By JC Garbutt Pittsboro, NC – We want to alert all of our Grand Trees supporters about a proposed plan by Chatham Park Investors (CPI) to clear the forest between Northwood High School and 15-501 for a sports complex. CPI…
By Mia Munn Pittsboro, NC – Though Chatham Park has come up with a plan for needed facilities for Chatham County, the idea that this should be on school district land is a bad idea. Northwood benefits from the wooded…
By Sarah Tuttle Pittsboro, NC – Ms. Del Turner, I attended the school board meeting Monday night along with other parents who are advocating for our kids to have the right to breathe freely again at school. I have only…
By Nikki Hudson Pittsboro, NC – The following letter was submitted to the Chatham County School board for their Monday, February 14 meeting. Dear Chatham County School Board, My name is Nikki Hudson, and I am a parent of a…
By Amy Kappelman Pittsboro, NC – I’ve attended every board meeting this school year. So have many of the parents here. I’ve come here on behalf of my four children and the families who aren’t able to attend these meetings…
By Kate Dula Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham Board of Education and administrators must move to end Covid-19 protocols in public schools. The initial concern and uncertainty of Spring 2020 and the proverbial strings attached to federal funding by the…
Pittsboro, NC – At the December 2021 Chatham County school board meeting, Northwood high school student Brant Anderson make the following comments during the public input period. Good evening school board members. I’m back for another rant! Today I’m going…
By Mia Munn Pittsboro, NC – Many school boards in North Carolina have already voted to make masks for kids optional in 2021-22 school year. I ask that you do the same, and make this school year as normal as…
By Steve Murphy Raleigh, NC – Until we had vaccines, the age stratification of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths was pronounced and heavily weighted to the older (65+) population. In North Carolina, this age group contributed to over 70% of the…
By Mark Pavao Pittsboro, NC – The North Woods neighborhood in Pittsboro has launched a public awareness campaign (savenorthwoodsneighborhood.com) to highlight concern over the proposed alignment for North Chatham Park Way. North Woods is concerned that the road, which primarily…