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Month: February 2011
Chatham County Commissioner retreat recap
We wrapped up the second day of our three day commissioners retreat on Tuesday. (Final day will be on February 8). It was a very productive two days with most of the time spent discussing our priorities, the budget policy & process, budget reduction st…
My vote on the Chatham County landfill
t our meeting on January 18, we voted to halt our efforts to identify a potential landfill in the county. I understand that we have a responsibility to deal with our trash but am not convinced that a landfill is the best long-term solution. Over the pa…
Consumer Union writes AT&T, Verizon, FCC about changes in wireless plans, presses companies to step up effort to notify consumers
Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, today wrote the chief executives of AT&T and Verizon and the head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding the companies’ recent changes to their wireless plans and the nee…
Northwood High School senior is a Park Scholarship finalist
Chelsea Gardner, a senior at Northwood High School, is a finalist for the Park Scholarship at North Carolina State University. She is the daughter of Charles and Saundra Gardner. Finalists will participate in an on-campus weekend February 18-20 as a fi…
Chatham County Schools announce additional inclement weather makeup days
As designated in the Chatham County Schools school year calendar, the following days are now student days due to days missed because of inclement weather
Carolina Tiger Rescue home to tigers and lions
Carolina Tiger Rescue, formerly the Carnivore Preservation Trust, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit wildlife sanctuary whose mission is saving and protecting wild cats in captivity and in the wild. We specialize in environmental education and exotic animal rescue…
Margaret B. Pollard: Daughter of Chatham County
Chatham County welcomed the highly anticipated new addition to its school system this month. On January 3, the doors to the new Margaret Pollard Middle School opened and soon, hallways and classrooms were filled with students and staff. The school will…
Empirical evidence suggests that the K-8 school option is the smarter choice for children
There is a proposal to reorganize the Chatham County Schools to eliminate the five existing K-8 schools so all students in the county would attend an elementary (K-5) school and then a middle (6-8) school. Two K-8 schools, Perry Harrison and North Chat…