Dog Days of Summer will be held July 17, 6-8 p.m. at Morrisville Dog Park with splash pads, pup cups, food trucks.
Carolina Panthers open the NFL pre-season Thursday, Aug. 6, at 8 p.m. against the lowly-ranked Arizona Cardinals in the annual HOF game in Canton, OH, on NBC.
Postal jobs available. Pittsboro has 14 open mail carrier positions, the Chatham Chatlist reported 6/11. There are 19 delivery routes and only five carriers and limited overtime.
Sunday, July 19, is National Ice Cream Day. Enjoy.
UNC (1166.75 points) was fourth for the second straight year in the Leafield Directors’ Cup. Texas (1322) was first, Stanford second, UCLA third and Virginia fifth.
NFL Flag Football Elite, a Triangle-based team that practices in Pittsboro, is the lone Tar Heel entry at the 3rd NFL Flag Championships in Westfield, IND, July 24-26. Divisions: boys 8U-14U, girls 10U through high school. Games will be broadcast on all Disney platforms.
Women’s flag could become a new NCAA sport if approved in three January votes.
Little River Regional Park in northern Orange is closed Mon-Thur in July for improvement projects. The park, with MTB, running trails and other facilities, is open 8-8 weekends.