Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Education on June 7, 2021, approved Donna Barger as the principal of Jordan-Matthews High School, in Siler City, N.C., effective July 1, 2021. In January, Barger began serving as the interim principal…
Siler City, NC – This Jet has plenty of fuel. Jordan-Matthews High School senior Shane Conroy put in the work and earned a Park Scholarship, a four-year ride worth around $112,000, to North Carolina State University. “Right now, I’m planning…
Pittsboro, NC – Here are the 2021 graduation dates and times for the Chatham County School system high schools. Chatham School of Science & Engineering, May 27, 7 p.m., indoors at Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center Chatham Central High…
Bear Creek, NC – Chatham County Schools have officially accepted North Carolina’s First in FAFSA Challenge to help send more local high school seniors to college. Chatham Central High School and Jordan-Matthews High School are competing against each other and…
Chapel Hill, NC – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) finalized and released the playoff brackets for the 2020-21 Men’s Soccer Championships. The tournament will have four classifications of play with five playoff rounds each. Each classification will…
By Gene Galin Chapel Hill, NC – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association released a final draft of its high school sports realignment plan on Feb. 17 for the upcoming 2021 through 2025 school years. According to the final…
MILLSBORO – Mountaire Farms, the nation’s sixth largest chicken producer, recently awarded 32 students with $2,500 scholarships to help them pay for college. Sixteen of the students are from North Carolina. Children and grandchildren of employees, growers, and grain suppliers…
Towson, MD – The Carson Scholars Each year the CSF recognizes a select group of high achieving students in grades 4–11 who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement (maintaining at least a 3.75 GPA) and humanitarian qualities. Students receive a $1,000 college scholarship…
Sanford, NC – Central Carolina Community College golf coach Jonathan Hockaday is looking forward to the spring season. “I am very excited about this team as this is the most experienced team I have coached. We have got to put…
By William Chip Pate Siler City, NC – Jasmine Brower surprised and dazzled audiences last fall, when she appeared on stage as the patriarch of a Jewish family in Jordan-Matthews High School’s production of “Fiddler on the Roof.” Now, that…