Pittsboro, NC – North Carolina is at risk of losing about $7.4 billion dollars in federal funding if the remaining four million uncounted households do not participate in the 2020 Census. As of September 1, more than 32% of Chatham…
Pittsboro, NC – As Chatham County prepares for the height of hurricane season, it is also taking measures to reduce the possible spread of COVID-19 to ensure residents remain safe from incoming storms and the virus. Chatham County residents are…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Commissioners has joined communities across the state and nation in designating September 2020 as Senior Center Month. As noted in the County proclamation, “the people of Chatham County to observe the month…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Commissioners (BOC) will hold a special meeting on Thursday, September 3, 2020. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. at the Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center, 1192 US 64 Business West,…
Pittsboro, NC – Beginning August 31, 2020, the Chatham County Housing Trust Fund (HTF) will accept applications for its third year to award $285,000 to deserving organizations or government agencies to address affordable housing needs in the community. Applications are…
Pittsboro, NC – In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, NC Governor Roy Cooper’s Executive Order 142 placed a statewide moratorium on residential utility customer disconnections, which ended on July 29, 2020. In hopes to support those in the community who may…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Commissioners (BOC) will hold a special meeting on Thursday, August 27, 2020. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. at the Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center, 1192 US 64 Business West,…
Pittsboro, NC – The following statement was adopted by the Chatham County Board of Health at its August 24, 2020 meeting: “As members of the North Carolina, Chatham County Board of Health, it is our stated purpose to identify factors…
Pittsboro, NC – As part of a regional effort to reduce the vulnerability from natural and man-made disasters that Chatham County faces, the Emergency Management Department is requesting public feedback on natural disaster risk and preparedness. This planning effort includes…
By Bill Crawford Pittsboro, NC – Both political parties this year are pushing absentee ballots. Republicans usually are not entirely enamored with them, as we think they have been a path to fraud and abuse in many places in the…