Tuesday, June 9, 2015, the Pittsboro Roadhouse & General Store is hosting a Katy Perry themed “Break the Cycle” Night to highlight teen dating violence prevention and support Chatham County’s domestic violence prevention agency, Family Violence and Rape Crisis Services (FVRC). The “Katy Perry – Break the Cycle – Night” will feature performances by a trio of singer songwriters, and, a young teen from Siler City with a Disney voice; a fashion walk for any wearing fashion elements inspired by Katy Perry; Katy Perry songs by DJ B-Rad Junell, and Katy Perry Karaoke.
Month: May 2015
Chatham County man charged with failure to pay state taxes
A Chatham County man was arrested Tuesday on one felony and four misdemeanor tax charges filed by the North Carolina Department of Revenue. Ralph Richard Lasater, 70, of 96 Garden Trace Lane, Pittsboro, was charged on May 26, 2015 with one count of Emb…
Ironman 70.3 Sports Event returns to Chatham County on May 31
The IRONMAN 70.3 sports competition event returns to the Triangle on Sunday, May 31, 2015, with the two of the three events, swimming and biking, in Chatham County. This means that roadways near Jordan Lake and southeastern Chatham could be impacted fr…
Siler City license plate agency to open June 1
The Town of Siler City License Plate Agency (LPA) will open on Monday, June 1, 2015. The agency will be open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Chatham County Public Health Department offers free stop smoking classes
The Chatham County Public Health Department is offering free tobacco cessation classes for the second time this year, this time in June in Siler City, to both county residents and county employees. Don’t miss this opportunity to receive personal instruction from experienced staff and get your summer off to a healthy start.
North Carolina defeats Virginia Tech to advance to ACC Baseball Championship pool play
After struggling through the final two weeks of the regular season, eighth-seeded North Carolina hoped to turn things back around during the 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championship. The Tar Heels took a step in that direction on Tuesday, and now have at least three more tournament games to try to make it happen. UNC used a solid starting outing by Zac Gallen and strong relief work by Trevor Kelley to turn back ninth-seeded Virginia Tech, 5-3, in Tuesday’s second play-in game at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
2015 #ACCBase Championship pairings and game times set
Pairings and game times have been set for the 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championship, which gets underway Tuesday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina. Louisville (42-14, 25-5 ACC) earned the No. 1 overall seed and will…
Woods Charter School to face Raleigh Charter in round 3 of NCHSAA soccer tournament
The Woods Charter School Lady Wolves soccer team (seeded #9) will face the Raleigh Charter (seeded #1) away in a third round tournament game on Wednesday, May 20. The game is scheduled to start at 5:30 pm. Woods comes into the game with a 17-3-1 record…
Wakefield, Marvin Ridge, Carrboro, Raleigh Charter win championships in NCHSAA men’s dual team tennis
Carrboro, in the 2-A championship match for the fourth consecutive year, won its second straight state title over Brevard, winning this time by a 5-2 count. The closest championship of the day—and by far the longest– was a grueling 3-A final with Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons and Waxhaw Marvin Ridge splitting the singles matches 3-3 to force the final into decisive doubles play. Three of the six singles matches split sets.
Wakefield, Marvin Ridge, Carrboro, Raleigh Charter win championships in NCHSAA men’s dual team tennis
Carrboro, in the 2-A championship match for the fourth consecutive year, won its second straight state title over Brevard, winning this time by a 5-2 count. The closest championship of the day—and by far the longest– was a grueling 3-A final with Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons and Waxhaw Marvin Ridge splitting the singles matches 3-3 to force the final into decisive doubles play. Three of the six singles matches split sets.