Day: May 3, 2013

North Carolina and Chatham County investigate potential measles exposure at Shakori Hills Music Festival

North Carolina and Chatham County health officials have learned that at least two individuals who attended the Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival between Friday evening, April, 19, and Sunday, April 21, have developed measles. These individuals had been…

Bynum Summer Music series returns this Friday

Bynum Front Porch, a nonprofit community organization, begins this year’s Friday Night Music Series this Friday night, May 3, with the traditional country music sounds of Malpass Brothers. Christopher and Taylor Malpass have toured with Merle Haggard and perform a variety of traditional country music influenced by the likes of Johnny Cash, Earnest Tubb, Hank Williams, Sr., Elvis Presley, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Jimmie Rodgers.

Chatham County Animal Welfare Conference on June 8

On Saturday June 8, we will hold the first county wide animal welfare conference. The purpose of the summit is to bring together as many of the animal welfare groups and individuals in the county as possible to discuss strategies to reduce and ultimate…