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Pollard Middle School’s girls’ basketball team won the Chatham County tournament over Horton. (Photo courtesy Seaforth Athletics)
Winter Sports Roundup: 2/12-2/18
Middle School Basketball The Chatham County Schools Middle School Basketball tournament concluded Friday night at Seaforth High School and crowned two champions for the 2023-24 season. For … more
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Chatham Central’s Aidan Johnson (10) tries to score between two Jordan-Matthews defenders. Both teams are awaiting their postseason fates. PJ WARD-BROWN/North State Journal
Chatham County basketball playoff outlook
Postseason basketball has finally arrived for Chatham County’s high school basketball teams. Competition has already started with the Mid-Carolina 1A/2A and Central Tar Heel 1A conference … more
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Cali O’Neill is now a member of the U-16 U.S. Women’s National Team.
Local soccer player called up to U-16 U.S. Women’s Youth National Team roster for training camp
Seaforth sophomore Cali O’Neill was one of 24 soccer players selected to the U-16 U.S. Women’s Youth National Team roster ahead of its first training camp of the year. O’Neill … more
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Fifth-grader Helen Moose of George Moses Horton won by spelling the words “Yorkshire” and “asthmatic,” while Andrew Brandon of North Chatham Elementary finished second and Juliet Antley of Montcure finished third at the 2024 Chatham County Spelling Bee on Feb. 7, 2024. PJ WARD-BROWN | CHATHAM NEWS & RECORD
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 … more
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The Seaforth wrestling team poses after winning the first state wrestling title in school history.
Seaforth wrestling captures first individual team title, two Hawks win individual state championships
To cap off a historic season, Seaforth captured the 2A individual team state title while having two wrestlers win individual state championships Saturday. Senior Josh Miller took home the state … more
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Image via N.C. State Board of Elections
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 … more
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Fred Whitaker from Northwood HS
Athlete of the Week: Fred Whitaker
Northwood boys basketball’s Fred Whitaker earns athlete of the week honors for the week of Feb. 12. In Northwood’s regular season finale against Bartlett Yancey on Feb. 14, Whitaker, … more
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Pittsboro Mayor Kyle Shipp speaks about the new granular activated carbon advanced filtration system, with House Minority Leader Rep. Robert Reives (D) on the right, at the Pittsboro Water Treatment Facility on Thursday, Feb. 15. (Ena Sellers | Chatham News & Record)
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 … more
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The jerseys of Terrence Newby and Reggie “Kermit” Carter take their place on the Jordan-Matthews gym wall, next to that of the previously retired Robert Siler’s.
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 … more
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Levi Perkins is one of the five finalists for the Naismith Courage Award. Photo via Seaforth athletics
Seaforth senior nationally recognized for returning to basketball just months after injuries to both knees
Nearly five months before playing in his first game of the 2023-24 season, senior Levi Perkins didn’t know if he’d put on a Seaforth jersey again. In late July, Perkins slid down a … more
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JoAnn Johnson Davis, the executive director of the Chatham County Housing Authority.
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. … more
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Northwood’s Laney Bobo is the state champion in girls' pole vault. Photo via Northwood athletics
Chatham County athletes win state titles in swimming, track and field
State Champions Chatham County had a successful showing at the NCHSAA 1A/2A Swimming and Diving and Indoor Track State Championships over the weekend. Regarding swimming, Northwood junior … more
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J-M girls’ volleyball coach Johnny Alston will also be coaching the new boys’ team, along with Jordan Maness.
Jordan-Matthews will field boys volleyball team in the spring
For one Chatham County school, volleyball action will start a few months early in 2024. Jordan-Matthews is rolling out a boys volleyball team this spring for the first time in school history. … more
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Beth McLaurin, Donna McGinnis, and Lisa Hudson enjoy old-fashioned jump rope as Seth Brown looks on.
Church celebrates past and looks to the future
PITTSBORO — The year was 1824. America as a nation was not yet 50 years old. John Quincy Adams was elected president in one of only two Presidential races decided by the House of … more
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Photo via Seaforth Athletics
Athlete of the Week: Will Cuicchi
Seaforth runner Will Cuicchi earns athlete of the week honors for the week of Feb. 5. In the NCHSAA 1A/2A Indoor Track and Field State Championship meet Saturday, Cuicchi, a junior, won the boys … more
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Rep. Richard Hudson (NC-09) talks during a lunch event at Bestfood Cafeteria with farmers from Chatham County and the surrounding area in Siler City on Thursday, on Feb. 8, 2024. PJ WARD-BROWN | Chatham News & Record
Rep. Hudson meets with farmers, discusses issues in Siler City
SILER CITY — Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09) joined farmers and agricultural interests from Chatham County and the surrounding area on Thursday, Feb. 8 at Bestfood Cafeteria in Siler City. … more
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Katie Leonard (left) and Gabby White speak to the North State Journal after a big win over Northwood in the battle of Pittsboro.
Seaforth clamps down on Northwood, sweeps Chargers in 51-36 win
For now, the Seaforth girls are the big dogs in Pittsboro. In this season’s second meeting between Seaforth and Northwood, the respective top 2 teams in the Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference, … more
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Seaforth’s Jordan Miller gets a takedown in his 8-5 decision over Trinity’s Edgar Vasquez at 113-lbs. during the 2A NCHSAA Dual Meet Championship in Greensboro.
Winter sports postseasons continue, Chatham County athletes compete for state titles
Boys Basketball Northwood started its week with an 84-23 win over Bartlett Yancey on Jan. 30. Senior Jake Leighton dropped a team-high 19 points, and senior Drake Powell recorded a 14-point, … more
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A voting sign at Goldston Municipal Center.
Last chance to register for primary election
North Carolinians looking to vote in the March 5 primary election have until Friday Feb. 9 to register or make changes to party affiliation. State law sets the voter registration deadline as 25 days … more
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In a screengrab from the Chatham County Schools YouTube channel, Pittsboro resident Belle Boggs addresses the Board of Education to plead for increases in teacher pay to address staff shortages and retention challenges. (Chatham County Schools YouTube)
Chatham school board commits to school in Chatham Park, accepts $35k from Wolfspeed
PITTSBORO — The Chatham County Schools Board met January 16 for its first board meeting of 2024. The district is looking to restart apprenticeships and internships with Chatham hospital, … more
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