Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County Public Utilities experienced a discharge of untreated wastewater on September 11, 2020. At 1:45 p.m., county staff discovered the discharge at a manhole located along Renaissance Drive in Pittsboro, south of the Chatham County Detention…
Pittsboro, NC – Out of concern for the continued health and safety of participants, staff and volunteers, the Board of Directors and management of the Chatham County Council on Aging have decided to keep the interior facilities of the Council’s…
By Jack Moore Pittsboro, NC – Here is my daughter’s letter to the Wake County Schools. I’m very proud of her and feel the same about Chatham County Schools for my two other grand-kids; kids who moved here two weeks…
Pittsboro, NC – On Saturday, October 3, 2020, from 3 – 5 p.m., the Chatham Community Library will host a virtual Community Read honoring the poems of James Mercer Langston Hughes (1901-1967), an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and…
By Megan Lynch Pittsboro, NC – Town of Cary purchases 217 acres in Chatham County for parks and open space preservation at a cost of $13.6 million from funds provided by a 2019 voter-approved bond referendum. This purchase is adjacent…
Pittsboro, NC – Nearly 20,000 individuals in Chatham County face food insecurity, meaning they lack regular access to the nutritious food they need. So far this year, CORA has experienced a 50% increase in Pantry participation, and they expect that…
By Douglas Sedlak Pittsboro, NC – Comrades, Achtung to this Manifesto. Highly respected Atlantic Magazine recently published an opinion piece byinfluencer, thought leader Derek Thompson. His opinion has backing from a scientist. Follow the science, and as the title says:…
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 – Domestic visitors to and within Chatham County spent $38.6 million in 2019, an increase of 4.5% from 2018. The data comes from an annual study commissioned by Visit North Carolina, a unit of the Economic Development Partnership…
Pittsboro, NC – Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chatham County Public Health Department has been hosting and operating a helpline and email address designed to answer community questions about the coronavirus and provide helpful information. The department…