Siler City, NC – ‘Tis the season to celebrate with Chatham County Parks and Recreation at the fourth annual Holiday in the Park. The evening will be packed full of fun, family-friendly, free activities for the community to enjoy. Holiday…
By Nabooko Pittsboro, NC – I do hope all out there in Chatlist land will have a wonderful Christmas holiday and a joyous year. We deserve it. It has been a somewhat bad year with the virus and all. I…
By Doris Snipes Pittsboro, NC – According to Strowd family tradition, the 1830s house shown here was the home of John Snipes Strowd (1809-1891). It was occupied and added to by generations of Strowds until the 20th century, when it…
Pittsboro, NC – On December 15, 2021, about 70 Chatham County seniors got gussied up in their finest Christmas attire for the Chatham County Council on Aging’s Christmas party at the Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center in Pittsboro. The…
Raleigh, NC – The Christmas holiday season offers great opportunities to explore agritourism activities on farms and across North Carolina. Visitors will find plenty of outdoor experiences from tours, trails, farmers markets, farm stands, Christmas holiday festivals and special events.…
By D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, and I explained in a column many years ago. One reason is that it is one of the very few days we have saved just for families and…
By N.A. Booko Pittsboro, NC – That is a good thought, but I can’t ever recall writing an annual Christmas letter to the Chatham Chatlist. Let’s just call it a traditional first try. I haven’t the faintest idea where it…
By Kevin Roche I attempt to be straightforward, pretty blunt at times. Here is my Christmas advice: if you are a Minnesotan or a resident of any other state with similar stupid orders, ignore them. At this point it should…
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – Among the pagan-inspired customs of the Christmas season, there has come to be the ritualistic burning of the straw man. Specifically, I refer to the traditional seasonal column by a sly journalist or political…