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Chatham County sheriff's deputies have charged three men after getting a tip that a student at Northwood High School had LSD blotter paper and may have sold it to others on or off campus.

Two students at Northwood High School in Pittsboro have been arrested and charged for carrying LSD laced blotter paper and other drugs.

We got a note from Deborah Weschler with the N.C. Strawberry Association that farmers are predicting the strawberry crop will continue into June.

This Monday and Tuesday, Chatham County Commissioners will give members of the public an opportunity to give feedback on the County Manager's budget proposal.

Hillsborough Hog Day, a fundraiser for the Hillsborough/ Orange County Chamber of Commerce; Oakleaf restaurant to open in Pittsboro; Another Broken Egg, a Louisiana-based chain, has opened a location in Durham Hillsborough Hog Day , a fundraiser for the Hillsborough/ Orange County Chamber of Commerce, will ring in its 30th anniversary this weekend ... (more)

I've received many questions about the Ten Commandments over the years, and I always try to indicate that the numbering of the commandments differs depending on the religious tradition.

Goathouse Gallery and Refuge owner Siglinda Scarpa tells a tale of how to communicate with cats during a class visit by autistic students to her Goathouse Gallery and Refuge off N.C. 87 in Chatham County.

Rev. Dr. Mundia the Rector invited me to give the sermons at St. Bart's Episcopal church on May 6 in Pittsboro, NC.

The bicycle ride features 30-, 60-, and 100-mile loops. Registration for adults is $40; $45 for walk-on registration.

Cats gather around Jordan Lake School student Brent Wire, 13, and his mom, Mary Wire, during his class' visit to the Goathouse Gallery and Refuge in Chatham County.

Organizers and volunteers for and against the proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in North Carolina marshaled their forces Saturday to persuade early voters on their way to polling places and remind others to vote on the measure during Tuesday's primary election.

Pittsboro will soon have a new culinary addition with a variety of locally grown seafood dishes.

An Appalachian State University student and Army ROTC cadet from Pittsboro died of complications from heatstroke Wednesday in a Tennessee hospital 11 days after he collapsed during a half-marathon distance event, according to university officials.

The April 24 edition of the R&L carried the obituary of North Carolina writer and Statesville native Doris Waugh Betts, who died in Pittsboro at age 79.

Defendant Brian Minton was a complete match to a DNA sample taken from a glove buried with Josh Bailey's body in Chatham County, a forensic scientist testified Wednesday.

This undated photo provided by the China Aid Association shows blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng in Shandong province, China.

In this March 9, 2010, file photo, Cheri Young, wife of former John Edwards aide Andrew Young, testifies on the existence and location of a disc and missing flash drive during a hearing in Pittsboro, N.C. ) GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The wife of an ex-aide to John Edwards broke down on the witness stand Monday as she recounted how the candidate asked the ... (more)

John Edwards, North Carolina Democrat, and his wife, Cheri Young, appear during a hearing at the Chatham County Superior Court in Pittsboro, N.C., on Monday, March 12, 2010.