Learn how to keep you and your family safe this spring and summer including water safety, bike safety, fire safety, sun safety, tick bite safety, medication and household chemical safety and more. The “Spring into Safety” event takes place on Saturday,…

Drivers on U.S. 15-501 just north of the downtown traffic circle in Pittsboro will encounter lane closures starting tonight and throughout the week as crews make roadway repairs as part of the town’s waterline replacement project.

The Grand Reopening of the Chatham County 1881 Courthouse on April 20, 2013 will be an eventful day in and around the traffic circle, with the opening of the new Historical Association Museum at 10:30 am and public tours of the courthouse. The public c…

Thanks to some special efforts by various groups to reduce guest lists, about 30 seats are available in the courtroom for the Grand Reopening Ceremony of the 1881 Chatham County Courthouse at 1:30 pm on April 20, 2013. Any residents interested in these…

In January the Chatham County Board of County Comissioners proclaimed February 2013 Spay Neuter Awareness Month and called upon the citizens of Chatham County to have their own pet spayed or neutered or to sponsor the spaying or neutering of another’s …

It’s time to get the running shoes out of the closet and come out for the Second Annual Central Carolina Community College Foundation Rabbit Run 5K & Children’s Fun Run on Saturday, April 13 at the college’s Chatham County Campus.

Chatham County residents should get their walking shoes ready for special activities planned in celebration of National Walk Day on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, including a one-day event and special challenge lasting more than four weeks.

The Grand Trees of Chatham will have a Winter Tree Identification Hike this Saturday, March 16 in Siler City at 2 pm. Jordan Matthews High School science teacher Phil Cox will lead this walk, which will look at ways to identify trees before they burst …

Celebrated author Doris Betts might have been the greatest friend local libraries ever had. Always generous with her time, she graciously accepted invitations to speak at library programs and was a tireless advocate for libraries and literacy.

Following four years of starting at center on four, dominating 2A Northwood Chargers basketball teams, it would have been easy for current UNC sophomore Chris Forbes to have moved on from basketball following an unsuccessful attempt during his freshman…