By Chatham Journal staff Pittsboro, NC – A judge has ruled against Chatham County in a closely watched lawsuit over a proposed data center at Triangle Innovation Point West, finding that developer Eco TIP West LLC is entitled to judgment…
By Burney Waring Pittsboro, NC – Do you live in Chatham County and are tired of more traffic and pollution? Are you tired of fewer trees and fewer farms? Do you think we will inevitably become like Cary? Do you…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Raleigh, NC – NC State needed a touchdown, a defensive stand and a steadier finish. After Appalachian State erased a 21-point deficit Saturday night at Carter-Finley Stadium, the Wolfpack produced all three, riding Duke Scott’s…
By Chatham Journal Staff Pittsboro, NC – This week’s Chatham County football power rankings are based on games played through Friday, September 25. Movement is from last week. Rank Team Record Movement Latest result 1 Seaforth 4-1 – Idle 2…
By Chatham Journal staff Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County commissioners will devote two days to a question that reaches from a renter’s monthly budget to the county’s ability to house its workforce: Which affordable housing efforts should the county pursue…
By Chatham Journal staff Siler City, NC — Siler City commissioners will convene Monday for a narrowly focused special meeting that could formally tighten how elected officials communicate with town employees, contractors and consultants — and how the town responds…
By Carolina Journal Staff Raleigh, NC – The North Carolina Department of Commerce is objecting to Vinfast’s request to seal documents related to the state’s lawsuit against the auto manufacturer. A hearing on the issue is scheduled Tuesday in Wake…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Louisville, KY – Wake Forest arrived at L&N Stadium as a two-touchdown underdog, one week removed from a loss that exposed its running game and punished its mistakes. The Demon Deacons left Saturday afternoon with…
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – The “3 Guys from Pittsboro” came to Chatham Marketplace for lunch with Chris Ehrenfeld and to have a conversation about his recent purchase of Chatham Mills. Before anyone asked about leases, we sorted out…
By Randall Rigsbee Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office is kicking off a big weekend of fundraising and community support for Special Olympics North Carolina as Sheriff Steve Maynor rappelled down a building in downtown Raleigh today to…
By Randall Rigsbee Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office will host its second annual Cruisin’ for Champions motorcycle ride on Saturday, September 26, benefiting Special Olympics North Carolina. The event will begin at White Oak Beach at Jordan…
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – Before water reaches a kitchen faucet in Pittsboro, it climbs from the Haw River to a treatment plant off U.S. 15-501, passes through a series of chemical and physical processes, and is tested and…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Chapel Hill, NC – Jarin Stevenson has already learned how quickly a college basketball team can need something different from him. A year after returning home to play for North Carolina, the former Seaforth High…
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – Four years after Pittsboro placed two towering carbon filters into service to strip PFAS and other contaminants from its drinking water, TriRiver Water opened the plant to residents Aug. 18 for the first installment…
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County Schools (CCS) is proud to announce that Jennifer Stickney, Extended Content Teacher in Exceptional Children’s Services at Chatham Middle School, has been selected as the district’s Fall 2026 Exceptional Children Educator of Excellence. A dedicated…
By Chatham Journal staff Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County’s government has spent years spreading into offices around downtown Pittsboro as its population and workload have grown. A master plan presented to commissioners Sept. 21 sketches a different future: a phased…
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – The public face of high school sports is easy to recognize: the Friday night crowd, the scoreboard, the championship chase and the athletes whose names fill the box score. The work that makes those…
Charlotte, NC – The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced its Football Players of the Week following standout performances in Week 3. The honorees were selected by a vote of a select media panel. QUARTERBACK – Darian Mensah, Sr., QB, Miami…
Charlotte, NC – The Atlantic Coast Conference and its television partners have announced the following football game times and networks for Week 5 of the season. The schedule includes nine games overall, highlighted by six conference matchups across Friday, October…
By Carolina Journal staff Pittsboro, NC – A judge will allow a Chatham County data center project to move forward despite the county’s moratorium on new data centers. Eco TIP West had sued the county in April. The company argued…
By Chatham Journal staff Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County commissioners are set to confront a crowded slate of decisions Monday that reaches from the route of a proposed natural-gas pipeline to the shape of a future government campus – with…