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Here are the results of Tuesday's municipal and primary elections

Election Day came to a close Tuesday evening in Chatham County for primary and municipal races. Siler City's municipal election was riddled with tension between incumbent candidates and a …

From Troop 93, a flock of Eagles are hatched

When Eagle Scouts get busy, a whole community benefits. Just ask officials at Virginia Cross Elementary School, Northwood High School, Peasant Hill United Methodist Church and the Moncure Fire …

Farmers markets offer win-win for farmers, vendors and customers

As warm weather arrives, appetites soar for fresh, locally grown produce: lettuces and greens, hearty choice tomatoes, succulent strawberries, perfectly ripe corn, savory onions and other edible …

Former commissioner Petty faces Kinsey in GOP’s Dist. 54 primary

Former Chatham County Commissioner Walter Petty is seeking office again, but he’s aiming for the N.C. House of Representatives Dist. 54 seat, a two-year term to represent Chatham County and part of Randolph County, held by Rep. Robert Reives II since his appointment in January 2014. But to get there, he’ll have to get past Pittsboro resident and business owner Craig Kinsey, a fellow Republican, in the May 17 GOP primary.

Three Northwood students selected to attend N.C. Governor’s School this summer

Three students from Northwood High School have been selected to attend the prestigious N.C. Governor’s School this summer at Meredith College and Winston-Salem State University.

‘Unity’ bloc pledges prosperity, but raises red flags for some

Farmers markets offer win-win for farmers, vendors and customers

Bardac 208m spill leads to minor impact on Pittsboro's water system

Former commissioner Petty faces Kinsey in GOP’s Dist. 54 primary

The News

Murchison named 2022-23 CCS’s ‘Assistant Principal of the Year’

PITTSBORO — Virginia Cross Elementary School Assistant Principal Nikki Murchison has been selected as the 2022-23 Assistant Principal of the Year for Chatham County Schools. Murchison has been …

Atkinson named 2022-23 Chatham County Schools Instructional Assistant of the Year

PITTSBORO — North Chatham Elementary School’s Nanette Atkinson has been selected as the 2022-23 Instructional Assistant of the Year for Chatham County Schools. Atkinson has been with Chatham …

Pittsboro commissioners hold second public hearing for 2022-23 budget

PITTSBORO — Commissioners and town staff discussed adjustments to Pittsboro’s 2022-23 budget during the town board’s regular meeting on Monday evening at the Chatham County Agricultural and …

Students, teachers and staff recognized by school board

PITTSBORO — The Chatham community packed into George Moses Horton Middle School’s multipurpose room Monday night as students, teachers and staff members were honored with a variety of awards at …

Chatham Education Foundation’s ‘Books on Break’ program brings joy to students

Harley Gaddis is shopping for new books, but don’t let the Silk Hope kindergartener’s sparkly pink unicorn shirt fool you: She’s picking out books about sharks, spooky stories and animal facts.

How many people vote in Siler City municipal elections, and who are they?

Thanks to nearly two years of pandemic and Census-related delays, Siler City voters now have the odd opportunity to cast their ballots for the municipal elections in an even year.

Get to know some of Chatham’s farmers market vendors

Green Heal Farms Green Heal Farms is owned and operated by Kenny Boodman and Courtney Martin. The couple started their organic vegetable and flower farm a little over two years ago and brings …

Here’s your guide to Chatham’s three farmers markets

CHATHAM MILLS FARMERS MARKET https://www.chathammillsfarmersmarket.com/ April through October: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays November through January: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays Located …

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Local Sports

Chatham County scores and schedules: May 16 through May 22

Here are scores and schedules for Chatham County high school athletics from Monday, May 16 to Sunday, May 22. This story will be updated throughout the week. Monday, May 16 Tuesday, May …

Chargers whiff with bases loaded, fall to Rockets’ ice-cold pitchers in conference title game

PITTSBORO — Person’s Carter Stacey never flinched. It would’ve taken just one errant pitch, one small mistake, to blow it all up. Yet, even as three Chargers occupied the bases behind him …

Late-game scoring slump dooms Chargers in ‘frustrating’ upset loss vs. Bulldogs

PITTSBORO — As time slowly trickled off the clock, every aspect of the game became magnified. Each shot was a potential game-winner, each save a game-salvager. Every turnover felt disastrous, …

Collins bangs in walk-off goal for Chargers’ first-ever women’s lax playoff win

PITTSBORO — Mother Nature brought the lightning, but Northwood unleashed the thunder. The Chargers women’s lacrosse team won its first-ever state playoff game last Tuesday, May 3, in a …

Steadfast Bears upset Clover Garden, make history with dual-team regional berth

BURLINGTON — Aesop’s “The Tortoise and the Hare” and Dr. Seuss’ “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” are just two of the classic children’s tales embodied by Chatham Central men’s tennis …

Chatham County scores and schedules: May 9 through May 15

Here are scores and schedules for Chatham County high school athletics from Monday, May 9 to Sunday, May 15. This story will be updated throughout the week. Monday, May …

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La Voz de Chatham

Hispanic Liaison launches COVID-19 program to ‘reach the hard to reach’

For the past month, lay health advisor Maria Herrera has spent over six hours each week knocking on doors in Love’s Creek to share COVID-19 information, resolve doubts and help her neighbors get vaccinated.

