By Bruce Hively Pittsboro, NC – Thank you Mr. Gastwaite for publishing the Chatham County zoning info in one coherent timeline. By doing this you have highlighted the problems and solutions with this hasty decision by a minority. What I…
Chapel Hill, NC – On the second weekend of June, people in Louisville, Kentucky, laid to rest two leading citizens. One of them, of course, was Muhammad Ali, buried on June 10. The other, my cousin Boyce F. Martin Jr.,…
by Gene Galin I attended the Comprehensive Plan open house session at Margaret Pollard Middle School last Wednesday. I brought along my video camera and shot several videos with the folks making the presentations. Project Manager Hillary Pace of the…
Chapel Hill, NC – At the University of North Carolina, it’s not just the students walking on politically correct eggshells. Guidelines issued on the university’s Employee Forum aim to help staff avoid microaggressions in their interactions by cautioning against offensive…
By Raymond Gastwaite Pittsboro, NC – Since zoning is such a hot issue in the county, here is a timeline (based on public records at chathamnc.org) of what has transpired to date. March 2014: Board of Commissioners Vice Chairman Bock…
By Dan McCarty Pittsboro, NC – I have never used a composting toilet but I have done quite a bit of research on them for use on boats. Composing toilets do not really compost, they simply dry out solids. If…
Pittsboro, NC- Chatham community library will offer a series of free computer classes in July and August. The names, dates and times of the classes are listed below. You can find a full description of the classes, including topics covered…
Siler City, NC – “What are you doing this summer?” For eight Jordan-Matthews High School students, the answer to that common question will probably begin with, “I’m going to camp!” Jasmine Brower, Karmen Brown, Elizabeth “Lizzy” Cheek, Corrine Collison, Alyssa…
Pittsboro, NC – CBRE|Raleigh has announced the sale of The Retreat at Haw River, a 646.69 acre master-planned residential community in Pittsboro, NC. The property sold on June 10 for $4,200,000 to Flying Crown Ranch LLC. Cary real estate investor…
Raleigh, NC – North Carolina policymakers should boost entrepreneurship and economic growth by focusing their next round of tax reform on capital gains. That’s the recommendation in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report, available here. Lawmakers could end taxation…