Colby Sawyer – Pittsboro’s New Water Filtration System

Chatham County has been awarded a $350,000 grant through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program, the county government announced Wednesday. The grant was administered by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s State Energy Office using federal funding. Chatham County’s project was one of nine across the state selected for funding. “The funding […]

The North Carolina Department of Transportation will close Suttles Road in Pittsboro to thru-traffic beginning Tuesday, June 3. The closure will allow for the final stages of the road’s realignment and connection to the new Chatham Parkway, which will service the Chatham Park development. According to the NCDOT and the Town of Pittsboro, the closure […]

Pittsboro Mayor Kyle Shipp spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, May 27, discussing town news and events. He talked about a new ABC store opening on the North end of town; news signs directing 15-501 traffic around downtown; the water merger with Sanford is about to get more literal, as a 36 inch forcemain all the way to Sanford is set to begin construction in July, and more.

This Week: Dr. Henry C. McKoy, Jr. is a seasoned professional in business, community and economic development, policy, government, finance, energy, philanthropy and the academic worlds. He held two Senior Presidential appointments in the administration of President Joseph Biden from 2022-2025 following a distinguished career in finance, investing, business, higher education, and public service. Dr. McKoy served as the founding Director of the U.S. Office of State and Community Energy Programs (2022-2024) at the United States Department of Energy where his team managed 28 programs totaling $16 billion in funding, investing in all 50 states, 5 U.S. territories, and Washington, DC, while touching 250 million Americans.

The Pittsboro Police Department says a pedestrian died early Monday morning in a collision with a vehicle near the intersection of Hillsboro Street and Park Drive, just north of downtown. Police say Christopher Burns of Vass, N.C. was walking in the southbound lane of Hillsboro Street when he was struck by a vehicle at approximately […]

This Week: David Delaney is a Chatham County Commissioner representing residents in District 3, which extends from Pittsboro to the Orange County line. Elected in 2022, David's county work has focused on strategic planning, climate change, and good governance. David is a cybersecurity and privacy attorney, former senior executive with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, West Point graduate, and army veteran. He has taught national security law at Indiana University and UNC Chapel Hill, he chairs the criminal justice committee of his NAACP branch, and he is an assistant scoutmaster with a Carrboro troop.

The Pittsboro Board of Commissioners held a public hearing on the proposed budget for 2025-26 fiscal year. No members of the public spoke.

Al's Diner in Pittsboro shared a post on Facebook alerting the public of a break-in at the restaurant during the early morning of April 25.

The youth sports company SUPA aims to bring a massive new youth sports campus to Pittsboro and presented to town commissioners on Monday.

Angelette Cheek of Pittsboro won the $1 million top prize in a new game from the North Carolina Education Lottery Sunday. Cheek’s prize came from a $10 ticket to the Emerald 10s game, which she bought from Neal’s Gas & Convenience on East Street. Cheek arrived at lottery headquarters in Raleigh Tuesday to pick up […]