gets 30 month prison term

GREENSBORO — The former director of the Chatham County Housing Authority (CCHA) was sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to fraud charges last week in federal court. …