Immigrant Advisory Committee identifies priorities to strive toward this year

SILER CITY — The Siler City Immigrant Community Advisory Committee shared subcommittee updates and identified several Building Integrated Communities strategies to explore this year during its …

CIS’ Lopez joins Chatham Middle School as first bilingual student support specialist

On Feb. 1, Ilsen Lopez took up a position as Communities In Schools’ first bilingual student support specialist in Chatham Middle School, a role in which she said she hopes to offer students the support she wished she’d had when she was in school.

Jordan-Matthews senior Evelin Muñoz Tebalan chosen as scholarship semifinalist

Now a second-semester senior, Evelin Muñoz Tebalan has been selected as one of 411 semifinalists nationwide for the prestigious Cooke College Scholarship.

Chatham Ch@t

CH@T: Pittsboro author’s debut book was labor of love, time, and experience

Wednesday, May 11

Ohio native Cynthia Hilliard and her husband, David, moved to Chatham County in 2017 to be closer to their son and daughter-in-law and their two grandsons — both of whom attend Chatham County …

CH@T: After pandemic cancellations, Siler City’s Spring Chicken Festival finally returns

Wednesday, May 4

The Chicken Festival’s return in 2019 to Siler City was a major success, drawing thousands downtown for a day of fun to highlight community and the town’s poultry business heritage. The 2020 …

CH@T: At Pittsboro’s community theater, children and adults shine on stage

Wednesday, April 27

An approaching summer means live performances at Pittsboro Youth Theater, a vibrant, professional-level community theater organization which teaches theater arts to and produces family plays for, with and by area children and adults.

Education

Chatham Central’s Cassadi Walden named ‘Teacher of the Year’

The combination of creativity and care are why Walden was named the 2022-2023 Chatham County Schools teacher of the year.

New Chatham Parenting Education Program finds early success, but needs more funding

The parenting education program through Chatham County Court Programs uses a curriculum from Nurturing Parenting, which builds parenting skills as an alternative to abusive and neglectful parenting and child-rearing practices.

Chatham Science & Engineering student Dylan Phillips wins prestigious Park Scholarship

Her can-do attitude is just one reason she earned North Carolina State University’s most prestigious honor for incoming first-year students — the Park Scholarship. Phillips is one of just 42 students to receive the honor, having been selected from a pool of more than 2,400 global applicants.

Politics

Here are the results of Tuesday's municipal and primary elections

Election Day came to a close Tuesday evening in Chatham County for primary and municipal races. Siler City's municipal election was riddled with tension between incumbent candidates and a …

How many people vote in Siler City municipal elections, and who are they?

Thanks to nearly two years of pandemic and Census-related delays, Siler City voters now have the odd opportunity to cast their ballots for the municipal elections in an even year.

Former commissioner Petty faces Kinsey in GOP’s Dist. 54 primary

Alston, Williams face off in Siler City Dist. 1 race

SILER CITY — Two political newcomers are on the ballot for the town’s District 1 commissioner seat. Albert Alston and Samuel Williams are aiming to replace Commissioner Tony Siler, who …

It’s election time. Here’s what you need to know.

The polls are open and it’s time — if you’re an early bird — to vote. Chatham County’s 2022 primary election is May 17, but one-stop early voting, which began last Thursday, is available …

Columns/Opinions

REVIEW: ‘Rook Makes a Move’

What do you do when your best laid plans go awry? What about when tragedy strikes? And what does God have to do with it? These are the weighty questions author Cynthia Hilliard shoulders in her …

We can acknowledge the truth of the past without embarrassment or guilt

Remembrance recalls moments to be inspired, to learn a lesson, or to move on from a regret that cannot be undone. Five unremembered Black citizens, lynched in Chatham County by white vigilante …

We’re sounding an alarm about Siler City’s municipal election

Elections may feel like a popularity contest, but ultimately, for sincere and statesman-like candidates, they’re an appeal. Those seeking office state their cases, make their pleas about what …

UNC project needs realistic goals

About a million North Carolinians have spent some time in college but left without obtaining a degree. Policymakers at the University of North Carolina system and the General Assembly see these …

A walk with abortion

I wanted to think about abortion, so I went for a walk in the woods with my dog. It had rained the previous night. Everything was damp and dark and redolent. The dog kept her nose to the ground …

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