By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – On April 9th, 2024, members of the Pittsboro community came together to celebrate the grand opening of First Health Family Medicine at Northwood Landing. With local dignitaries, healthcare professionals, and community members in attendance,…
Pittsboro, NC – On April 17, 2024, Chatham County employees and residents rolled up their sleeves to give the gift of life at the Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center in Pittsboro. Thirty-two lifesaving blood donations were collected to help…
By Colby W. Sawyer Pittsboro, NC – As a proactive and environmentally conscious community, The Town of Pittsboro strongly supports the new federal regulations to set stringent limits on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. These new standards…
By Derek Medlin, FirstHealth Corporate Communications FirstHealth Family Medicine – Chatham is moving to a new location and is accepting new patients. Beginning April 1, Claire Repine, D.O. and Roger Diaz, PA-C, will see patients at Northwood Landing at 40…
By Kevin Roche This time of year, I am reminded that it was about four years ago that governments took us all, like lemmings, over the cliff of epidemic response disaster. Nothing that was done made the slightest difference in…
By Katherine Zehnder Raleigh, NC – According to a recent study by Seniorly, North Carolina has been ranked amongst the top states to retire on a budget, coming in at No. 14. According to the US Census Bureau, Americans 65 and older…
By David Larson Durham, NC – Going viral in the context of a hospital is almost never a good thing. And this week Duke Health and its medical school went viral in a way that certainly made a few administrators…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Public Health Department (CCPHD) will offer the QuitSmart program, virtually, in January 2024 to help Chatham County residents quit using tobacco. Tobacco use is “the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the…
Chatham County, NC – Aqua North Carolina reports the discharge of untreated wastewater near 10738 Governors Drive, Chapel Hill, NC on October 26, 2022, due to a service line break. An estimated amount of 1,750 gallons of wastewater discharged into…
By Terry Schmidt Pittsboro, NC – While the weather so far in North Carolina has been just hot, it seems to be a-changin. Are you ready for severe weather or hurricanes? Check out the Chatham CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)…