Pittsboro, NC – Three students from Chatham County Schools have been selected to attend the prestigious North Carolina Governor’s School for the Summer 2016 session.Sara S.Heilman, from Northwood High School, will attend for Dance.Henry M. Flores, from Jordan-Matthews High School,…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Education Meeting will be held via Teleconference on Monday, June 27, 2016 at the Central Services Office in the Board Room in Pittsboro. The meeting will begin at 12 p.m. I. Call…
Chapel Hill, NC – Chatham County Schools Board of Education, administrators, and central office personnel joined together on the evening of June 14 to honor teachers, instructional assistants, employee recognition award recipients and retirees at a banquet held at the…
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County’s Finance Office once again has earned the top award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), a nationwide organization, for meeting its highest standards for the county’s comprehensive 2014-15 audit report. The Certificate of Excellence…
Pittsboro, NC – On June 20, 2016, the Chatham County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the fiscal year 2016-17 county budget of $107.5 million based on a property tax rate of 63.38 cents. This reflects a 1.19-cent property tax increase,…
Pittsboro, NC— Chatham County residents are invited to attend one of several community meetings in different locations across the county to learn about and provide feedback on two major planning efforts underway. Note that two meetings (June 21 and 23)…
by Wallace Kaufman Newport, Oregon – George Orwell, the English socialist wrote “Animal Farm” and “1984” and fixed in our everyday sensibilities the phrases, “Big Brother is watching you” and “all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal…
By Lisa Lavallee Chatham County, NC – It’s 3:05 am on Thursday. I woke up with a thirst from having spent the previous day working (sweating) in the garden. The house was warm, almost 80 degrees, due to the fact…
by D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – If you want some more tips for good summer reading from recent books by North Carolina authors, I have four suggestions, two set in the mountains, two about our military. An obvious choice…
Research Triangle Park, N.C. –Chatham County teacher Leslie Burwell has been selected to participate in the 2016 Global Teachers program to South Africa. She teaches visual arts at Northwood High School. The 10-day learning journey with Go Global NC (formerly…