Pittsboro, NC – Chatham Park, a Live, Work, Play, Learn community in Pittsboro, has donated 17 acres of land to Raleigh-based Thales Academy, making it the first school in Chatham Park. Located in the Vineyards neighborhood of Chatham Park, Thales…
Pittsboro, NC – June 15 is Elder Abuse Awareness Day which calls attention to an important issue facing a growing aging population in Chatham County and across the United States. According to the US Department of Justice, ten percent of…
by John Trump Raleigh, NC – The N.C. Senate plans to vote Tuesday, June 9, on legislation that would reopen gyms, bars, and expand in-person dining at restaurants. Sen. Rick Gunn, R-Alamance, tweaked existing and vetoed legislation so that Gov.…
By Kevin Roche This post was begun several weeks ago, but halted to see if perhaps I was wrong about the course of the epidemic. It doesn’t appear that I have been. We will have to ask how we got…
Pittsboro, NC – Investigators have charged Kenneth Joseph Bass Jr., 18, and Shyquaule Javon Fisher, 25, both of Dobbins Drive in Chapel Hill with second-degree murder (and several related offenses). These charges are in connection with the shooting death of…
by D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – Can North Carolina’s television program about books escape the shutdown brought to us by the coronavirus? UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch has had a rough time in recent months. With production studios closed, Bookwatch’s…