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Will Mendoza, the Hispanic Liaison’s new COVID-19 Program Manager, volunteers at St. Julia Catholic Church’s second vaccination clinic on April 24. Orginally from Bolivia, Mendoza moved to the U.S. in 2007 to pursue postgraduate studies at UNC-Chapel Hill.
The Hispanic Liaison hires a COVID-19 Project Manager to direct relief efforts
For more than 10 years, Chapel Hill consultant Will Mendoza helped businesses and organizations come up with strategies to better achieve their visions. Now, he’s bringing that same drive and … more
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The Pittsboro Police Department has concluded its investigation into an April 11 incident involving three off-duty law enforcement officers, according to a PPD press release, charging now-former Chatham County Sheriff’s Office deputies Alexis Bonilla and Gregory D. Barrett.
Two Chatham Sheriff’s deputies charged in connection with off-duty shooting
PITTSBORO — The Pittsboro Police Department has concluded its investigation into an April 11 incident involving three off-duty law enforcement officers, according to a PPD press release, … more
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Dancers from Takiri Folclor Latino perform during the Day of the Books drive-thru celebration in Siler City last Saturday. To ensure everyone’s safety, families and children watched the event’s art performances from their cars as they drove through.
‘Day of the Books’ drive-thru celebration delivers hundreds of bilingual books to Siler City children
SILER CITY — The Chatham County Partnership for Children’s annual Day of the Books celebration distributed about 200 new and used bilingual books in English and Spanish to nearly 150 children … more
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The first read-through of the play 'The Lottery' at Jordan-Matthews. Performances with limited seating are at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 7,
Arts return to J-M with ‘The Lottery’ set for performances on stage Friday
At this rehearsal, it’s just over a week before the curtain rises on “The Lottery,” a one-act play that will be performed Friday as the first dramatic theater production for Jordan-Matthews High School after taking a more than one-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  more
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Students change classes in the hallway of Northwood High School Tuesday. At Chatham County Schools, high schools students could return to four days of in-person learning under Plan A on April 19.
Two weeks of Plan A bring relief for many students and teachers
Last semester, Jordan-Matthews High School ESL teacher Wendi Pillars struggled to engage her students over Zoom — those who showed up, that is. Some students on her roster didn’t attend due to … more
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Medicaid beneficiaries need to enroll in new Managed Care Program
PITTSBORO — The North Carolina Medicaid program will be transitioning to a managed care model, requiring most Medicaid beneficiaries to enroll in new health insurance plans. In Chatham County, … more
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Geneva Yarger-Woolford (left), Annika Lowe (right), Angelina Parker-Lewis (second from right), and Emma Dickerson drop off donated hygiene and period products at the West Chatham Food Pantry on April 23. Their donation drive collected over $14,000 worth of donations.
Chatham HS students collect over $14,000 worth of donated hygiene products
When four high school juniors first launched their donation drive for menstrual and hygiene products in Chatham County, they didn’t expect to receive many donations. Chatham County, however, … more
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Libdy Lopez, a nursing assistant at Chatham Hospital. 'This past year was very overwhelming. Everything was so new and scary. It was definitely a good experience to see the COVID patients who made it out and go back to their families.'
What drives these nurses? A true desire to help those in need — and lots more.
For National Nurses Week, we reached out to four nurses at Chatham Hospital to discuss the profession and its challenges, to ask about COVID’s impact on them and whether — if they could do it all … more
Eric Wolak
Chatham Hospital’s chief nursing officer thought he might want to become a doctor. Then he changed his mind.
In honor of National Nurses Week, the News + Record spoke with Eric Wolak, the chief operating officer and chief nursing officer at Chatham Hospital, about his career and the work nurses perform in … more
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Chatham to implement new two-year Equal Employment Opportunity plan
A new Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Plan will ensure and focus on equitable practices in Chatham County’s employment terms and conditions over the next two years and work to increase diversity … more
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News Briefs: Week of May 5
News Briefs Governor Declares Correctional Officers and Correctional Employees Week RALEIGH — Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed May 2-8 as Correctional Officers and Correctional Employees … more
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Mountaire continues to pursue its request to have a portion of Third Street in Siler City be permanently closed. Siler City officials have opted to wait and get additional information and public input before moving forward.
Town commissioners again postpone action on Siler City road closures
SILER CITY — The town’s board of commissioners again postponed acting on a petition from Mountaire Farms to close portions of three roads near the company’s Siler City facility, more than two … more
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About five minutes from the Siler City Municipal Airport and centrally located between the Triangle and Triad, Siler City's CAM megasite offers compelling features to heavy industrial companies.
EDC’s Smith: Chatham commercial growth about to explode
PITTSBORO — After 100 days as head of Chatham’s leading business recruitment agency, Michael Smith is still glad he took the job. “It’s even better than I knew,” he told the News + … more
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Seaforth High School, pictured here, is set to open next fall to 9th and 10th graders and is 98% complete. The county's recommended budget includes $2.5 million to go toward the opening of Seaforth, along with other school-focused spending items.
Chatham County's recommended budget for 2021-22 seeks 10% increase
PITTSBORO — Last year, Chatham County prepared for the potential negative economic impacts of COVID-19 with a cautious recommended budget for 2020-21, up 5% from the prior year. Now, the county … more
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Siler City P.D.'s new badges. For the first time in more than 20 years, all officers' badges will match.
Three police officers to be charged for off-duty crimes
PITTSBORO — The Pittsboro Police Department is nearing completion of a month-long investigation involving three Chatham law enforcement officers who were caught firing their weapons in public while … more
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N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell.
N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell guest at ‘lunch & learn’
The Public Policy Committee of the Chatham Chamber of Commerce hosted a “lunch & learn” event in mid-April with Dale Folwell, N.C. State Treasurer, as a guest speaker. According to … more
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Passion for pith: retired copywriter’s ‘Reality (can be OK, but mostly it) Bites’ compiles 400 original aphorisms
In his latest book, local author Gordon Hutchison explores the gamut of human emotion with 400 original aphorisms — from hysterical quips to thought-provoking adages. An adventurous life has … more
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News Briefs: Week of April 28
News Briefs Central Carolina Promise/K14 program to hold virtual information sessions From Central Carolina Community College SANFORD — Pre-register now to attend a virtual information … more
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The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office has charged Sergio “Yovani” Rodriguez Pereira with one count of first-degree murder and three counts of assault with a deadly weapon. More than four months after the death of Ramon Hernandez, law enforcement officials have yet to locate Rodriguez.
'We need the community': Siler City murder suspect still on the run
SILER CITY — More than four months after the killing of Ramon Hernandez, Chatham County police have made little progress in locating his suspected killer, Sergio “Yovani” Rodriguez … more
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A Pittsboro protest against police killings in June turned into a march, which started from the Chatham County Justice Center.
Chatham’s law enforcement community reacts to Chauvin’s murder conviction
In the wake of Chauvin’s historic trial, many police officers have voiced their approval, or rejection, of the outcome. A day after the trial concluded, Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man, was shot five times by police in Elizabeth City. He died from a “kill shot to the back of the head,” according to attorneys for Brown’s family. more
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