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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.”
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Andrew Taylor-Troutman, Columnist
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6/27/24
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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 …
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Bob Wachs, Columnist
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6/27/24
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Summer is the season of outdoor events and heat. Chatham County has devised a plan to keep its residents safe from the heat.
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Morgan Matthews for Chatham News & Record
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6/27/24
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CLAYTON — Novo Nordisk, the maker of Ozempic and Wegovy, announced on Monday that it plans to add 1,000 jobs when another company’s manufacturing plant is built in a Raleigh suburb to …
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The Associated Press
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6/27/24
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HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnamese automaker VinFast, for a short time the third-most valuable car company in the world, has a big problem: It just can’t sell enough cars.
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Aniruddha Ghosal, The Associated Press
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6/27/24
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Due to a new policy adopted by the North Carolina State Board of Education, student athletes at the state’s public high schools will not be able to profit from their name, image and likeness.
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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6/21/24
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Sophia Murchison, a member of the Chatham County Heroes League softball team, earns athlete of the week honors for the week of June 10.
Murchison, a rising senior at Jordan-Matthews who plays …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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6/20/24
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Chatham County Post 292 19U rolled to four straight victories over Randolph County Juniors 16U in USA Softball Heroes League action last week.
Post 292 got the series started with a 12-0 win on …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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6/20/24
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Although Friday was officially his final day, Jason Amy’s 14 year run as an athletic director, 11 at Northwood and three at Seaforth, made its final dance in a state championship match.
As …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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6/20/24
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Two of Chatham County’s most decorated former athletes will put their own version of the Battle of Pittsboro in front of a national audience later this year.
Drake Powell, a North Carolina …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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6/20/24
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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.
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Ryan Henkel, Chatham News & Record
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6/20/24
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Affordable housing, food trucks and streamlined zoning downtown were some of the topics covered at the Pittsboro Board of Commissioners meeting on June 10.
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Morgan Matthews for Chatham News & Record
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6/20/24
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While Juneteenth commemorates the events of June 19, 1845, in which the Union troops declared freedom for the enslaved people in Texas, its spirit of joyful liberty is far older. The newly freed …
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Andrew Taylor-Troutman, Columnist
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6/20/24
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We laid Charlie Brooks to rest last week.
It was hot by the time we got to the grave site in the cemetery of the Pittsboro Baptist Church. We didn’t tarry; the preacher said what needed to …
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Bob Wachs, Columnist
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6/20/24
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The VinFast choice to build its electric car plant in Chatham is proof that your board of commissioners has made wise economic development policy decisions. Here are the top four things that citizens …
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James Crawford
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6/20/24
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A Charlotte man died at Jordan Lake late Saturday night, says the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office.
According to a press release, 25-year-old Pradip Kumar Bjujel was reportedly fishing with …
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Chatham News & Record staff
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6/20/24
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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 …
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James Pridgen
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6/20/24
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Because I write, I’m always looking for hints to improve the quality or quantity of my writing. I also want to convey helpful, writerly guidelines to students I teach, such as those in OLLI …
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Erika Hoffman for Chatham News & Record
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6/20/24
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The cost of North Carolina hunting and fishing permits are going up this year, the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) announced this week.
The license fees, which make up about a quarter …
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Chatham News & Record staff
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6/20/24
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Damage to a utility's power equipment by gunfire found in Durham was associated with an outage that left hundreds of people without power last week, said Duke Energy.
About 730 …
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Makiya Seminera, The Associated Press
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6/20/24
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