By The Tobacco Road Scribe Chapel Hill, NC – North Carolina’s road through the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional was not supposed to be easy, and East Carolina made sure it was not. But after falling into an early three-run hole…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Chapel Hill, NC — North Carolina opened NCAA Tournament play with the kind of performance built for June: clean defense, early offense, a dominant start and just enough late pressure to turn a tense regional…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Chapel Hill, NC – Foundations and Early Legacy (1927–1980) From its 1927 inception, Kenan Stadium was designed not as a mere athletic utility but as a picturesque landmark of the university’s vernacular landscape. Nestled within…
Apex, NC – The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office has filed an additional charge in connection with the May 19 death investigation on Alston Road near Apex. After consultation with the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and the…
By Gene Galin Chatham County, NC – Ten years ago, I had the opportunity to sit down and record a conversation with Mr. Paul McCoy. I finally had a chance to sit down and write this article. At 87 years…
Pittsboro, NC — Chatham County commissioners moved through a wide-ranging agenda May 18 that reflected many of the county’s central pressures: how to fund schools and public safety without raising the property tax rate, how to extend broadband and digital…
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – James Flanagan’s Northwood lacrosse career began with a freshman stepping into the cage and ended with a senior captain preparing for Division I lacrosse at UMass Lowell. In between came a state championship appearance,…
Sanford, NC – A $390 million expansion project is underway at the Sanford Water Filtration Facility. The project will more than double the plant’s capacity from 12 million gallons a day to 30 million gallons per day. That added water…
Chapel Hill, NC – Kevin Thomas, a 6-7 wing from Chester, Pa., has signed to play for the University of North Carolina men’s basketball team. Thomas played for head coach David Roe at Sagemont Prep in Weston, Fla., where he helped…
PITTSBORO, NC— Chatham County Schools, in partnership with Chatham Drug Free, will host its third in a series of virtual community conversations focused on mental health services and substance use. These informal and free sessions are designed to provide parents,…