by Kari Travis Raleigh, NC – On Saturday night, Jennifer Clapton stood in a brightly lit bowling alley, watching her autistic, 22-year-old son laugh. He threw ball after ball down the shining, wooden lane, shouting glee each time he hit…
by John Hood Raleigh, NC – You may recall that back in early April, a panel of health analysts presented Gov. Roy Cooper with two forecasts: 250,000 COVID infections by June 1, if Cooper’s initial lockdown orders were kept in…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Commissioners will hold its work and regular sessions on Monday, July 20, 2020. The work session will begin at 2:30 p.m., and the regular session will begin at 6 p.m. The meeting…
Siler City, NC – The Siler City Police Department announced the arrest of two Siler City residents in the death of 3-year old Evan Preston Marrero. On Thursday, July 16, the Siler City Police Department 38-year-old Judson Sier Dunnavant and…
Siler City, NC – During the early morning hours of July 11, Chatham County Sheriff’s Office deputies patrolling in the Siler City area observed a truck pulling a trailer matching a description of property stolen from the Silk Hope community.…
by Julie Havlak Raleigh, NC – As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise across North Carolina, key parts of the state’s science and data remain inaccessible to the public. “North Carolina is relying on the data and the science to lift…
Pittsboro, NC – In May 2020, members of the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office responded to multiple reports of vehicle break-ins in the Pittsboro area. Investigators recovered fingerprints and surveillance footage of the suspect, who was later identified as Tarik Jihad…
by Lindsay Marchello Raleigh, NC – Gov. Roy Cooper announced during a Tuesday, July 14, news conference that schools can reopen in the fall with a mix of in-person instruction and remote learning. Cooper failed to give school districts the…
Sanford, NC – Central Carolina Community College has canceled its fall sports season for the 2020-21 academic year, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. CCCC competes in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), which announced on Monday that a…
by Kevin Roche Arizona, Florida and Texas are taking a lot of heat, clearly politically motivated, for supposed out-of-control epidemic surges. Look at this chart and tell me who was out-of-control. Again, on a population basis, NY was dreadful, inexcusably…