Day: May 29, 2021

Chatham County’s bluegrass legend Tommy Edwards dies at 75

Pittsboro, NC – Thomas Shelton “Tommy” Edwards, 75, of Pittsboro, died in Pittsboro on May 22, following a short and hard battle against pancreatic cancer. On May 21, Gov. Roy Cooper awarded Edwards the Order of the Longleaf Pine for…

Dose of Dowdy delivers lots of love at Pittsboro Elementary

Pittsboro, NC – It’s all love for 2021-22 Chatham County Schools Instructional Assistant of the Year Larissa Dowdy. Literally. “I love children,” Dowdy said. Dowdy does her work at Pittsboro Elementary School. She teaches alongside exceptional children educator Aimee Nielsen. …