SILER CITY — Paul Braxton Gymnasium, the historic community staple for recreational sports and other uses, was demolished Monday. The gym had various damages and needed repairs for its …

Donald Trump's campaign said in a statement that the former president was “fine” after a shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. A local prosecutor says the suspected gunman and at least one attendee are dead.

BUTLER, Pa. — Donald Trump was whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd. The former president and presumptive Republican …

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 …

PITTSBORO – The Chatham County Board of Commissioners approved its 2024-25 budget at its meeting on June 17. The $194 million budget includes a $0.04 increase in the property tax rate, …

Baseball Chatham Charter senior Zach Cartrette struck out a career-high 13 batters in the Knights’ 12-1 win over River Mill on April 16. Down 6-0 to Southwestern Randolph after four …

Seaforth announced Tolbert Matthews as its new head football coach on social media last week. Matthews, who’s replacing former Seaforth coach Terrance Gary, spent the last two seasons …

Chatham County-based sports and training club SUPA (Supreme Athletics) proposed its plan to build a more than 600,000-square-foot, multi-building youth sportsplex facility during the Town of …

BEAR CREEK — Behind a 13-strikeout performance from sophomore pitcher Maddie Kaczmarczyk, the Chatham Central softball team beat conference foe Seaforth 6-0 on April 17 and clinched the …

PITTSBORO — Orange, coming in as second in the Central/Mid-Carolina boys’ lacrosse conference, scored five goals in the second quarter to avenge an earlier loss to then first-place …

The Town of Pittsboro has paved the way for significant mixed-use development around Chatham Park, approving rezoning requests that will add housing, retail space and potential sites for public facilities.

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.

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.

SILER CITY — Former Chatham News + Record owner Mary John Little Resch, who died in 2022, was honored Saturday. A grand piano with a plaque adorning her name was donated to the N.C. Arts …

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 …