By Bill Crawford Pittsboro, NC – Last week, the Chatham County Board Of Education held an hour of discussion without dissent and passed a mask mandate for every breathing featherless biped in our school system. I would have still had…
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County’s COVID-19 case numbers are continuing to rise as the Delta variant spreads. A recent peak came on August 3, when 30 new cases were reported, a number that had not been reached since late January…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Commissioners (BOC) will meet on Monday, August 16, 2021, at the Chatham County Historic Courthouse, 9 Hillsboro Street, Second Floor Courtroom, Pittsboro. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. There is no…
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – I had the opportunity to touch base with the new Seaforth High School tennis coach PJ Petrides, last week during one of the team practices. He will be coaching both the girls and boys…
Pittsboro, NC – As Chatham County’s 250th anniversary celebrations continue, the Chatham 250 Historical Content Committee – a volunteer group made up of community leaders, elders, and historians from across Chatham County – is proud to launch the LEARN section…
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham Community Library will host a virtual screening of the documentary Don’t Tell Anyone (No Le Digas a Nadie) beginning Thursday, September 16 and continuing through Thursday, September 23, 2021. This program is free and open to the public. The…
By Mike Long Raleigh, NC – It’s no secret that COVID-19 has upended nearly every aspect of our lives. But what may surprise many North Carolinians is the pandemic’s impact on education in our state. Newly released figures from the state show…
By David N. Bass Raleigh, NC – The N.C. Senate passed a bill Monday, Aug. 9, that would make two updates to the state’s charter school law. The first change contained in House Bill 729 would put charter-school teachers on…
Pittsboro, NC – Beginning September 2021, Chatham Community Library will host a series of quarterly discussions highlighting women changemakers in Chatham County. The series will address areas of interest to county residents, viewed from the perspective of women engaged in…
By Carolina Journal Staff Raleigh, NC – A federal lawsuit challenging a North Carolina charter school’s dress code will head back to a trial court. That’s after a split Appeals Court panel reversed two key pieces of the original 2019…