Compadres Mexican Restaurant to hold meet-and-greet with Franklin Gomez Flores Tuesday

SILER CITY — The Hispanic Liaison plans to offer “Latinxs” the opportunity to meet Chatham County’s first Latino commissioner in Compadres Mexican Restaurant next …

Chatham’s Health Department continues to expand COVID-19 vaccine resources, encourage vaccinations

PITTSBORO — More than 36,000 Chatham County residents had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, marking 48% of the county’s population; nearly 34,000 are fully vaccinated, making up …

Chatham Sheriff’s Office hosts 2021 Torch Run to fundraise for Special Olympics North Carolina

Runners across Chatham County gathered last month for the Law Enforcement Torch Run, a yearly awareness campaign to raise funds for Special Olympics North Carolina. Chatham participants joined a …

Jim Quick and Coastline to perform at Mann Center June 29

Jim Quick and Coastline will appear June 29 at the Mann Center of North Carolina for “Music on the Mann,” a free “welcome back pandemic relief concert.”

Pittsboro board discusses UDO amendments, new planning director and new businesses

Pittsboro Commissioners PITTSBORO — Just a few weeks after the board of commissioners adopted Pittsboro’s Unified Development Ordinance, town staff are drafting amendments and additions to …

Chatham’s 2021 graduates: A weird, but not wasted year

Last week’s graduation festivities concluded 2021’s Chatham graduations. After more than a year of school during a pandemic, the News + Record spoke with graduates from around the county …

Finally: Pittsboro’s traffic circle re-opens

PITTSBORO — The traffic circle in downtown Pittsboro has reopened after months of renovation, but work on the larger road construction project is ongoing. In January, the N.C. Dept. of …

The Hispanic Liaison’s new deputy director brings wealth of information, heart to her role

SILER CITY — When Chatham resident Hannia Benitez was younger, her mother taught her a few principles to live by: “Learn as much as you can. Ask a lot of questions,” and “also help your peers …

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‘You have to play through errors’: Knights blanked by Eagles in blunderous first round

ASHEBORO — Defense wins championships, but it can also lose them. As was the case for Chatham County’s lone playoff baseball team on Tuesday. Chatham Charter’s season met an …

Chatham County scores and schedules: June 14 through 20

Chatham County Athletics Rundown This is the first week in a long time without any regular-season high school sports, though athletics aren’t quite over for the summer despite all five high …

Bears no-hit by Mustangs in emotional end to season

NORTH MOORE 10, CHATHAM CENTRAL 0 BEAR CREEK — Once the final out was recorded, friends and families of the Chatham Central baseball team made their way onto the field where they snapped photos, …

Jets’ turbulent season ends with two-game skid to Patriots

In the first game of the series last Tuesday, the Jets had a shot to win after scoring two runs in the top of the seventh to tie the game at 3-3, sending it into extra innings.

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Compadres Mexican Restaurant to hold meet-and-greet with Franklin Gomez Flores Tuesday

SILER CITY — The Hispanic Liaison plans to offer “Latinxs” the opportunity to meet Chatham County’s first Latino commissioner in Compadres Mexican Restaurant next …

The Hispanic Liaison’s new deputy director brings wealth of information, heart to her role

SILER CITY — When Chatham resident Hannia Benitez was younger, her mother taught her a few principles to live by: “Learn as much as you can. Ask a lot of questions,” and “also help your peers …

Hispanic Liaison opens new satellite office in Sanford

SANFORD — Inside a squat building at 215 Bracken St., a small, two-desk office has turned into the Lee County base for a Siler City nonprofit’s far-reaching mission. After operating out of …

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CHATHAM CHAT | Dr. Lisa Chapman, CCCC Drive-thru graduation ceremonies were recently held at Central Carolina Community College, bringing an end to another semester at the school and ushering in …

CH@T: Chatham’s public libraries welcoming patrons again More than a year after a pandemic turned operations at Chatham County’s public libraries upside down, they’ve re-opened to patrons. This week, Rita Van Duinen, the branch manager for …

New MOU between CCS and Hispanic Liaison will serve Hispanic students, families

PITTSBORO — The Chatham County Board of Education voted Monday to approve a memorandum of understanding between the district and the Hispanic Liaison, with the goal of helping both organizations …

Chatham County Schools board approves two principals, COVID-19-relief spending plan

PITTSBORO — The Chatham County Board of Education approved two new principals at its meeting Monday night during its closed session — Donna Barget at Jordan-Matthews High School and Matthew …

Chatham’s 2021 graduates reflect on finishing school during a pandemic

When Jacquelinne Marroquin Tobar moved to Siler City and started school at Jordan-Matthews High School four years ago, she knew very little English and struggled to feel comfortable around other …

Nearly 32% of CCS students are Hispanic. How is the district serving them?

Editor’s note: In this second of a series of reports, the News + Record is examining school equity in Chatham, looking specifically at the services the district provides for Hispanic students and …

N.C. House Bill could limit how schools teach about America’s history with racism. Here’s what’s in it.

A bill that could put new rules on public school curriculum regarding race and history — such as prohibiting schools from teaching the U.S. was created to oppress people or that people are …

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De-frauding a fraudster (and a WhatsApp scam to watch out for)

Some weeks ago, a vacuous scammer temporarily commanded my mother’s WhatsApp account. He picked the wrong son’s mother to swindle; naturally, I found him for a phone interview (it wasn’t …

On leading society toward equity

Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 that enslaved African-Americans in Texas were finally told three words: “You are free.” Now, 156 years later, we continue to observe Juneteenth, June 19th …

Here’s my wish for every senior citizen in Chatham County

Should we be satisfied with nearly eight in 10 Chatham County seniors having been vaccinated against the dangers of COVID-19? I would hope not. In March, I was excited by the pace with which …

A sacrifice drive

Growing up, my younger brother and I both played baseball. Since my brother moved to New York City more than a decade ago, my father and I have tried to meet him every summer at a different ballpark …

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