By Kevin Roche I will be very upfront about this. One thing that drives me really nuts is the way children are being treated in this epidemic. Despite all the evidence that they rarely have serious illnesses and aren’t a…
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County property owners will receive their 2020 property tax bills by late August, according to Chatham County Tax Administrator Jenny Williams. The deadline to pay 2020 property taxes without penalty is January 5, 2021. Taxes received after January…
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County is thrilled to announce that the NC Department of Environmental Quality (NC DEQ) selected Siler City as one of 33 locations across the state to receive grant funds to install a zero emission vehicle (ZEV)…
by N.A. Booko Siler City, NC – I should know better than to put inner thoughts into print. I have learned the hard way that thoughts and statements can be misinterpreted, twisted, misquoted and used as a personal harpoon. They…
Pittsboro, NC – Summer is the season of cookouts, hanging out poolside and other fun outdoor activities. However, this summer is unlike any other as the Chatham County community, like others around the globe, continues to battle COVID-19. Public health…
by Julie Havlak Raleigh, NC – Gov. Roy Cooper will keep North Carolina in his modified Phase Two of reopening for another five weeks. That could worsen the state’s economic problems. One of the state’s top economists say North Carolina’s…
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – As if the COVID crisis and economic recession weren’t bad enough, here’s some more bad news to process: homicide rates are spiking in many North Carolina communities. Through the end of July, 32 people…
Pittsboro, NC – Onions distributed recently at CORA Food Pantry as part of Ward’s Produce boxes are now subject to a voluntary recall due to a possible link to a salmonella outbreak. CORA, located in Pittsboro, utilizes boxes as part…
by Silk Hope Ruritan Club Silk Hope, NC – The 45th annual Old-Fashioned Farmers’ Days will take place this year on September 5 – 6. Gates will open on Saturday and Sunday at 9 am. In light of the COVID-19…
Pittsboro, NC – Below is the email from John McDonald, owner of Integra and Old North State Water, in response to the recent untreated wastewater discharge in Briar Chapel. From: John McDonald, Old North State Water Date: Mon, Jul 27,…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Public Health Department (CCPHD) recently received notice that multiple people who attended a memorial gathering Saturday, July 25, 2020 at Bonlee Recreational Park and a funeral service at Emmaus Baptist Church in Pittsboro Monday, July…
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – As the fall homestretch of the 2020 election approaches, you’re probably not spending much time considering the implications of county commission races in North Carolina. But I am. I’m just that weird. Our state…
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…
Pittsboro, NC – Here is the Chatham County Sheriff department’s arrest blotter for July 2020. On July 2, Trajan Jenkins, 22, of 12770 Siler City Glendon Rd., Siler City, was arrested by Deputy Cody DeViney for fleeing to elude arrest…
By Kevin Roche We are all prone to a variety of thinking biases, including looking only for evidence that supports our pre-conceived notions. This is particularly the case among those who are trying to convince us all that coronavirus is…