by Chatham County NC GOP Pittsboro, NC – On July 20, the Chatham County Democratic Party posted to Facebook that the GOP (Chatham Republicans) is a “racist, violent cult”, and that the 2020 GOP convention in Charlotte will be a…
By Debbie Roos Pittsboro, NC – Are you a beekeeper with a number of years of experience who wants to increase your understanding of bees and improve your practices? Do you feel like you might need a “booster shot” to update…
by D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – Is something missing? The 20 candidates who qualified for the July 30 and 31 CNN Democratic presidential debates are Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, former Vice President and Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, New Jersey…
Pittsboro, NC – Digital teaching and learning in Chatham County Schools (CCS) is positioned to move further and faster. The district received approval to contract with Conterra Networks for 88 miles of fiber-optic networking that will increase bandwidth tenfold while…
by D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – Four new North Carolina books challenge our values and make for good summer reading. Rocky Mount writer Etaf Rum, author of “A Woman Is No Man,” grew up in a Palestinian immigrant family…
Pittsboro, NC – Filing closed on Friday for candidates running for municipal elections in Chatham County. The town of Cary election will take place on October 8, 2019. Pittsboro, Siler City and Goldston elections will take place on November 5,…
Greensboro, NC – The Atlantic Coast Conference on Thursday announced a new six-year bowl lineup, beginning in 2020, which includes the addition of the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl and the newly created bowl game in Boston. The…
Pittsboro, NC – The new Chatham County budget starting July 1 includes fee increases for several recreation program and park facility rentals. The increases will bring fees more in line with surrounding communities and help recoup actual department costs, said…
Siler City, NC – The Wren Memorial Library Branch in Siler City will be closed for extensive maintenance work in the ceiling and roof areas starting on July 29, 2019. The library is expected to reopen on August 26, 2019, but the…
by D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – Colin Kaepernick and Nike are right about one thing. The original American flag, the one we think Betsy Ross fashioned for George Washington during the Revolutionary War, does not belong on the backside…