The first step to solving any problem is correctly diagnosing it. In Karen Crowell’s recent post regarding Brian Bock’s candidacy she displayed a serious misunderstanding of the facts. She claims it was the private sector that was responsible for creat…
Northwood High School Arts Education Foundation is conducting a recycling fundraiser
The Northwood High School Arts Education Foundation is conducting a recycling fundraiser. There’s nothing to buy. Protect the environment by donating your used consumer electronics. Your item(s) may be tax deductible and will be recycled in accordanc…
The private sector will not lead us out of the recession
Candidate Brian Bock states on his web site that we must accept two basic truths to job creation then apply common sense. Basic truth #1: The private sector, not government, will lead us out of recession.
17th Annual Taste of Chatham benefits Council on Aging
The Chatham County Council on Aging invites you to enjoy an evening of fine food, beverages, silent auction and entertainment at its 17th Annual Taste of Chatham Banquet slated for Sunday, October 3, from 4-7 pm at the Carolina Meadows Auditorium. Debo…
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Chatham County seeks applicants for green building & sustainable energy board
Chatham County seeks applicants to fill a vacancy on its Green Building and Sustainable Energy (GBASE) Advisory Board. Applicants must be Chatham residents with a background or interest in green building or sustainable energy and have until Wednesday, …
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Chatham public meeting on Western Wake wastewater discharge scheduled
Chatham County invites residents to a community meeting on Wednesday, September 8, at 7 pm at the Moncure Fire Station to learn more about a plan proposed by a partnership of four towns in western Wake County to construct a regional wastewater treatmen…
Just like Stephan Curry
“We wish he would stay just a little longer. But it was three great years and we wish him well as he takes on an even bigger assignment.” That is what folks at Davidson College said last year when Stephan Curry opted out of his senior year and a chance…
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Growing your own food sure is a lot of work
The problem with vegetable gardens is they have no respect for my schedules. Just about the time I’m ready for some beaching relaxation, my tomatoes overpowered their supports and dove to the ground. Within a day, the tomato hornworms made it almost …
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Meet your local Chatham County candidates
As Election Day approaches, we will be inundated with news about the candidates running for office in North Carolina. News coverage for local races such as school board and county commissioner is not as readily available. For this reason, it is incumbe…
Bonlee School’s new FUEL UP program gets support from “Cardboard Campout”
On Saturday, August 21, local youth camped out to support Bonlee School. The “Cardboard Campout” was an opportunity for local youth to come together to support Bonlee School’s new FUEL UP Program.
Chatham Coalition can’t stand a honest debate
I am glad to see that Bunkey’s opposition respects the first amendment so vigorously. When the Chatham Coalition rants and floods the chatlist, media, blogs, surveys and polls everything is fine. Another point of view and the debate becomes limited t…
Chatham County liberals call for opponents to be banned
It’s funny! When certain people express their opinions, there is immediately a call for them to be banned. Yet, when other people rant and rave like lunatics, no one says a word!
Northwood High School Charger Band prepares for 2010 competitions
The Northwood Marching Charger Band is working diligently in preparation to present Amusements, its 2010 competition program. Commissioned for the Chargers by director Eugene Cottrell, the three-movement work (Carnival, Clown, and Coaster) was composed…
Pittsboro Library will be closed August 30 for move to new facility
The Pittsboro Memorial Library will be closed starting Monday, August 30, to move into the new Chatham Community Library on the Pittsboro campus of Central Carolina Community College. The new library will open on September 13.
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Chatham Coalition candidate Elizabeth Haddix Withdraws from Chatham School Board Race
Although you may still see my name on the ballot this fall, I have withdrawn from the Chatham School Board election due to an exciting and very time consuming life change: I’ve accepted the Staff Attorney position at UNC School of Law’s Center for Civi…
Krispy Kreme opens new store in Chapel Hill
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation brought its legendary doughnuts and coffee to Chapel Hill with the opening of its newest Neighborhood Shop. More than 150 people waited outside 157 E. Franklin St. in the dark until the the shop opened and the “Hot Now…
Krispy Kreme opens new store in Chapel Hill
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation brought its legendary doughnuts and coffee to Chapel Hill with the opening of its newest Neighborhood Shop. More than 150 people waited outside 157 E. Franklin St. in the dark until the the shop opened and the “Hot Now…
Chatham County Parks and Recreation Fall special events
The Chatham County Parks and Recreation department is sponsoring several special events this fall.
Do commissioners need another excuse for not paying employees the increase they earned?
On June 21, 2010 the Chatham County Commissioners told me there were not enough funds to honor the employee’s pay increases promised on the PFP Agreements for the FY2008/2009 work period. During the period in question property values increased from $7….
Hypocritical Chatham Citizens for Effective Communities group promotes the Major Corridor Ordinance while opposing US 64 plans
For anyone that’s interested in the US 64 proposal I strongly recommend going to the NC DOT website to view all the details about the plan, not just the talking points that Chatham Citizens for Effective Communities (CCEC) and our current Board of Co…
Pittsboro’s City Tap noise not music to all ears
Last month two articles have appeared in The Chatham Record newspaper regarding complaints that “music” being played at Pittsboro’s City Tap Bar and Restaurant is too loud. Local residents complained to Pittsboro city fathers to do something abou…