SILER CITY — The Siler City Department of Parks & Recreation has a new director. Former recreation coordinator Tylr Stinson, who planned the Spring Chicken Festival and Easter Eggstravaganza, transitioned into the new role on July 3.
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BY Valeria Cloës, News & Record Staff
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7/6/23
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SILER CITY — Supporters gathered at the Chatham Rabbit on June 24 to celebrate Rev. Donald Matthews and his run for the mayor’s seat in Siler City.
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BY TAYLOR HEEDEN, News + Record Staff
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7/6/23
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SILER CITY — Town of Siler City and WithersRavenel held their second Downtown Streetscape Community Engagement Event at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28, to present the Siler City community with options to renovations coming to downtown Siler City in the next years.
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By Valeria Cloës, News & Record Staff
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7/6/23
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On June 21, 2023, the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office received a report of inappropriate sexual communication and relations between a suspect and another family member.
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From the Chatham County Sheriff's Office
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6/28/23
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The Silk Hope Ruritan Club has donated state-of-the-art interactive video panels to Silk Hope School. These cutting-edge panels serve as tools for teachers, providing them with enhanced capabilities …
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CN+R STAFF REPORTS
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6/28/23
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SILER CITY — The Siler City Board of Commissioners met at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20, in the Courtroom at City Hall to approve the town’s 2023-2024 budget. The town’s new budget for …
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BY Valeria Cloës, News & Record Staff
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6/28/23
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SILER CITY — From cowboys with lassos to bull riders and oversized belt buckles, there will be something for everyone at the second annual Silk Hope Pro Rodeo on June 23 and 24.
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BY TAYLOR HEEDEN, News + Record Staff
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6/22/23
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SILER CITY — Wolfspeed is now on the fast track to construction of its Siler City facility after securing a key air quality permit from the N.C. Dept. of Environmental Quality on Thursday.
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BY BEN RAPPAPORT, News + Record Staff
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6/9/23
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SILER CITY — The board of commissioners met for its first meeting of the month, where they spent more than an hour and a half debating a proposed stormwater utility fee program. Engineering …
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BY TAYLOR HEEDEN, News + Record Staff
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6/7/23
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SILER CITY — Planning Dept. Director Jennifer Baptiste approached the board of commissioners as she usually does for public hearings on proposed projects.
The first public …
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BY TAYLOR HEEDEN, News + Record Staff
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6/7/23
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SILER CITY — A big home, 10 acres of land and a space to call their own. The Muehlbachs thought their investment in the home off of Pleasant Hill Church Road was their own slice of the American …
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BY BEN RAPPAPORT, News + Record Staff
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6/7/23
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SILER CITY — A stroll around downtown Siler City may look a bit different today than it did several years ago. New businesses are taking over or changing hands seemingly every month and …
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BY BEN RAPPAPORT, News + Record Staff
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5/31/23
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SILER CITY — Folklorico dresses of red, yellow and blue wave in the streets, the smell of pupusas wafts across downtown and smiles spread across the faces of hundreds of residents.
The …
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CN+R STAFF REPORTS
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5/31/23
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SILER CITY — Call it semantics, or call it nuance. Either way, it may be costing Wolfspeed billions in federal incentive funding.
The current wording of the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act may …
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BY BEN RAPPAPORT, News + Record Staff
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5/31/23
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SILER CITY — It’s that time of year: budget time. Siler City staff presented its annual budget proposal before the board of commissioners last week.
Town Manager Hank Raper, …
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BY TAYLOR HEEDEN, News + Record Staff
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5/24/23
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SILER CITY — Since 1984, Salvation Army of Chatham County has been providing services ranging from aiding the homeless to feeding the hungry.
The goal of the organization has always been …
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BY BEN RAPPAPORT, News + Record Staff
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5/24/23
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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.
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BY BEN RAPPAPORT, News + Record Staff
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5/18/23
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SILER CITY — Miguel races into the music room after school.
The Siler City Elementary 3rd grader is jumping up and down with excitement as he sees the instruments neatly lined up on the …
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BY BEN RAPPAPORT, News + Record Staff
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5/17/23
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PITTSBORO — Results of a study examining the possibility of a year-round school model for three Siler City schools feeding into Jordan-Matthews High School was presented before the school board …
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BY BEN RAPPAPORT, News + Record Staff
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5/11/23
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SILER CITY — The Immigrant Community Advisory Committee (ICAC) met last Wednesday to discuss three main topics to help the immigrant community of Siler City.
ICAC, composed of …
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By VALERIA CLOËS, News + Record Intern
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5/10/23
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