By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – Chris Ehrenfeld says his nearly $12 million purchase of Chatham Mills is built around two timelines: an immediate push to fill about 25,000 square feet of vacant space in the historic mill and a…
By Randall Rigsbee Pittaboro, NC – The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) has partnered with FirstHealth of the Carolinas to provide confidential wellness and behavioral health services to all CCSO employees, bringing professional support directly into the workplace. The partnership…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Chapel Hill, NC – The last images of North Carolina’s 2026 baseball season belong to Omaha: a decisive third game in the Men’s College World Series championship round, a loss to Oklahoma and a Tar…
By Chatham Journal staff Pittsboro, NC – Chatham Park’s developers told Pittsboro commissioners Monday that the massive master-planned community is preparing for another phase of expansion, with roughly 4,700 residential lots expected to move through platting over the next six…
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – The sale of Chatham Mills places one of Pittsboro’s most recognizable properties at the center of a long-term redevelopment effort that could add restaurants, shops, recreation and other commercial activity while preserving the century-old…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Chapel Hill, NC – Bill Belichick needed only two words to explain how North Carolina should remind Clemson’s freshman quarterback that he is making his first college start. “Play good,” Belichick said. The characteristically terse…
Charlotte, NC – The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced its Football Players of the Week following standout performances in Week 2. Honorees were selected by a vote of a select media panel. QUARTERBACK – Gio Lopez, Sr., QB, Wake Forest…
Charlotte, NC – The Atlantic Coast Conference and its television partners have announced the following football game times and networks for Week 4 of the season, which features 11 games over Friday, September 25, and Saturday, September 26. Games of…
By Chatham Journal staff 1. Seaforth Hawks – 3-1 Previous ranking: No. 1Movement: –Week 4 result: Defeated Northwood, 22-15 Seaforth stays at No. 1 after overcoming a 15-point deficit and defeating Northwood for the second consecutive season. It was nothing…
By Randall Rigsbee Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard conducted a 9/11 remembrance ceremony Friday morning at the 9/11 Memorial near the Chatham County Justice Center in Pittsboro, marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11,…
By Chatham Journal staff Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County commissioners will gather for a four-hour special meeting Tuesday to address two of the county’s most consequential economic-development questions: recruiting or expanding an unidentified business and the lawsuit challenging Chatham’s moratorium…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Two weeks into the 2026 season, the Atlantic Coast Conference quarterback race is beginning to divide into recognizable tiers. Miami’s Darian Mensah and SMU’s Kevin Jennings have separated themselves with extraordinary passing production. Louisville’s Lincoln…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Raleigh, NC – For nearly two weeks, NC State had to live with the evidence of everything it had done poorly in its season opener. On Friday evening, the Wolfpack answered emphatically. NC State scored…
Pittsboro, NC – A Raleigh man who was reported missing was located injured in the Haw River near Pittsboro this morning and rescued by emergency personnel. Preston Scott Hill, 35, was located in an area of difficult terrain near the…
PITTSBORO, NC— The Friends of the Chatham Community Library will host their annual Fall Book Sale, offering the community an extensive selection of books and media. The sale will feature more than 18,000 items, including hardbacks, softbacks, DVDs, audiobooks, vinyl…
By Everette Pitts Raleigh, NC – Over two years, the North Carolina Education Lottery sold $2.24 billion more in tickets and wagers. Nearly all that additional revenue disappeared before it reached the state’s Education Lottery Fund. Gross lottery sales climbed…
By Chatham Journal staff Pittsboro, NC – Pittsboro commissioners will consider advancing a new Town Hall project carrying an estimated total cost of $12.63 million, appropriating $38,000 for a Downtown Master Plan and parking study, and coordinating three major economic-development…
Chapel Hill, NC – Bill Belichick arrived at his weekly news conference prepared to discuss East Tennessee State. Instead, the North Carolina football coach spent some of the session confronting questions that reach far beyond Saturday’s home opener: the resignation…
Pittsboro, NC – 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11. A quarter century after the September 11, 2001 attacks, 100 million Americans are too young to remember the day that changed our city, nation, and world forever. It is our…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Durham, NC – Duke did not unveil its new season with an offensive spectacle Saturday evening. It offered something more elemental and, perhaps, more revealing. The Blue Devils handed the football to Nate Sheppard, controlled…
Pittsboro, NC – Chris Ehrenfeld, owner and CEO of BOLD Companies, has acquired Chatham Mills in Pittsboro. The acquisition marks a new chapter for the historic Pittsboro property, which has become a well-known destination for local businesses, dining, events and…