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There was hardly a dull moment in Chatham County’s 2023-24 high school sports year.
There were many intriguing storylines and developments that illustrated just how successful of an …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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6/13/24
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The North Carolina High School Athletic Association held its Annual Awards Ceremony Wednesday, honoring the statewide award winners and scholarship recipients for the 2023-24 school year.
The …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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6/13/24
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APEX — Chatham County’s first USA Softball Heroes League team is off to a solid start this summer.
After giving up a 7-3 lead in the bottom of the seventh inning, Chatham County Post …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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6/13/24
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ASHEBORO — Chatham Post 292’s games against Randolph County Post 45 may take longer than usual, but so far, they’ve all ended with the same result.
Post 292 beat Post 45 at …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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6/13/24
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Here are the Chatham County athletes that earned all-conference honors for the 2024 high school spring sports season:
Mid-Carolina 1A/2A
Baseball
Player of the …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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6/7/24
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Jordan-Matthews senior Giancarlo Aguila, the soccer player that joined the football team as a kicker in 2023, earned a scholarship and signed to play football at Shaw University Thursday.
Aguila …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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6/7/24
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Child care is an essential issue for so many North Carolinians. This is a serious issue that our state faces, but legislative inaction so far means that thousands of families across this state are being left in limbo.
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Rep. Robert Reives
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6/6/24
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The Chatham County Board of Commissioners considered the nearly $200 million county budget for fiscal 2024-25 at its May 20 meeting.
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Ryan Henkel, Chatham News & Record
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6/6/24
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The Siler City Board of Commissioners approved an economic incentive agreement with Innovative Construction Group, a building materials manufacturer, at its May 20 meeting.
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Ryan Henkel, Chatham News & Record
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6/6/24
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This fall's presidential ballot in battleground North Carolina appears poised to lengthen after three political movements seeking to run candidates filed voter signature lists with state election officials by a Monday deadline.
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Gary D. Robertson, The Associated Press
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6/6/24
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The Town of Pittsboro has requested that the North Carolina General Assembly pass legislation to include the town among the more than 100 cities and towns statewide exempt from the cap on satellite annexation. Nearby towns such as Siler City, Goldston and Sanford are already on this list.
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Chatham News & Record staff
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6/6/24
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Randolph Communications has awarded scholarships to eight local high school students as part of its annual scholarship program. The scholarships, each valued at $1,000, aim to support the students’ educational pursuits and encourage them to make positive contributions to their communities.
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Chatham News & Record staff
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6/6/24
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Dr. William Hubbard, MD, died on May 9 in Pittsboro. He was an award-winning pediatrician as well as a professor at his alma mater, UNC Chapel Hill. Having met him in retirement, I was only vaguely aware of his professional accomplishments. I knew my friend, Bill, as a poet.
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Andrew Taylor-Troutman, Columnist
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6/6/24
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A few days ago I inadvertently misplaced (not the same thing as “lost”) a pocket leather-bound notebook/wallet gizmo I typically carry. In it is usually a few dollars, a calendar, assorted notes on people I want to see or a list of groceries I need to buy, some pictures of the world’s greatest grandchildren and various other important pieces of stuff.
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Bob Wachs, Columnist
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6/6/24
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Prince Charming scours his kingdom, looking for the mysterious gal using this sole clue to her existence: her footwear lost in her hasty departure — a glass slipper!
When you think about it, the entire plot and theme of Charles Perrault’s story of 1697 hinges on this one concrete object: a shoe made of glass
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Erika Hoffman for Chatham News & Record
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6/6/24
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Seaforth girls’ soccer’s Katie Leonard earns athlete of the week honors for the week of May 27.
In No. 4 seeded Seaforth’s state title victory over top-seeded Pine Lake Prep, …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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6/6/24
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SILER CITY — With a packed crowd, favorable weather and the Siler City mayor in attendance, a promising night for Chatham Post 292’s home opener was just missing a win.
Post 292 lost …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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6/6/24
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Slow paces, hugs, face palms and tears.
For the end of Saturday’s North Carolina High School Athletic Association 1A girls’ soccer state championship game, No. 2 Woods Charter hoped …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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6/6/24
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MATTHEWS — Seaforth girls’ soccer head coach Giovanni Viana was confident that his team would be crowned as state champions Saturday, but he couldn’t have predicted how.
Being …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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6/6/24
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Cali O’Neill, a sophomore at Seaforth High School, added another achievement to her already impressive 2024 resume.
O’Neill became the youngest player in the NC Courage program ever …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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5/30/24
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