Chatham County Roundup: County Commissioner Karen Howard

Written by BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and KEN MILLER Emma Hernandez is defiant even if she fears what may come in the latest stage of the nation’s fight over abortion: a widening prohibition to safe and legal ways to end unwanted pregnancies, including access to abortion pills. Competing rulings by two federal judges over the availability […]

Written by PAUL J. WEBER and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS The largest anti-abortion rally in the U.S. returns Friday with thousands of expected protesters in Washington who feel within reach of their goal for the last 49 years: a sweeping rollback of abortion rights. “My hopes have been dashed many times, but I have never felt […]

Written by MARK SHERMAN The Supreme Court’s three liberal justices suggested Wednesday that it would severely damage the court’s legitimacy if it agrees to reverse the decades-old abortion decisions that declared a nationwide right to end pregnancies. Justice Elena Kagan said during arguments on a crucial Mississippi case that the court doesn’t easily overturn past […]

Chatham County Commissioner Karen Howard joins 97.9 The Hill's Brighton McConnell on Tuesday, November 16 to discuss several events around the area. Howard shares details on the recent Board of Commissioners meeting and CIP work session. She also shares thoughts about the latest water contamination for Pittsboro and the close of Chatham 250 celebrations.

Chatham 250, a celebration of Chatham County’s 250 years of history, is wrapping up this weekend. Having started in April of this year, the county will conclude its six-month-long celebration with a fireworks show.

Written by MARK SHERMAN The Supreme Court is taking up challenges to a Texas law that has virtually ended abortion in the nation’s second-largest state after six weeks of pregnancy. The justices are hearing arguments Monday in two cases over whether abortion providers or the Justice Department can mount federal court challenges to the law, which has an unusual enforcement […]

The 2004 North Carolina High School Boys’ Soccer champions from Jordan-Matthews High School in Siler City were the first predominantly Latino team to win a North Carolina state title, and are better known as Los Jets.

Written by ASTRID GALVAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Veronika Granado anxiously stood before the judge knowing that if she said something wrong, things could end badly for her. But the 17-year-old hadn’t committed a crime. She had not filed a lawsuit. Granado was in a Texas court that day to ask permission to get an abortion. […]

Written by PAUL J. WEBER The Biden administration urged the courts again Monday night to step in and suspend a new Texas law that has banned most abortions since early September, as clinics hundreds of miles away remain busy with Texas patients making long journeys to get care. The latest attempt comes three days after […]

Hundreds of people in Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina, have rallied against restrictive anti-abortion laws in Texas. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that the protest on Saturday was organized by a coalition of local advocacy groups. They included the ACLU of North Carolina, El Pueblo Inc., Muslim Women For, NARAL Pro-Choice NC, National Association of […]