Month: October 2019

Help preserve the Piedmont by reducing immigration

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…

Musing about traffic circles and museums

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…

Two arrested during Pittsboro protest on Saturday

Calvin James Megginson, 29, of Pittsboro, and Timothy James Osborn, 24, of Carrboro

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,…

Free computer classes at Chatham Community Library

free computer classes at Chatham Library

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:…