Pittsboro, NC – Here are the nine most popular Chatham Journal stories of August 2026:

- Four named in Siler City vehicle theft and property conspiracy
- Chatham County to terminate $400M VinFast agreement
- Pittsboro Planning Board backs two rezonings, adds 90-day notice to protect 1899 House
- Sheriff Steve Maynor sworn in, entire CCSO staff takes oath of office
- More than 350 pack Chatham public hearing as Enbridge pipeline fight centers on land, water and local control
- TriRiver Water purchases 50 acres earmarked for expansion of Big Buffalo Water Reclamation Facility
- New Salem’s 1883 chapel moves again, preserving the past as a growing church plans its future
- Developer sues Chatham County: The data center pause that may define NC’s AI era
- Nearly 300-acre industrial rezoning, public hearings and $1 million in contracts top Chatham commissioners’ agenda