By Randall Rigsbee Pittsboro, NC – As Chatham County students prepare to return to classrooms later this month, Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Student Resource Officers and members of the Special Incident Response Team spent several hours Thursday training for one…
Pittsboro, NC – The list of changes to high school football rules is relatively short this season, but the consequences could be substantial for North Carolina teams. During a preseason briefing at the Jack Shaner Football Jamboree at Northwood High…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Chapel Hill, NC – North Carolina is running out of training-camp days but not out of decisions. With the Tar Heels scheduled to open the 2026 season against TCU in Dublin on Aug. 29, head…
By Everette Pitts Pittsboro, NC — Pittsboro commissioners took several steps Monday that could reshape the town’s commercial landscape, parks and pedestrian network, approving the rezoning of a former industrial site, formalizing a volunteer restoration program at the proposed Roberson…
Pittsboro, NC – The Friends of the Chatham Community Library (FOCCL) has selected Jenn Cavanagh as the grand prize winner of its community logo design contest. Her winning design will become the organization’s new visual identity, representing its mission to…
By Max Ganorkar Raleigh, NC – rowing up in socialist India, I witnessed firsthand what happens when government gradually replaces the free market. If North Carolinians don’t wake up to the spread of socialism in our state, they will experience…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Chapel Hill, NC – For four seasons, Seth Trimble became increasingly difficult to separate from the identity of North Carolina basketball. He arrived as an athletic freshman guard from Wisconsin, learned to make an impact…
Chapel Hill, NC – Statements from Michael Malone and Steve Newmark on Seth Trimble’s fifth-year transfer announcement: Head Coach Michael Malone “Seth gave Carolina four years of tremendous effort, toughness and leadership and he has earned the respect and affection…
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – What began as a conversation between two fathers searching for another activity to enjoy with their children grew into a summer youth league, a new teaching format and, on Saturday, August 1, a community…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Chapel Hill, NC – Five months after the University of North Carolina narrowed the future of its basketball home to three strikingly different possibilities, the most important development may be the decision UNC has not…
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – Steve Newmark returned to familiar territory last Tuesday morning with an unfamiliar challenge before him: explaining how the University of North Carolina can preserve the traditions of college athletics while competing in a rapidly…
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – For the second time in its long history, the original New Salem chapel has been lifted from the ground and carried to a new location. The 1883 building’s latest move, completed on the church’s…
By Jimmy Marples Longview, TX – Having family near Pittsboro, I was pleased at the news of new Chatham County Sheriff Steve Maynor taking his Oath of Office as Sheriff on Thursday, July 30th. I certainly wish Sheriff Maynor the…
Pittsboro, NC – Experience the vibrant spirit of Downtown Pittsboro’s social district (Hillsboro St. and nearby areas) at the August 21 Finally Fridays Arts Walk from 5 pm to 8 pm. Explore unique shops, galleries, and local businesses, enjoy live…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Chapel Hill, NC – Bill Belichick opened North Carolina’s 2026 preseason training camp with none of the sweeping promises, championship predictions or manufactured enthusiasm that often accompany the start of a college football season. His…
By David Larson Raleigh, NC – The controversy over AI data centers is following a very similar pattern as the panic over nuclear power. Some decided that nuclear power must not be allowed anywhere near them, and no amount of…
By Randall Rigsbee Pittsboro, NC – Steve Maynor was officially sworn in as Sheriff of Chatham County during a ceremony Thursday evening at the Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center, marking the beginning of a new chapter for the Chatham…
By Theresa Opeka Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Commissioners voted on Monday to terminate its $400 million economic development agreement between the county and Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast, dealing another blow to the ill-fated project in…
By Andrew Pomeranz Raleigh, NC – Duke Energy has joined the Trump administration’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge, promising to support measures intended to prevent households and small businesses from paying for the power plants and grid infrastructure needed to serve rapidly…
By John Alderman Pittsboro, NC – Enbridge versus the gambler. Lyrics sung by Kenny Rogers: “You got to know when to hold ’em Know when to fold ’em Know when to walk away And know when to run” We had…
