The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred Wednesday, April 26 at approximately 11:40 a.m. at the intersection of Moore Mountain Road and Hamlets Chapel …
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CN+R Staff Reports
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4/26/23
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SILER CITY — Jordan-Matthews alumnus Erica Vargas always knew she wanted to study criminal justice. A position at Siler City’s Walmart as a loss prevention officer left her wanting …
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BY TAYLOR HEEDEN, News + Record Staff
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4/26/23
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SANFORD — Central Carolina Community College holds the keys to North Carolina’s successful future in manufacturing and biotechnology.
That’s according to Gov. Roy Cooper, …
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BY BEN RAPPAPORT, News + Record Staff
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4/26/23
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More than a dozen bills filed in the N.C. General Assembly’s legislative session focus on expanding funding for charter schools and increasing the state’s voucher programs for private …
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BY BEN RAPPAPORT, News + Record Staff
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4/26/23
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JoAnn Davis, the director of the Chatham County Housing Authority charged in a 19-count indictment in late February, has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors.
Davis agreed to plead …
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BY BILL HORNER III, Publisher
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4/26/23
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PITTSBORO — Wiggins, the sidekick of the famed Detective Sherlock Holmes, is suddenly thrown into the spotlight. He must help his crew uncover clues and solve the mystery of the 1st Baker …
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BY BEN RAPPAPORT, News + Record Staff
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4/26/23
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CHAPEL HILL — It was the middle of the pandemic, and Marianne Maschal was exhausted.
Watching over three small children who were around at all hours of the day — while she cooked …
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BY BEN RAPPAPORT, News + Record Staff
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4/26/23
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How do we know child abuse when we see it?
As April — Child Abuse Prevention Month — wraps up, we speak with Cim Brailer, the program administrator and deputy director if Chatham …
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CN+R STAFF REPORTS
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4/26/23
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SILER CITY — After being under a state-imposed sewer moratorium for almost a year, the town of Siler City signed a Special Order by Consent with the N.C. Dept. of Environmental Quality, which …
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BY TAYLOR HEEDEN, News + Record Staff
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4/26/23
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PITTSBORO — Chatham County employees and residents rolled up their sleeves to give the gift of life April 12 at the County’s Agriculture Building in Pittsboro.
Thirty-one …
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From Chatham County Government
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4/26/23
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The annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association in Chicago will feature groundbreaking research that could mean big changes for children entering kindergarten, including those in …
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From Waterford.org
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4/26/23
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PITTSBORO — The odds and numbers were not in the favor of Council on Aging staff last week at Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center.
As the agency gathered to honor the backbone …
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BY JIMMY LEWIS
Chatham County Council on Aging
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4/26/23
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PITTSBORO — The Chatham Economic Development Corporation is pleased to announce that Jack Pendergraph has joined the organization as a business retention and expansion specialist, handling …
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From the Chatham Economic Development Corporation
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4/26/23
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Kids aren’t the only people who need to go fishing.
So, too, do wounded and disabled veterans. And it’s for that reason that Operation North State exists.
Each year, ONS holds nine …
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CN+R STAFF REPORTS
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4/26/23
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PITTSBORO — The town’s board of commissioners held a public hearing to discuss a rezoning request for a proposed multi-family dwelling community during its regular meeting Monday evening. …
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BY TAYLOR HEEDEN, News + Record Staff
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4/26/23
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BENNETT — A rainy March day brought sub-40-degree temperatures.
Not ideal, Timmy Britt thought, for standing outdoors and eating barbecue.
But the co-owner of the new …
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BY BEN RAPPAPORT, News + Record Staff
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4/19/23
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GOLDSTON — It was Saturday, but Ida Mae Barrett was dressed up in her Sunday best — highlighted by a queen’s crown and a gold “Birthday Girl” sash, all done in honor of …
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BY TAYLOR HEEDEN, News + Record Staff
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4/19/23
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SILER CITY — A town hall not only serves as a public gathering place, but it’s often a symbol of the community in which it resides.
Siler City’s town hall — located at 311 …
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BY TAYLOR HEEDEN, News + Record Staff
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4/19/23
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PITTSBORO — Lack of adequate rural broadband in Chatham County has long hindered residents’ access to the internet. There may, however, be some resolution on the horizon.
At …
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BY BEN RAPPAPORT, News + Record Staff
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4/19/23
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PITTSBORO — When Rachel Nelms started working at Cure Nursery — which used to be located on Buteo Ridge in Pittsboro — in 2020, she never imagined she would open a native plant …
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BY TAYLOR HEEDEN, News + Record Staff
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4/19/23
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