My wife and I, along with our three young children, attended a party over Mother’s Day weekend. The weather was so perfect that it brought to mind e.e. cummings’s line, “thank you …
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Andrew Taylor-Troutman, Columnist
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5/16/24
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Seaforth girls’ soccer’s Caitlin Erman earns athlete of the week honors for the week of May 7.
In the Hawks’ 12-0 win over Granville Central in the first round of the NCHSAA 2A …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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5/16/24
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State champions were crowned, and Chatham County teams fought to survive in another week of postseason spring sports. Here’s a rundown of how county teams are doing on their quests for state …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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5/16/24
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Former Northwood basketball star Drake Powell ended his tour of spring showcases with his third Josh Level Classic appearance Saturday.
Playing alongside and against the top high school …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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5/16/24
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No. 4 Seaforth’s 12-0 win over No. 29 Granville Central in the first round of the 2A girls’ soccer state playoffs can be best described as the Sofia Viana and Caitlin Erman show.
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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5/16/24
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Seaforth hired John Berry as it’s new varsity boys’ basketball head coach.
Berry will be the Hawks’ third coach since the school opened in 2021, replacing former head coach Leo …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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5/15/24
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Moncure Fire Chief Robert Shi made a plea for a new training facility at the Chatham County Commissioners April 15 meeting.
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Robert Owens for Chatham News & Record
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5/9/24
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Chatham County was cited by the NAMM Foundation as one of America’s Best Communities for Music Education, an award revealed at the Chatham County Schools April 15 board meeting.
The award …
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Robert Owens for Chatham News & Record
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5/9/24
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The Town of Chapel Hill Council held two regular meetings in April, with affordable housing at the forefront of their discussions.
A zoning application was approved for Longleaf Trace, a new …
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Ryan Henkel, Chatham News & Record
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5/9/24
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Midday on Tuesday, a confrontation between police and protesters at UNC Chapel Hill was broadcast live on national news networks CNN and Fox News, with objects being thrown at officers who were protecting a flagpole at the center of Polk Place.
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Jordan Golson and AP Dillon, Chatham News & Record
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5/9/24
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As I stretch at the trailhead before my morning jog, I’m keenly aware of the drone of periodic cicadas. These insects form a sound wall, which is created by hundreds or even thousands making …
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Andrew Taylor-Troutman, Columnist
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5/9/24
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Were there such a thing as living multiple lifetimes on this side of the Great Divide, I’m pretty sure I’d devote one of mine to a lengthy study of human nature.
Not really sure what …
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Bob Wachs, Columnist
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5/9/24
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The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office sent a number of deputies to the 39th Annual North Carolina Peace Officers’ Memorial Day Ceremony in Statesville Tuesday morning. The ceremony carried …
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5/9/24
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The Town of Chapel Hill Council met Wednesday, May 1 for its regular business meeting, with the primary goal being consideration of the budget for fiscal 2024-25.
The proposed budget totals …
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Ryan Henkel, Chatham News & Record
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5/9/24
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President Joe Biden on Friday bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people, including civil rights icons such as the late Medgar Evers, actor Michelle Yeoh, prominent political leaders …
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Jordan Golson, Chatham News & Record
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5/9/24
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The arrests of protesters at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill last week ignited a dispute between local elected officials and the District Attorney's office.
In a joint statement, …
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Jordan Golson and AP Dillon, Chatham News & Record
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5/9/24
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UNC-Chapel Hill is dealing with threats from some faculty and graduate teaching assistants to withhold grades as part of a protest over the university's treatment of student protesters and the …
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Jordan Golson and AP Dillon, Chatham News & Record
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5/9/24
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As a pharmacist, I have seen first-hand the impact today’s big pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have on patients they claim to serve. Most patients don’t realize that PBMs control the …
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N.C. Rep. Wayne Sasser
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5/9/24
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The time for what could be a successful playoff showing from Chatham County’s girls’ soccer teams is finally here.
Before the first round of the state playoffs gets started Monday, …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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5/8/24
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Seaforth baseball’s Bauer Bowling earns athlete of the week honors for the week of April 29.
In Thursday’s Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference tournament championship game, Bowling, a …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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5/8/24
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