by Jack Stevens Pittsboro, NC – At the Monday, June 22 meeting of the Pittsboro Board of Commissioners, I heard much of the same unsubstantiated implied accusations of corruption of the Pittsboro board members concerning the Chatham Park development by…
by Heather Johnson Pittsboro, NC – Just wanted to let everyone know that the Pittsboro Roadhouse hosts FREE Texas Hold em poker on Wednesdays at 7 pm and Saturdays 1pm and 3:30 pm. There are prizes for first and second…
Siler City, NC – Erica Sanders joined the Chatham Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Team in 2013 and assumed the role of Ambassador Chair in December of 2014. Erica has continued to grow as an ambassador. She is always ready to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Sanford, NC – Central Carolina Community College is one of only four of North Carolina’s 58 community colleges to have met or exceeded the excellence level in at least four areas of the 2015 Performance Measures for Student Success report…
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…