Month: August 2012

Tick bites are good candidates for overtreatment

Tick bites are good candidates for overtreatment, but good prevention is even more practical. (Overtreatment is here defined as before diagnostic signs or symptoms or test results are present.) Keep the ticks off you in the first place, and there are m…

Five state champion trees designated in Chatham County

Walton Haywood, chair of Grand Trees of Chatham has been advised that four newly recognized state champion trees have been recognized in Chatham County bringing the county total to five. Alan Moore of the North Carolina Forest Service, in an email to H…

Web site explores Siler City

Siler City’s North Carolina Small Town Economic Prosperity (NC STEP) Leadership Team launched ExploreSilerCity.com this month. The website, developed by the NC STEP Marketing Committee, is a community resource for current and future residents and any…

WCHL to launch on FM at 97.9 FM

WCHL will begin broadcasting on 97.9 FM on Tuesday, August 28th. The station commenced broadcasting in January of 1953. Over the last 60 years, WCHL has thrived at 1360 AM on the radio dial dedicated to serving the local community. The FM frequency wil…

This dad can finally brag about his son

Maybe you did not notice. Last month the governor signed House Bill 799 (HR 799), a bill that makes it easier for military spouses to get the certification they need to work in North Carolina if they have been licensed for their occupation in another s…

Make room at the top of your book pile!

The summer is fast coming to an end. And I bet there is a stack of books by your bed or somewhere in your house, ones that you meant to read this summer. But there were just too many other things you had to do. Watch out! Here comes another batch of ne…