Chatham County Roundup: Pittsboro Public Information Officer Colby Sawyer

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.

The Town of Pittsboro’s future town hall project took its latest step on Monday night, as the Board of Commissioners reviewed the first renderings of the facility.

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. 

In today's news: Chapel Hill police warn residents to secure their vehicles after a string of 60 break-ins over the weekend.

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 […]

This week in local government: a greenway network in Chapel Hill, and busing concerns and elementary school redistricting for CHCCS.

The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office says it located a missing Raleigh man Thursday morning. Preston Scott Hill, 35, was found injured in the Haw River near Pittsboro, “in an area of difficult terrain,” according to a release. A helicopter was used to access Hill’s location, and he was then transported to UNC Hospitals in Chapel […]

Pittsboro Mayor Kyle Shipp spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, September 8, discussing town news and events. He discussed local businesses in Pittsboro, with some turnover at a prominent downtown location and the recent purchase of Chatham Mills. He also previewed next week's Pittsboro Board of Commissioners meeting, and more.

Chris Ehrenfeld — the owner of BOLD Companies — purchased the Chatham Mills property on September 3, as well as a 3-acre parcel to its north.

Renowned head chef Sera Cuni and co-owner of the Café Root Cellar Susan White announced Sunday their plans to close the Pittsboro restaurant in September and pivot to scaling up Feed-Well Fridges' work and meal production.