By Chatham Journal staff Pittsboro, NC – Pittsboro commissioners will consider advancing a new Town Hall project carrying an estimated total cost of $12.63 million, appropriating $38,000 for a Downtown Master Plan and parking study, and coordinating three major economic-development…
Pittsboro, NC – 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11. A quarter century after the September 11, 2001 attacks, 100 million Americans are too young to remember the day that changed our city, nation, and world forever. It is our…
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – Barely two months into his tenure as superintendent, Dr. Kelly Batten used a September 3 conversation with Chatham County Chamber of Comnmerce president Rebecca Dickerson to make a case for both continuity and change:…
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County Schools students continue to outperform their peers statewide, according to the 2025–2026 North Carolina accountability results, with the district exceeding state averages in both academic proficiency and graduation rates while schools across Chatham County demonstrated…
By Chatham Journal staff Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Planning Board recommended approval of a 107-lot subdivision near the Haw River on September 2, 2025, after a lengthy dispute over a private section of Rock Rest Road, conservation easements,…
Pittsboro, NC — The Chatham County Board of Commissioners adopted the 2026-2031 Chatham County Libraries Strategic Plan at its August 17, 2026, meeting. The five-year plan establishes priorities for the continued growth and improvement of Chatham County Public Libraries and…
By Chatham Journal staff Pittsboro, NC – Over the last two high school football seasons, sports reporter Asheebo Rojas of the Chatham News & Record revealed his weekly power rankings on the Chatham NC Sports Roundup livestream, co-hosted with Gene…
By Chatham Journal staff PITTSBORO – Two major residential developments totaling 657 proposed lots across more than 500 acres will come before the Chatham County Planning Board on September 1, putting the potential scale and pace of residential growth back…
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – A new regional sports livestream podcast launched on August 15 with a debate that reaches far beyond scores and schedules: Should North Carolina allow students whose schools cannot field a team to compete through…
By Chatham Journal Staff Pittsboro, NC – Seaforth and Jordan-Matthews opened the 2026 high school football season with convincing home victories Thursday night, while Northwood suffered a difficult loss against a potent Harnett Central offense. Chatham Central did not take…