Clean Jordan Lake is a grassroots, nonprofit founded in 2009 for the purpose of removing trash from the shoreline and preventing its recurrence. We are an official partner with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the managing organization for the…
Month: March 2014
Volunteers needed for clean-up day at Pittsboro Senior Center on March 21
Pittsboro, NC – The Council on Aging is in need of volunteers to help clean up the Pittsboro Senior Center for the 2014 Senior Games! This Friday, March 21, will be our first clean-up from 2:00-5:00 pm. We need help…
2014 NCHSAA Basketball Championship notebook
Here are tidbits of information and other minutiae from the 2014 NCHSAA basketball championships.Related:Last 25 seconds of the Freedom High win over Hunt High for the 3A State Championship
Bynum Ruritan Club fried chicken supper on March 22
Bynum, NC – Bynum Ruritan Club in Bynum will be holding its annual fried chicken, dumplings, sides, dessert & drink supper on Saturday, March 22 from 4-7pm. Adults $8, Children under 12 $4. Come join us and support the Bynum…
Ribbon cutting celebration for the Chatham Ridge Assisted Living Information Center on April 3
The public is invited to attend a ribbon cutting celebration on April 03 from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. for the Chatham Ridge Assisted Living Information Center, located at 143 Chatham Downs, Suite 302, Chapel Hill. The ribbon cutting will…
Chatham advises water customers on seasonal musty taste and odor
Chatham County Water Utilities reports that routine sampling of raw water from Jordan Lake Reservoir has found higher levels of compounds caused by seasonal lake conditions. The result is that county water in some areas will have a musty taste and odor…
2014 State of Chatham County Report presentation on March 17
Pittsboro, NC – You are invited to attend the official presentation of the “2014: The State of Chatham County Report” on March 17, 2014 at the 6 pm Regular Session of the Chatham County Board of Commissioners. The location is…
Town of Pittsboro Board of Commissioners meeting agenda – 3/10/14
The town of Pittsboro Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday, March 10 in the Pittsboro Town Hall at 7 pm.Related:Official Chatham County, NC
Chatham libraries closing at 5 pm today due to weather
All three branches of Chatham County Public Libraries will close at 5 pm today due to inclement weather. No fines will be assessed for materials due today.
Documenting Down East’s disappearing way of life
“Down East” in North Carolina does not mean what you think it means. Larry Earley, former editor of “Wildlife in North Carolina” magazine and author of “Looking for Longleaf: The Fall and Rise of an American Forest,” moved to the community of Atlantic in 2006 to live one week a month while photographing the working boats of Core Sound. He learned from his neighbors that “‘Down East’ North Carolina refers to the wet peninsula lying east of Beaufort, in coastal Carteret County, with its broad skies, extravagant marshes, shallow sounds, and notched bays.”
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