Reporter Ben Rappaport of the Chatham News + Record speaks with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Tuesday, June 28, for the Chatham County Roundup. He shares details on the latest stories he’s been covering for the paper, including an abortion rights rally, a development panel and recent tragedies for the Northwood High community.
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Pittsboro Native, Former Football Player Tobais Palmer Details His Campaign for Town Commissioner Seat
Tobais Palmer, who grew up in Pittsboro during the 1990s, has seen many changes around town. Now, he is running to be an elected official.

Chatham County Honors Pittsboro Native Drake Powell for 2025 NBA Draft Selection
The Chatham County Board of Commissioners adopted a special resolution Monday evening honoring Pittsboro native Drake Powell on his first-round selection in the 2025 NBA Draft. Powell was selected with the No. 22 overall pick by the Atlanta Hawks and then traded to the Brooklyn Nets in June. Powell starred at Pittsboro’s Northwood High School […]

Former UNC Star Tyler Zeller Coaching at Northwood High, Mentoring Tar Heel Signee
Tyler Zeller, who graduated from UNC in 2012, has been working with the Northwood High boys' basketball team for three seasons now.

High School Football Round-Up: Week 5
Every week during the season, Chapelboro will post the scores of local high school football games. Here are the scores from Week 5! Results from Week 4 can be found here. Chapel Hill (4-0): Idle Up next: vs. East Chapel Hill Cedar Ridge (1-3): Lost to Person County, 76-8 Up next: vs. Northwood East […]

Northwood High's Drake Powell Commits to UNC Basketball
A local high school star will be suiting up in Carolina blue. Drake Powell, a junior on the Northwood High boys’ basketball team, announced his commitment to play for Hubert Davis and the Tar Heels Thursday night. #OneChatham #GoHeels !!!! ❤️🐏 pic.twitter.com/nRIy9wmbvc — Drake Powell (@powellxdrake) September 8, 2022 Powell is the first member of […]
Lockdown Lifted at Northwood High School
Northwood High School in Chatham County was put on lockdown Monday morning, according to county officials. The school is located in Pittsboro. Authorities were called to the scene just before eight o’clock Monday morning for a report of “a single gunshot fired in a wooded area” near the high school, according to a release. Rumors […]
The Morning News: Chatham Vs. Enbridge, 53 CHCCS Applications, UNC Falling
In today's news: Chatham County Commissioners take a stand against the proposed Enbridge natural gas pipeline.
The Morning News: Pittsboro Town Hall, Carrboro Police Chief Retires, UNC Football Arrest
In today's news: Carrboro's police chief is retiring, and a UNC football player is arrested (and another is cited) in a traffic stop Tuesday.
Chatham County Roundup: Pittsboro Mayor Kyle Shipp Recaps Meeting
Pittsboro Mayor Kyle Shipp spoke with 97. 9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, September 15, discussing town news and events. He recapped the recent board of commissioners meeting, which included an economic development update, an annual update on Chatham Park, discussion of the Downtown Master Plan, and more. The board also received a presentation on the new Town Hall renderings as they continue the process of building a new government center for the town.

Pittsboro Power Outage Affects More than 2,500 Duke Energy Customers
UPDATE: As of 4:45 p.m., most Duke Energy customers’ power has been restored, according to its outage map. Hundreds of Pittsboro and northeast Chatham County residents are without power on Monday afternoon. Duke Energy sent out alerts to customers impacted by the outage and its Outage Map said as of 3:45 p.m., roughly 2,550 customers […]
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