Local News in Chatham County, North Carolina
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Jordan Lake marina shakeup worries boaters
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:32:27 -0800
The operation of the only marina on Jordan Lake in Chatham County is changing hands this year for the first time in three decades.
Program on the Haw River airs Thursday
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:50:33 -0800
"Exploring North Carolina: Haw Revival" will air on UNC-TV Thursday at 8:30 p.m. The 30-minute program highlights the changes that have taken place along the river in the last three decades."The Haw is our great county resource and, in North Carolina, it's one of the most...
Truck driver killed in Pittsylvania County wreck
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:39:22 -0800
A North Carolina man was killed in a tractor trailer accident Thursday morning in Pittsylvania County.
Ex-speaker Hackney won't run for NC House in 2012
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:10:07 -0800
CHAPEL HILL, NC (AP) -- The former two-term North Carolina House speaker will not run for re-election after more than 30 years in the Legislature. Rep. Joe Hackney of Orange County announced his decision Thursday, saying he was looking forward to a more predictable schedule for his family, law practice and the Chatham County farm he and his brother operate. Hackney served as speaker from 2007 ...
UPDATE: Driver identified in deadly Pittsylvania County wreck
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:53:32 -0800
A North Carolina man was killed in a tractor trailer accident Thursday morning in Pittsylvania County.
New Orange County judge sworn in
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:35:47 -0800
HILLSBOROUGH - As attorney Jay Bryan stood at the front of the large courtroom in Hillsborough, he looked out on a room full of people, all smiling faces, all happy to see him. On Monday, it's likely to be a quite a bit different. Instead, the faces that stare back...
Former North Carolina House Speaker Joe Hackney won't run for re-election
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:30:27 -0800
CHAPEL HILL - Former two-term Speaker Joe Hackney announced Thursday he wouldn't seek re-election to his House seat this year after more than 30 years in the legislature.
Grant saves 2nd campus of Governor's School
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:20:39 -0800
The Golden LEAF Foundation board has voted to give a $175,000 grant to the N.C. Governor's School Foundation.
Judge says Pittsylvania County board prayer must stop
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:00:00 -0800
'Jane Doe' plaintiff in ACLU case must identify herself
The Fann man
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:17:04 -0800
From the Sampson Historical Society