Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County Economic Development Corporation has selected Michael Smith as their new president. Smith comes to Chatham County EDC with more than 20 years’ experience in economic development, most recently as Executive Director with Sanford Area Growth…
Raleigh, NC – On Sept. 2. 2020, Governor Cooper signed Coronavirus Relief Act 3.0. Among its provisions is a new extension of the expiration dates of five DMV credentials. If the credentials have already expired or are about to, the new expiration…
By N.A. Booko Pittsboro, NC – I can’t recall just when I first heard about those memory pills. Pills to keep you from forgetting to remember. If memory serves me, it was about three years ago. I forget just when.…
By Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – Americans have been on a record gun-buying spree in recent months. In Chatham County, there has been a sizable spike in the demand for pistol and concealed carry permits. Chatham County Sheriff Mike Roberson…
By Kevin Roche I am going to try to get out ahead of this and hopefully you can all help spread accurate information. Supposedly a legitimate case of “reinfection” with CV-19 has occurred in Hong Kong. (HK Article) The person…
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County Schools is using hotspot devices to provide options to help students needing more reliable home internet access. While hotspots are not complete solutions because they fully depend on cellphone coverage, they may be good fits…
By Kevin Roche This is a cool chart, courtesy of a Twitter user. Kind of a mirror image look. Shows what is going on in Spain, which like several European countries has seen cases rising again. Deaths on the bottom,…
By N.A. Booko Pittsboro, NC – In the mid 1970s, once a month I would drive from my home in Chatham County over to Biscoe. My birthplace. I had two aunts that were old and occasionally needed somethings done around…
Pittsboro, NC – Old North State Water Company had a discharge of untreated wastewater on July 26, 2020 of an estimated 8,400 gallons near Great Ridge Parkway in the Briar Chapel Community. The discharge occurred from the result of a…
Following some criticism from a petitionthat deemed product names as “racist”, Trader Joe’s has since offered some insight into its product-naming process. The original petition was begun by a 17-year-old California high school senior, Briones Bedell. In light of recent…