Two Northwood students, Chris Oakley and Raul Quintero, participated in the IFAL- Institute for Agricultural Leaders in Greensboro the week of June 13th. Oakley is a rising senior and parliamentarian for the Northwood FFA chapter. Quintero is also a ri…
Month: June 2011
Perry Harrison School hosts Mariner’s Family Fitness Fun Day
Perry Harrison students, staff, and parents celebrated a healthy and active school year with the Mariner’s Family Fitness Fun Event on Tuesday, June 7. Attendees participated in numerous active events, including fun runs, bucket head toss, hula hooping…
Moncure School holds final elementary spelling bee of the year
“Say the work; spell it; say the word again.” Moncure students in grades 3-5 followed those instructions precisely during their grade level spelling bees. Third grade winners were: Brooks Johnson, Nate Allen, and Bailey Hawley. Fourth grade winner …
Pollard students participate in STEM Career Math Fair
Students in math classes of Kristine Brown at Margaret B. Pollard Middle School participated in a STEM Career Math Fair on Wednesday, June 8. During the last few weeks of school, students researched and created projects that represented careers in the …
Senior citizen Independence Day celebration
Pittsboro, NC – If you are a senior citizen, we welcome you to join the staff, friends and families of the Chatham County Council On Aging Thursday, June 30, for an Independence Day Celebration. The fun begins at 10 am…
Chatham Commissioners’ pre-meeting invocation raises questions
Saying an invocation before the start of a board meeting raised concerns among the Chatham County comissioners at their June 6 meeting. Commissioner Petty stated he wanted to make a statement regarding the public input remarks made about the Constituti…
Chatham County commissioners review options for a new meeting room
Chatham County commissioners discussed options for a new commissioners’ meeting room during their June 6 board meeting. Ms. Renee Paschal explained that since the early 1990s, the Chatham County Board of Commissioners has not had a permanent meeting sp…
Progress Energy Foundation awards $30,000 grant to Central Carolina Community College
The Progress Energy Foundation has awarded a $30,000 grant to Central Carolina Community College for its growing energy efficiency/green building and renewable energy programs. Rodney Gaddy, vice president for Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.’s Northe…
Chatham Council on Aging food pantry in need
Are you looking to give back to your community, but have no time to volunteer? How about helping out in another way, by simply dropping off some groceries to help someone in need? The Chatham County Council on Aging is currently in great need of goods …
Failed leader of the Chatham Coalition tries to give current board members advise
I just thought it very interesting that Mr. Starkweather took it upon himself to tell the conservatives on the current board of commissioners exactly what they should be about as conservatives.