Speaking of Schools: Cindy King and Carrie Little of Chatham County Schools

Chatham County Commissioner Karen Howard joins 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell on Tuesday, August 6.

Chair of the Chatham County Commissioners Karen Howard spoke with 97.9 The Hill about major stories happening in Siler City and Bynum.

George Moses Horton Middle School in Pittsboro ranked first among middle schools nationwide and fourth overall in the 2023 Capitol Hill Challenge, a national financial education program. Each of the top 10 schools will attend a reception in the U.S. Capitol on June 14 and have the opportunity to meet their members of Congress. As […]

Five juveniles have been charged after threatening messages against Chatham Middle School in Siler City circulated on social media earlier in May. Authorities investigating the threat — which said it would carry out violence against students and teachers on May 15 — now believe it was a prank the juveniles never intended to carry out. […]

Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS An investigation found that students at a North Carolina school pretended to “sell” Black classmates at a mock “slave auction” recently, but no adults were involved, school system officials said. Chatham County Schools officials said in a statement Monday that the code of conduct is being revised to ensure incidents […]

Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A North Carolina schools superintendent has apologized for a mock “slave auction” in which white middle-schoolers pretended to sell their Black classmates. “Actions such as these, they just do not reflect who we are as a school system,” Chatham County Schools Superintendent Anthony Jackson said after parents raised an outcry. […]

Publisher and editor of the Chatham County Line Randy Voller joins 97.9 The Hill's Brighton McConnell on Tuesday, March 15, for this week's Chatham County Roundup! Voller discusses a recent controversy around the local school district, as well as a recent positive event he attended. Plus: the Board of County Commissioners primary and general election cycle appears to be a busy one and longstanding challenges of growth are likely to be among key issues.

Chair of the Chatham County Commissioners Karen Howard joins 97.9 The Hill's Brighton McConnell on Tuesday, February 15. She shares thoughts on the board's recent appointment of Robert Logan to the board's District 4 seat, as well as details on the county's latest mask distribution efforts. Plus: Chatham County Schools passes an update to masking indoors and the county shares revaluation statistics.

Chatham News + Record reporter Hannah McClellan joins 97.9 The Hill's Brighton McConnell for the Chatham County Roundup on Tuesday, December 28. She details updates from the Chatham County Schools district, including early reactions to the omicron variant's spread, a new enrollment report and teacher pay changes.

An overnight fire left several mobile units at North Chatham Elementary School burned to the ground on Sunday. A release from the Chatham County Schools district alerted the community of the fire, saying no one was injured. The fire destroyed five mobile units on the school grounds, but the elementary school’s leadership is working to […]