Since 2006 our commissioner districts have been changed twice. In 2006 the Board of Commissioners (BOC) lead by Commissioner Morgan gathered a bi-partisan task force to redraw the districts. A solution was agreed on by the task force and subsequently a…
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…
The Chatham County Democratic Party will hold it’s Congressional District 4 Convention at the new Margaret B. Pollard Middle School on Saturday, May 14. The District 4 Convention’s registration starts at 8:30 a.m. and the convention begins at 9 a.m. …
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 …
Jenny Craig, the diet program that combines counseling with a portion-controlled regimen of pre-made foods supplemented by home cooked sides, has been designated a Ratings winner by Consumer Reports Health. With an overall score of 85, Jenny Craig easi…
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…
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 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…
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…