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 – The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Georgia man in connection with a forged check that investigators say was cashed outside North Carolina and tied to funds stolen from a Chatham County resident. The Chatham County…
Pittsboro, NC – A Florida man has been charged in connection with a residential burglary and the theft and fraudulent use of financial cards following an incident reported in northern Chatham County late last month. On Dec. 24, 2025, deputies…
Silk Hope, NC – A skunk in Chatham County has tested positive for rabies, but no humans were exposed in this incident. On Wednesday, November 19, the Chatham County Sheriff’s Animal Resource Center was alerted to a skunk displaying unusual…
Bear Creek, NC – On the night of November 6, 2025, two people were discovered deceased from gunshot wounds in a residence in Bear Creek, North Carolina, and investigators from the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office continue to examine the circumstances…
Pittsboro, NC – The search for a missing person at Jordan Lake has concluded with the recovery of a body. Chatham County Sheriff’s Office deputies and emergency personnel began searching the area near the U.S. 64 bridge late Wednesday night…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office responded Thursday to the residence of Andre Landon Hill, 55, and his wife, Shannon Lee Bailey-Hill, 52, at 400 Forest Creek Drive, Pittsboro after a person claiming to be Andre Hill placed…
Pittsboro, NC – With the start of the new school year just weeks away, Chatham County Sheriff’s Office personnel gathered at Seaforth High School this week for a high-intensity training exercise designed to prepare them for one of the worst…
Pittsboro, NC – A submerged vehicle was recovered from Jordan Lake Friday morning after a fisherman reported spotting what appeared to be a car on sonar earlier in the week. The object was located under the U.S. 64 bridge in…
Pittsboro, NC – The body of a 19-year-old male has been recovered following a drowning incident this evening at Jordan Lake, near 3984 Farrington Road at the intersection with Martha’s Chapel Road. The victim had been at the lake with…