Pittsboro, NC – This is an AI generated summary of the May 12 Pittsboro Board of Commissioners meeting The Pittsboro Board of Commissioners opened the July 13, 2026 meeting with a moment of silence, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval…
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County is excited to announce the Heart of Chatham, a new employee recognition program that celebrates County employees who provide exceptional service and make a meaningful difference in the lives of residents, visitors, coworkers, and the…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Las Vegas, Nev. — Caleb Wilson waited five months to play a meaningful basketball game again. When the opportunity finally arrived Friday night, the former North Carolina star made up for lost time with one…
Bear Creek, NC – The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a death investigation at a residence in the 200 block of Vander Oldham Road in Bear Creek. Deputies and investigators remain on scene as the investigation continues. Residents can…
Clayton, NC – On Wednesday, July 8, Joel Blake Lee, 55, of Clayton, was arrested and charged with four felony counts of larceny of timber (N.C.G.S. 14-135), three counts of felony larceny of property (N.C.G.S. 14-72), one count of felony…
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC — Chatham County’s real estate market entered the second half of 2026 with the same forces that have reshaped it for years: high home prices, major development pressure, an aging but valuable rural land base,…
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County’s Board of Education used its June 1 regular session to close out the school year with a mix of recognitions, student-support agreements, workforce-development planning and budget action, while also marking the final board meeting for…
Charlotte, NC – The Atlantic Coast Conference college football season begins in Charlotte as the ACC welcomes all 17 head coaches and more than 50 of the league’s top student-athletes to the 2026 ACC Kickoff, set for July 15-17 at…
By Treiston Burnette, Siler City Parks Recreation Director Siler City, NC – I’ve been thinking about one of the biggest issues facing high school football in Chatham County. Too many kids finish recreation football at 12 years old and then…
Siler City, NC – In the formal request posted below, veteran biologist John Alderman urges the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed natural gas pipeline in Chatham County. Alderman argues that…
Pittsboro, NC – The search for a teenage swimmer who went missing Saturday evening at Jordan Lake was suspended Sunday afternoon after severe weather moved through the area. [UPDATE] – Search operations continued Sunday until severe weather, including thunderstorms and…
Pittsboro, NC – In a June public hearing held by Enbridge, local residents, including John Alderman, raised pressing concerns about the company’s proposed pipeline project in North Carolina. Alderman, a retired environmental scientist and landowner, challenged Enbridge representatives on their regulatory…
Pittsboro, NC – A more connected, accessible Chatham County is underway following the April 16 NCDOT ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the newest section of Chatham Park Way. The newly completed segment extends nearly one mile north from the…
Siler City, NC – The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Siler City woman following an investigation into the financial exploitation of an elderly family member. The investigation began on Oct. 6, 2025, after the Chatham County Department of…
Pittsboro, NC – MOSAIC, a 44-acre, $180 million entertainment and lifestyle destination in Pittsboro, announces six new tenants for the commercial gateway to Chatham Park, an 8,500-acre live-work-play-learn community currently under development in Chatham County. Neighboring grocery-anchored shopping center Northwood…
Sanford, NC – The following students have been named to Central Carolina Community College Dean’s List for the Spring 2026 semester. Students named to the Dean’s List earned a grade point average of at least 3.5 for the term, attempted…
Sanford, NC – The following Chatham County students have been named to the Central Carolina Community College President’s List for the Spring 2023 semester. Students named to the President’s List received all A’s in all classes, were registered for at…
by Chris McLaughlin Chapel Hill, NC – Twenty-nine counties, home to over 3 million North Carolinians, conducted property tax reappraisals in 2025 after several years of rising real estate prices. Not surprisingly, these reappraisals produced substantial stress among taxpayers and…
Pittsboro, NC—WEBB Squared and Chatham County Public Libraries will offer two-part sessions on finance and entrepreneurship at all Chatham County library locations; Wren Memorial Library, Goldston Public Library, and Chatham Community Library for the Chatham County community. The programs will…
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC — What began as a relaxed “3 Guys from Pittsboro” lunch conversation over potato chip nachos quickly shifted into a detailed discussion of land rights, survey letters, potential drilling, rocky Chatham County terrain, natural gas…
