Month: June 2015

Local students named JMArts Summer Scholars

Siler City, NC – Attending summer camp can be a life-changing experience for any student, but especially for those whose passion is the visual or performing arts. For five Jordan-Matthews High School students, that life-changing experience is just around the…

Sorry Chatham County. No road for you

NC DOT Road Construction

Chatham County, NC – Here is a list of NC Department of Transportation projects slated for Chatham County that did not rank high enough to receive funding. This information was pulled from the NC DOT website. CHATHAM,   (US 15-501),   Pittsboro, NC 87…

Pittsboro Matters misbehaving in the civic arena

Chatham Coalition leader Jeff Starkweather

by Virginia Penley Pittsboro, NC – On Monday night I attended the Pittsboro Town Board meeting and on Tuesday night I attended the Main Street update for the downtown at the Roadhouse. The agenda on Monday included a public hearing…

CFPB study finds many reverse mortgage ads are misleading

Reverse Mortgage abuse

Advocates urge CFPB to protect seniors from reverse mortgage abuses Washington, D.C. – A new study released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found that many advertisements for reverse mortgages contain incomplete or inaccurate information that can pose a serious…

Live music in Chatham County the week of June 24

Rooster Logic band

Chatham County, NC – Here’s a rundown of live music this week in Chatham County. We have bands performing in Bynum and Pittsboro. Bynum Front Porch Music Series Performing at the Bynum General Store on Friday, June 26 is the…

Moral claims don’t persuade

Tolerant Liberal

By John Hood Raleigh, NC – In nearly three decades of writing a syndicated column on North Carolina politics and government, I’ve always received reader response. Back in the day, I’d get an occasional phone call or personal letter, but…