By Gene Galin Bear Creek, NC – On a late-summer practice field at Chatham Central High School, roughly three dozen young players were learning how to line up, listen for a call and move together. Some had arrived only weeks…
By Chatham Journal staff PITTSBORO – Two major residential developments totaling 657 proposed lots across more than 500 acres will come before the Chatham County Planning Board on September 1, putting the potential scale and pace of residential growth back…
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – A new regional sports livestream podcast launched on August 15 with a debate that reaches far beyond scores and schedules: Should North Carolina allow students whose schools cannot field a team to compete through…
By Chatham Journal Staff Pittsboro, NC – Seaforth and Jordan-Matthews opened the 2026 high school football season with convincing home victories Thursday night, while Northwood suffered a difficult loss against a potent Harnett Central offense. Chatham Central did not take…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe CHAPEL HILL – Bill Belichick reduced North Carolina’s long trip to Ireland and its season-opening rematch with TCU to a short list of football essentials Monday: protect the ball, prevent explosive plays and respond quickly…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Commissioners and Chatham County Housing Department invite community members, housing stakeholders, and local partners to participate in a two-day Housing Retreat focused on exploring strategies to strengthen housing opportunities in Chatham County.…
By Chatham Journal staff Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County farmers and Agriculture Advisory Board members pressed Enbridge Gas North Carolina representatives Tuesday for firm answers about lost grazing seasons, damaged wells, soil recovery, access restrictions and the possibility of eminent…
Siler City, NC – The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office has charged four people in connection with the theft of multiple vehicles and vehicle parts from a property on Stockyard Road in Siler City. On Aug. 12, 2026, deputies responded to…
Chapel Hill, NC – For the first time since 1979, the North Carolina Tar Heels will play NC State in a non-conference men’s basketball game in the regular season when the teams meet Dec. 15, 2026, in the Tobacco Road…
Sanford, NC – TriRiver Water closed on the purchase of approximately 50 acres of land on Iron Furnace Road across from the Big Buffalo Water Reclamation Facility on July 28, 2026, securing the space needed for a future expansion that…
Pittsboro, NC – The Pittsboro Planning Board recommended approval of two conditional rezoning requests Monday, advancing a construction company’s plan to consolidate its staff along U.S. 15-501 and opening the door to office, institutional, residential and small-scale commercial uses in…
Pittsboro, NC – A decision that could convert nearly 300 acres in southeastern Chatham County from residential to heavy-industrial zoning, four public hearings, a proposed contractor storage yard in Bear Creek and more than $1 million in contracts and equipment…
Pittsboro, NC – Community members are invited to attend the next meeting of the Chatham County Board of Commissioners on Monday, August 17, 2026, in Pittsboro. WHAT: Chatham County Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting WHEN: Monday, August 17, 2026Work Session:…
By Everette Pitts Pittsboro, NC – More than 350 people packed a special Chatham County Board of Commissioners meeting Aug. 5 to deliver an overwhelmingly unified message about Enbridge Gas North Carolina’s proposed 28-mile natural gas pipeline: They do not…
By Randall Rigsbee Pittsboro, NC – As Chatham County students prepare to return to classrooms later this month, Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Student Resource Officers and members of the Special Incident Response Team spent several hours Thursday training for one…
Pittsboro, NC – The list of changes to high school football rules is relatively short this season, but the consequences could be substantial for North Carolina teams. During a preseason briefing at the Jack Shaner Football Jamboree at Northwood High…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Chapel Hill, NC – North Carolina is running out of training-camp days but not out of decisions. With the Tar Heels scheduled to open the 2026 season against TCU in Dublin on Aug. 29, head…
By Everette Pitts Pittsboro, NC — Pittsboro commissioners took several steps Monday that could reshape the town’s commercial landscape, parks and pedestrian network, approving the rezoning of a former industrial site, formalizing a volunteer restoration program at the proposed Roberson…
Pittsboro, NC – The Friends of the Chatham Community Library (FOCCL) has selected Jenn Cavanagh as the grand prize winner of its community logo design contest. Her winning design will become the organization’s new visual identity, representing its mission to…
By Max Ganorkar Raleigh, NC – rowing up in socialist India, I witnessed firsthand what happens when government gradually replaces the free market. If North Carolinians don’t wake up to the spread of socialism in our state, they will experience…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Chapel Hill, NC – For four seasons, Seth Trimble became increasingly difficult to separate from the identity of North Carolina basketball. He arrived as an athletic freshman guard from Wisconsin, learned to make an impact…