TriRiver Water is the new regional water and wastewater services provider for customers in Sanford and Pittsboro starting on July 1.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed a new rule to address  excessive heat  in the workplace, warning — as tens of millions of people in the U.S. are …

HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnamese automaker VinFast, for a short time the third-most valuable car company in the world, has a big problem: It just can’t sell enough cars.

CLAYTON — Novo Nordisk, the maker of Ozempic and Wegovy, announced on Monday that it plans to add 1,000 jobs when another company’s manufacturing plant is built in a Raleigh suburb to …

Summer is the season of outdoor events and heat. Chatham County has devised a plan to keep its residents safe from the heat.

Seaforth’s Jackson Powell earns athlete of the week honors for the week of Sept. 30. Powell, a senior, recorded two solo sacks in the Hawks’ 27-0 win over Chatham Central Friday, …

Here’s a roundup of the key results, developments and conference standings from week seven of the high school fall sports season in Chatham County:   Volleyball Not much was …

In an unusual week in which Hurricane Helene forced high school football games to be played on Sept. 26, two Chatham County teams picked up a win for the second time this season. Seaforth and …

Northwood will induct its Hall of Fame Class of 2024 at halftime of its home football game against Seaforth Friday. The school will honor and induct six new members, including Tessa Sheets …

Jordan-Matthews’ boys’ soccer team hasn’t lost a conference game since falling to Seaforth, 3-0, on Sept. 20, 2023. A year and change later, Seaforth came close to slaying the …

TriRiver Water is the new regional water and wastewater services provider for customers in Sanford and Pittsboro starting on July 1.

Affordable housing, food trucks and streamlined zoning downtown were some of the topics covered at the Pittsboro Board of Commissioners meeting on June 10.

The Town of Pittsboro has requested that the North Carolina General Assembly pass legislation to include the town among the more than 100 cities and towns statewide exempt from the cap on satellite annexation. Nearby towns such as Siler City, Goldston and Sanford are already on this list.

SILER CITY – The board of commissioners is putting the former Carter Bank & Trust building up for sale. The board made the decision to sell the building, located at 101 E. Raleigh …

SILER CITY — The Board of Commissioners has approved a new agreement between the police department and iTicket.law to fulfill requests for driving records in exchange for a small fee. …

The Siler City Board of Commissioners approved an economic incentive agreement with Innovative Construction Group, a building materials manufacturer, at its May 20 meeting.

One of the more contentious moments of the meeting came during discussion of waste management, currently contracted through Waste Industries, about how well the waste is managed, and whether to renew the contract.

Wolfspeed celebrated a significant construction milestone at its new multi-billion dollar John Palmour Manufacturing Center for Silicon Carbide in Siler City. The topping out ceremony, held on …

The Book says in Ecclesiastes that there’s a time and a place for everything. One thing that means, I think, is that things often happen when they should. It also means, I further think, that …

I have nothing against apple pie or the Fourth of July parade, and my favorite sport is baseball. Yet, I write in praise of another sporting event that likewise takes place across our country this …

From time to time, I’ve been called a weenie, a wimp, even a softie. And from time to time, I’ve agreed with that assessment. Sometimes, that charge and my agreement came at the …

I had the privilege to learn about the Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge from Lenore Braford, the founder and interim executive director. Located in Pittsboro on 45 acres, the Refuge “is a sanctuary for rescued chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, sheep, goats, and cows who come from lives of abuse, neglect, and abandonment.”

Last Tuesday, I was en route to Goldston on the Goldston-Carbonton road, about 10 yards from Robert's Chapel Road, when my car's engine died. I pulled off the road as best I could, albeit with …