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Pittsboro Chef Sera Cuni, co-owner of Cafe Root Cellar, recently won Food Network's 'Supermarket Stakeout.' She celebrated the victory with 50 Chathamites with a watch party at her restaurant.
Pittsboro Chef Sera Cuni uses creativity to win Food Network show
PITTSBORO — The aromas of warm cinnamon crumb cake wafted through the air as tensions rose.   The cake melded with the nostalgic flavors of peanut butter and jelly in a gooey delight. … more
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Linda Sittig is a Chatham County resident and author of 'Opening Closed Doors.' The creative historical nonfiction book tells the story of Josie Murray, who helped break the color barrier in Virginia.
‘Opening Closed Doors’ shares unsung hero’s triumph
When Josie Murray was forced to stand outside a public library in Purcellville, Virginia, unable to check out a book, she knew she had to make a change. Her white friends offered to go inside … more
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Sarah Womack has been named Chief Executive Officer of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Carolina.
New local Boys & Girls Club CEO looks to keep giving kids hope 
If you pass by the Boys & Girls Clubs in Siler City or Pittsboro on a weekday after school, you might see students playing games, doing their homework or engaging in leadership activities. … more
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Bobby Duke
Creating a ‘comfortable and inviting’ place to work
Some large employers are asking remote-working employees to come back to the office. But the growth of coworking during, and since, the Covid-19 pandemic has been well-documented. In Chatham … more
Genevieve Megginson
CCPFC’s ‘Day of the Books’ set for April 29
Each spring, the Chatham County Partnership for Children hosts a “Day of the Books” (or “El Día de los Libros”) children’s festival in Siler City. The event … more
Council on Aging sponsors week offering money-saving tips
Many senior citizens struggle with budgeting after finding themselves on a fixed income. The Chatham County Council on Aging is partnering with the National Council on Aging to offer a program to … more
Chamber rolls out new member platform
This week, we speak with Chatham Chamber of Commerce President Cindy Poindexter about its new member platform and other Chamber news. The Chamber has just introduced a new platform for members to … more
Robin Leto
Senior Tar Heel Legislature rep talks policies, need for more work to sustain quality of life for N.C.’s older adults
Robin Leto is a registered nurse and dietitian who spent most of her career working with an older population. She had positions in a state office on aging, as well as working as a nursing home … more
Chatham Hospital’s ‘Baby-Friendly’ tag ensures maternity care is ‘top notch’
Across the U.S., obstetric units in rural hospitals have been peril. More than 90 have closed since 2015, and by 2020, the American Hospital Association said half of rural community hospitals … more
Greger-Holt, Khajuria address dangers, prevalence of counterfeit prescriptions
The growing use of fentanyl and other opioids has led Chatham County government to begin the process of hiring an Opioid Overdose Prevention Coordinator. The person hired will work with other … more
Marcia Herman-Giddens poses at her Chatham County home with her cat, Tuffy. A native of New York, she moved to Alabama in 1946, right before turning 6. In time, she came to understand she was living in the most segregated city in the country. 'The subjugation and inequities were clear to me even as a young child,' she says.
Her ‘personal reckoning’ deals with family’s history as enslavers
Even as a young girl, Marcia Herman-Giddens recognized something was amiss. It was 1946. The soon-to-be 6-year-old Marcia had moved with her family from New York to the Southern city of … more
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CCS employees hear presentations from Superintendent Dr. Anthony Jackson at 2022 Convocation at the Wicker Center in Sanford. The superintendent emphasized the importance of the new One Chatham Strategic Plan.
‘One Chatham’ has 12 goals and 111 strategies. Here’s how it’s coming together.
Chatham County Schools’ strategic initiative, called “One Chatham,” is an ambitious five-year plan with 111 specific strategies used to … more
Stephanie Terry
Event to focus on state of Black, Brown entrepreneurs
In Chatham County and other rural counties across North Carolina, the racial wealth gap is wide. But so far, observers say little documentation has been compiled to help understand the barriers faced … more
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SonShine & Blessings' Joyce Frank (second from left) poses with former board member Bob Wachs (left) and current board members Mary Hummel, Randy Van Buren and Debbie Cosentino. Not pictured: Kelly Jennings
SonShine & Blessings serves county’s elderly, disabled
Pittsboro native and resident Joyce Bouldin Frank’s work career took her to a variety of jobs in Chatham County and then to positions in accounting and management. But sensing God had other … more
Communities In Schools staff members include, from left: Tych Cowdin, Perla Ayala, Jazmin Mendoza Sosa (in front of Ayala), Maria Soto (in front, next to Mendoza Sosa), Jennifer Melos (behind Soto), Shirille Lee, Ilsen Lopez, Bieisy Sevilla, Eva Depaz, Veronica Nunez and Travis Patterson.
Cowdin, CISCC building on the power of connection to help under-served youths
Tych Cowdin’s passion for teaching, coaching and mentoring exemplifies the mission of Communities In Schools of Chatham County: to provide students a network of support empowering them to stay … more
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Boys & Girls Clubs’ CEO takes national post
In January, Daniel Simmons, the CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Carolina, will leave his post to join the national Boys & Girls Clubs of America … more
Rep. Robert Reives II
Reives on leadership role, moving N.C. forward
Rep. Robert Reives II, who won re-election to his Dist. 54 N.C. House seat in November, was recently chosen by his fellow Democrats as House Minority Leader for the second time. Reives has served in the state General Assembly since 2014. He spoke recently with the News + Record about his outlook for the coming two-year legislative term. more
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Anik Gupta, 10, exudes energy and enthusiasm. That energy makes his YouTube channel, Lil' Football Fan, so successful.
Meet Anik Gupta, the young football fanatic ready for the spotlight
Lil’ Football Fan CARY — Anik Gupta lives and breathes football. Nearly every inch of his bedroom is filled with jerseys and helmets from NFL teams and paintings depicting aspects of the … more
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Chatham's Christmas Kettle season begins Nov. 14 at various locations around the county.
As holidays near, Army is dedicated ‘to helping create a community where every person thrives’
The Salvation Army of Chatham County enters a busy holiday season seeking support and volunteer help — all in the name of giving it the best opportunity … more
Decorations for the New Hope Valley Halloween Express featured a bloody skeleton bride and groom bidding adieu to attendees as they exited the museum.
Ghostly train enchants visitors with a ride through wicked woods
More than a thousand people from across the state ventured to Bonsal for the eight-mile trek into the wicked woods on Saturday. The haunted train was part of an annual tradition for the historic train museum. more
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