Greensboro, NC – The Seaforth, Northwood and Jordan-Matthews wrestling teams competed at regionals on Saturday. Twelve Chatham County high school wrestlers will compete at the NCHSAA 2A wrestling championships this coming weekend at the Greensboro Coliseum. There are nine wrestlers…
By Gene Galin Siler City, NC – The Jordan-Matthews Sports Hall of Fame welcomed a new member on January 24, 2025, as Casey Golden was officially inducted for his outstanding athletic achievements. Golden, a multi-sport athlete at Jordan-Matthews High School,…
Pittsboro, NC – In this week’s Chatham NC Sports Roundup Livestream sports reporter Asheebo Rojas of the Chatham News & Record and Chatham Journal’s Gene Galin discussed the recent and upcoming Chatham County high school football games. They reviewed last…
Pittsboro, NC – Here is the rundown of the Chatham County Schools open house dates and the school supply lists for the 2024-2025 school year. School Open House Date Supply List Bennett School Thursday, August 22, 2024 5:00 PM-7:00 PM…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Education approved five new district administrators at the July 8, 2024 board meeting. Ms. Jennifer Beck was named Principal of Virginia Cross Elementary School. Beck currently serves as the Principal of LJ…
Pittsboro, NC – This year Chatham County has five high school girls soccer teams make it into the state soccer playoffs. In the 1A bracket, Woods Charter (#2 seed) and Chatham Charter (#29) are playing. In the 2A bracket, Seaforth…
Siler City, NC – Twelve students have been named 2024 JMArts Scholars by JMArts, the Jordan-Matthews Arts Foundation, all receiving scholarships to pursue intensive fine arts study this summer. They are Felix Banks, Abigail Cockrum, Delaney Fuquay, Tavvy Gray, Carolyn Lucero…
Siler City, NC – The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office has issued a criminal summons for Jamari Amir Jones, 18, of Burlington, in connection with an incident that occurred during the Jordan-Matthews versus Cummings (Burlington) varsity basketball game on Friday, January…
Raleigh, NC – The N.C. Volleyball Coaches Association has released its 2023-24 all-state teams awards – sorted by classification. Eight Chatham County high school volleyball players excelled in their sport and made either the first or second all-state teams. In…
By John V. Wood Pittsboro, NC – Our schools and students continue to excel in their College Board Advanced Placement courses and exams. Out of the 818 exams taken in 2022, 65% of those had scores of Level 3 or…