News from Bear Creek, NC
by Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – High school football teams from Chatham County and the surrounding area will open the new season in about a month, with first games scheduled for August 19. Here are the schedules for the county…
Zebulon, NC – The #21 seeded Chatham Central Bears defeated the #5 seeded East Wake Academy Eagles on Thursday evening, 11-8. The Bears advance to the third round of the state baseball playoff. They will travel to face #13 seed…
Chapel Hill, NC – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) released the final playoff brackets for the 2022 Softball State Playoffs. Each field features 64 teams in each of the Association’s four classifications. Play is scheduled to begin…
Chapel Hill, NC – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) released the final playoff brackets for the 2022 Baseball State Playoffs. Each field features 64 teams in each of the Association’s four classifications. Play is scheduled to begin…
Pittsboro, NC – In May 2020, members of the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported shooting at a residence in Bear Creek where they found 20-year-old Emerson Batsche deceased from an apparent gunshot wound to the chest. Authorities…
Raleigh, NC – The Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines is pleased to announce that Birdie Pedraza of Chapel Hill, NC, is the top seller from a Chatham County troop for the 2021 Girl Scout Cookie Program. Pedraza sold…
By Carl Mueller Bear Creek, NC – I’ve been in search for decent internet service for almost three years now for my property in Bear Creek close to Goldston. While Century Link claimed they could provide DSL, I didn’t sign…
Bear Creek, NC – Chatham County Schools have officially accepted North Carolina’s First in FAFSA Challenge to help send more local high school seniors to college. Chatham Central High School and Jordan-Matthews High School are competing against each other and…
By Mark Stinson Bear Creek, NC – I have been in and out of a number of places across several counties recently and I have seen more not wearing masks than doing so. I have yet to point a finger…
Bear Creek, NC – Chatham Central High School will be accepting applications for students to attend their online virtual academy for any student living in Chatham County in grades 9-12 until August 1. Students can be current high school students…