Central Carolina Community College students get REAL
[May 12, 2008] Future small business owners relax after presenting their business plans April 30 during the final class of Central Carolina Community College’s Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning (REAL) program at the college’s Chatham County Campus in Pittsboro. [In News]

Wake Forest shuts down Duke offense in 3-1 win Saturday
[May 11, 2008] Charlie Mellies pitched a complete game four-hitter and gave up just one run to lead Wake Forest to a 3-1 win over Duke Saturday afternoon at Gene Hooks Stadium. [In Sports]

Duke stumbles against Wake Forest to drop opener 7-3
[May 10, 2008] Ben Hunter struck out eight and held Duke to two runs on six hits over seven-plus innings to lead Wake Forest to a 7-3 win in the series opener Friday afternoon at Gene Hooks Stadium. [In Sports]

Voters overwhelmingly reject local tax hikes
[May 9, 2008] Sixty-six percent of North Carolina voters rejected local tax increases Tuesday, sending 22 of 24 proposed tax hikes to defeat. Those results send a message that local governments should avoid pursuing sales and land-transfer tax increases in the future, said John Locke Foundation President John Hood. [In Opinion]

Pittsboro General Store Café hosts an evening of theatre
[May 2, 2008] The Chatham County Arts Council is pleased to present a special performance of "The Shape of Things" by Neil LaBute, at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 7 at The General Store Café in Pittsboro. The play is produced, directed and preformed by students of The Department of Dramatic Art at the UNC through the support of The Carolina Student Arts Grant. [In Arts & Entertainment]

Candidates for Chatham County Commission - District 1
[May 2, 2008] The primary elections take place on Tuesday, May 6th. The Chatham Journal does not endorse candidates. We provide our readers with candidates’ answers to a questionnaire we sent out in March. These questions were based on input from our readers and the Chatham Chatlist. Below are the responses from the candidates for district 1. [In News]

Candidates for Chatham County Commission - District 2
[May 2, 2008] The primary elections take place on Tuesday, May 6th. The Chatham Journal does not endorse candidates. We provide our readers with candidates’ answers to a questionnaire we sent out in March. These questions were based on input from our readers and the Chatham County Online Chatlist. Below are the responses from the candidates for district 2. [In News]

Thompson offers no endorsements in county commission race
[May 2, 2008] Recently I made comments regarding the contributions that Jeffrey Starkweather and Sally Kost have made to Chatham County. These comments were publicized by their campaign, with my permission. Even though I stand by this statement, I did make it clear that my comment was not intended to be a public endorsement. By Carl Thompson [In News]

DOT holds local meetings for input on US 64 plan
[May 1, 2008] The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), in partnership with the towns of Cary, Apex, and Pittsboro; Wake and Chatham counties; and the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), will hold two Community Workshops on the above study between the hours of 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. [In News]