Day: May 12, 2011

Some Chatham Democrats can’t find the time to vote

Each time I attend a board of commissioners meeting and listen to some of the public comments made, it makes me shake my head in wonderment at how in the world anything gets done in this county. There have been so many important and life-altering issue…

New Direction bluegrass band to play free concert

New Direction, a bluegrass band featuring musicians from Siler City, Liberty and Durham, will play a free public concert on May 15 as part of the “third sundays @ rocky river” performance series. All concerts in the series begin at 6 p.m. and are held …

Lawrence London owes Shot of Spro an apology

In a recent Chatham Chatlist post Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote: ” Unbelievable that any merchant would knowingly allow gas or diesel engine exhaust fumes to be discharged near their coffee van. This is very inconsiderate of customers enthusiastic of t…

Good deeds on Good Friday at Horton Middle School

Members of the new National Junior Honor Society at Horton Middle School participated in a clean up at their own home fields on Friday, April 21. The students gathered early before school began to clean up the fields and bleacher area around the James …

Bonlee students give new life to old shoes

Bonlee students recently gave new life to some old shoes. A large container of orthopedic shoes was donated to the school by John Thurman, a third grader who knows first hand how important these shoes are to young boys and girls facing physical challen…

There’s a strawberry picking app for that

It’s strawberry-picking time, and the information for the closest field to buy or pick is just an iPhone app away. The N.C. Strawberry Association has rolled out a free NCSA Farm Locator app that’s designed to help iPhone users find strawberry farms ac…