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Two of Chatham County’s most decorated former athletes will put their own version of the Battle of Pittsboro in front of a national audience later this year.
Drake Powell, a North Carolina …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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6/20/24
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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.
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Ryan Henkel, Chatham News & Record
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6/20/24
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Affordable housing, food trucks and streamlined zoning downtown were some of the topics covered at the Pittsboro Board of Commissioners meeting on June 10.
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Morgan Matthews for Chatham News & Record
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6/20/24
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While Juneteenth commemorates the events of June 19, 1845, in which the Union troops declared freedom for the enslaved people in Texas, its spirit of joyful liberty is far older. The newly freed …
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Andrew Taylor-Troutman, Columnist
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6/20/24
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We laid Charlie Brooks to rest last week.
It was hot by the time we got to the grave site in the cemetery of the Pittsboro Baptist Church. We didn’t tarry; the preacher said what needed to …
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Bob Wachs, Columnist
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6/20/24
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The VinFast choice to build its electric car plant in Chatham is proof that your board of commissioners has made wise economic development policy decisions. Here are the top four things that citizens …
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James Crawford
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6/20/24
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A Charlotte man died at Jordan Lake late Saturday night, says the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office.
According to a press release, 25-year-old Pradip Kumar Bjujel was reportedly fishing with …
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Chatham News & Record staff
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6/20/24
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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 …
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James Pridgen
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6/20/24
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Because I write, I’m always looking for hints to improve the quality or quantity of my writing. I also want to convey helpful, writerly guidelines to students I teach, such as those in OLLI …
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Erika Hoffman for Chatham News & Record
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6/20/24
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The cost of North Carolina hunting and fishing permits are going up this year, the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) announced this week.
The license fees, which make up about a quarter …
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Chatham News & Record staff
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6/20/24
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Damage to a utility's power equipment by gunfire found in Durham was associated with an outage that left hundreds of people without power last week, said Duke Energy.
About 730 …
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Makiya Seminera, The Associated Press
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6/20/24
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OXFORD — She opens the door wearing a gray tank top, Hello Kitty pajama pants and pink fuzzy slippers. With her 6-year-old son standing quietly beside her, she listens patiently as Liz Purvis …
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Makiya Seminera, The Associated Press
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6/20/24
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Eighteen years, 15 losing seasons and zero state playoff appearances.
Before the 2023-24 season, that was the state of Woods Charter’s boys basketball program — a team stuck in the …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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6/19/24
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The North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association and the North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association released all-state teams last week for baseball and girls’ soccer, respectively.
All-state …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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6/14/24
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Emma Burke, a first baseman for the Chatham County Heroes League softball team, earns athlete of the week honors for the week of June 3.
Burke, a rising senior at Chatham Central, went 4-5 from …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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6/14/24
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MONCURE — Chatham Habitat for Humanity celebrated the dedication of a new house in Moncure last week, the new home of Barbara Thompson. The ceremony marked a significant milestone in her …
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Chatham News & Record staff
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6/13/24
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It is June, and my mind is full of end-of-year school activities, upcoming vacation plans, and also my Granddad Hanley, even though he has been dead for 30 years. On June 6, 80 years ago, he was one …
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Andrew Taylor-Troutman, Columnist
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6/13/24
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If we’re having baseball games, weddings and graduation ceremonies, it must be June.
Add to that, another feature of the times — church homecoming services — and we’ll …
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Bob Wachs, Columnist
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6/13/24
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PITTSBORO — The Chatham County Schools Board of Education met last Monday, June 3, for its monthly meeting.
It announced an update to district policy on Extra Curricular Activities and …
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Ryan Henkel, Chatham News & Record
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6/13/24
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Chatham County Schools (CCS) has been awarded a $265,000 Digital Learning Impact Grant by the State Board of Education as part of North Carolina's Digital Learning Initiative. CCS …
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Chatham News & Record staff
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6/13/24
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