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On the move: Hispanic Liaison and Communities In Schools both moving to new locations

SILER CITY — A stroll around downtown Siler City may look a bit different today than it did several years ago. New businesses are taking over or changing hands seemingly every month and …

Crafter’s HeART Studio hosts summer craft time sessions

BONLEE — Candace Beal shared a love for arts and crafts with her daughter, Caroline. Now, Beal wants to share that passion with Bonlee ’ s children through week-long crafting sessions …
Summer days, drifting away

CN+R Staff shares their anthems for the summer

Bright, sunny days are on the horizon as summer approaches. While the season of summer won’t officially start until June 21, the warm weather and good vibes start at the end of May, often …
Plan Moncure

Balancing act: community plan looks to weigh future needs with current concerns

MONCURE — Don Brown, like many in Moncure, can trace his lineage to the community back several generations. Nowadays, he’s in sound financial standing and says he could move …

VinFast cars recalled after software issue

When it rains, it pours. And for VinFast’s launch on North American shores, it’s been a hurricane. The Vietnamese electric car manufacturer was forced to recall all 999 of its cars …

10th annual Hispanic Heritage Fiesta returns to downtown Siler City

SILER CITY — Folklorico dresses of red, yellow and blue wave in the streets, the smell of pupusas wafts across downtown and smiles spread across the faces of hundreds of residents. The …

Sheriff’s Office Carries Torch of Hope in Chatham Relays

PITTSBORO — Chatham County Sheriff’s Office members laced up their running shoes and hit the streets last Thursday and Friday mornings. They joined fellow law enforcement officers from …

Juvenile petitions sought on five for making threat of violence at Chatham Middle School

SILER CITY — On May 14, the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to a threatening message circulating on social media, targeting Chatham Middle School in Siler City with a …

Advocacy is focal point for local Meals on Wheels volunteer

When Clayton Rodgers knocks on a door in the Bennett community of Chatham County, he brings more than the daily sustenance and encouraging word associated with the Meals on Wheels program. To be …

Owusu, EMBRACe receive honors from Chatham County Board of Health for Outstanding Public Health Work in FY23

PITTSBORO — The Chatham County Board of Health announced its annual award winners on Monday, May 22, 2023, honoring both an employee and community partner who excelled in improving and …

Thales Academy Holly Springs Campus expanding with new junior/high school building as it prepares for full K-12 campus.

HOLLY SPRINGS — Thales Academy, a college preparatory network of K-12 independent schools based in North Carolina, is expanding its campus in Holly Springs to build a new junior high/high …

Wolfspeed: New Siler City factory may not qualify for federal incentives

SILER CITY — Call it semantics, or call it nuance. Either way, it may be costing Wolfspeed billions in federal incentive funding. The current wording of the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act may …