By Leon Kolankiewicz Greater Atlanta lost far more open land to urban development than any other U.S. metro area from 2000 to 2010. Charlotte and Raleigh in North Carolina ranked sixth and eighth, respectively, on a list of the top…
Siler City, NC – Veterans Day will be observed on Tuesday, November 5, at the Central Carolina Community College Siler City Center. This event will begin at 10 a.m. The program will be led by Jay Stobbs, a retired Army…
by Cynthia Grossman Pittsboro, NC – I have read comments about DOT suggesting narrowing the lanes in the circle. I think that is a waste of taxpayer money. Instead, put up stoplights on the islands that route the flow of…
by Stephen McGregor Pittsboro, NC – I attended the Pittsboro Water issues presentation held at the Chatham Ag Center on October 16. The two hour presentation and Q&A session was extremely informative and the room was packed with consumers of…
Pittsboro, NC – Each year, Chatham County’s department leaders gather for a day of service and team-building activities as a way to give back to the community and get to know each other better. On October 15, 2019 the group…
By Bruce Hively Pittsboro, NC – I am not a highway engineer for the state, nor county, nor town of Pittsboro; but reducing the circle or round-a-bout, is just insane. if any thing, it needs to be widened in my…
Pittsboro, NC – On Saturday, October 26, authorities made two arrests during a demonstration on Sanford Road in Pittsboro. Law enforcement officers were monitoring a peaceful protest until mid-afternoon when two men engaged in a physical altercation. Calvin James Megginson,…
Pittsboro, NC – On Saturday, October 12 the Chatham County NAACP held a candidates forum in the Henry Dunlap building. During the forum a question came up about the candidates thoughts about the Confederate memorial statue located in front of…
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham Community Library is offering a series of free computer classes in November and December. You can find a description of each class, including topics covered and prerequisites for attending, by visiting www.chathamnc.org/ComputerClasses . Microsoft Excel Basics, Part 1:…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham Community Players will perform eight shows of “Arsenic and Old Lace” in the Sweet Bee Theater. The Halloween comedy centers around one sane man’s shaky aim to comprehend and keep his murderously funny family under…