By Larry Hicks Pittsboro, NC – So, as predicted in my previous Chatham Chatlist posts, at the early voting polls, the Chatham Forward PAC was caught handing out misleading information, cherry picking Mike Cross’s votes and again taking the votes…
By Mike Fox Pittsboro, NC – Claire Linker wrote in the last Chatham Chatlist: “I have heard that Mike Cross works across the aisle, but he lost our vote when he voted with the Republicans to allow Duke Power to…
By Larry Hicks This round I had promised to talk to the assertion that Mike Cross voted more with the Republicans than with Democrats. But there is a pretty good summary on that on Mike’s February 3rd post to his…
Moncure, NC – The North Carolina. DEQ ranked five basins at the Cape Fear Plant as intermediate in their proposed classifications issued December 31. N.C. DEQ will hold public hearings in each county with a coal ash facility to listen…
by Mike Fox Pittsboro, NC – When discussing the issue of coal ash in Chatham County, it’s important to understand the reality of our situation. Keep in mind these facts: 1. Our governor is a former Duke Energy executive 2.…
Pittsboro, NC – Due to hazardous icing that continues to accumulate across the county, the Chatham County Board of Commissioners has declared a State of Emergency. Residents are urged to stay off of the roadways, which are covered in layers…
By Kim Crawford Moncure, NC – On June 5, 2015, a series of intricately laid charges detonated, ripping through the boilers of the once mighty Cape Fear Plant and turning the last vestiges of a by-gone era into a pile…
Moncure, NC – This is the last week of Duke Energy conducting tests of sirens in the 10-mile emergency zone of the Harris Nuclear Plant. On Tuesday, Nov. 10 (or possibly on Nov. 11), they expect to sound sirens between…
by Taylor Kish Pittsboro, NC – So you want to beat on Duke Energy as some big, evil corporation which does not care about anything but profits at our expense? What drivel. Duke Energy and every other power company in…
by Taylor Kish Pittsboro, NC – I will try to answer questions with logic, truth, and common sense. Let’s see if such can be heard and understood? Duke Energy’s job is twofold: 1. Provide electricity to everyone everywhere. 2. Provide…