Raleigh, NC – NC State football head coach Dave Doeren awards three walk-ons, TE Clark Eyers, LB Ford Howell and QB Josh Taylor, scholarships during fall training camp. Watch the great moment right here, courtesy of the ACC Digital Network and…
Month: August 2016
Lynda Loveland of WRAL to emcee United Way’s Campaign Kick-Off
Pittsboro, NC – Join the United Way of Chatham County for an afternoon of celebration at the annual Campaign Kick-Off luncheon. It will be held in the clubhouse ballroom of Governors Club on Wednesday, September 7 from 12 p.m. until…
Fearrington’s Cooks & Books event to feature Myron Mixon & Kelly Alexander
Chatham County, NC – McIntyre’s Books will kick off their first fall Cooks & Books event with Myron Mixon and Kelly Alexander. Myron is bringing his cooker and is smoking up some ribs for the crowd. Tickets are $75 and include a…
Duke quarterback Thomas Sirk a hidden treasure
Durham, NC – Duke quarterback Thomas Sirk may not be a household name, but if he continues his ascension on the field, he soon will. The lightly recruited field general has turned into a diamond in the rough and one…
Seven Triangle artists tabbed for 76th National Folk Festival
Greensboro, NC – Seven Triangle area artists will perform in downtown Greensboro from September 9 – 11, 2016 at the 76th National Folk Festival. The free event in 2016 marks the event’s second year of its three-year residency in Greensboro.…
Pittsboro man faces drug charges
Pittsboro, NC – A Chatham County man was found with more than 68 grams of several drugs after a search and seizure Thursday. Chatham County Sheriff personnel searched Donyelle “Chubbs” Partridge’s residence — at 4440 Old Graham Road — after…
N.C. State Fair’s Homegrown Music Fest lineup set
Raleigh, NC – North Carolina’s musical talent and stylistic range run deep, and visitors to the 2016 N.C. State Fair will have the chance to experience that firsthand Oct. 13-23 with 117 concerts planned on three stages over 11 days.…
Chatham County postpones public hearing on proposed hotel incentives
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County is postponing the August 15, 2016 public hearing on proposed one-time incentives for a planned hotel in the Russet Run development of Pittsboro. The developer of the hotel has withdrawn the request for the public…
Chatham Habitat for Humanity seeks volunteers
By Mechelle Thompson Pittsboro, NC – Chatham Habitat for Humanity relies on volunteers for everything from answering phones to running the cash registers at the ReStore, and yes, swinging hammers to build houses. We have some specific needs, and you…
Proposed hotel incentives need to be amended to protect Chatham County taxpayers
by John R Dykers Siler City, NC – Chatham County will receive public comments at its August 15, 2016 session on one-time incentives for a proposed 100-room hotel in Pittsboro (story here). Hotel officials have stated that incentives are needed…