Category: Local/County

Jordan Lake among state parks closed to public

Jordan Lake Recreation Area

Pittsboro, NC – Facilities managed by North Carolina State Parks on Jordan Lake were closed at sunset on Tuesday, March 31 until further notice to adhere to the social distancing guidelines and reduce the spread of COVID-19 across the state.…

Obituary: Dr. H. G. Jones

Dr. H. G. Jones

Pittsboro, NC – Dr. H. G. Jones, archivist, historian, teacher, and author, died October 14, 2018, at The Arbor, Galloway Ridge at Fearrington, Pittsboro, North Carolina. Houston Gwynne Jones was born on January 7, 1924, on a tenant farm near…

Chatham County arrest blotter: May 2018

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Pittsboro, NC – Here is the Chatham County Sheriff department’s arrest blotter for May 2018. On May 1, Ruthie Powell, 42, of 2029 Whippoorwill Lane, Chapel Hill, was arrested by Deputy Dexter Jarmon for Failure to Appear. She was released…

Chatham County arrest blotter: April 2018

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Pittsboro, NC – Here is the Chatham County Sheriff department’s arrest blotter for April 2018. On April 1, Tristian Brinkman, 31, of 82 Mannsfield Crescent Way, Pittsboro, was arrested by Deputy Daniel Ortega for Failure to Appear. He was jailed…

Chatham County arrest blotter: March 2018

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Pittsboro, NC – Here is the Chatham County Sheriff department’s arrest blotter for March 2018. On March 1, Jacob Posso, 23, of 61 N Serenity Hill Circle, Chapel Hill, was arrested by Deputy Dexter Jarmon for Statutory Sex Offense with…