Local Students Team up to Assist with Women’s Health
A group of Chatham students are seeking donations of menstrual care and general hygiene products for women in need. The effort is called Her Drive. Donations may include pads and tampons, dental and hair care items, deodorant, new Diva cups, condoms, pregnancy ...
Main Street Pittsboro Celebrates Chatham250 with Found It!-Chatham Rabbit Hunt
Main Street Pittsboro invites everyone to downtown Pittsboro on Saturday, April 10 from 10:30am-7pm to participate in the Found It! Chatham Rabbit Hunt. Five embellished rabbit statues will be hidden on and near Hillsboro Street. The first 25 visitors to the ...
Where Do You ‘Scratch’ for New Ideas?
by Michele Tracy Berger People often ask writers: Where do you get your ideas? How do you generate small ideas that lead to big writing projects? Writers need lots of ideas. Most projects that we start will not come to fruition, ...
Making Dreams a Reality
by David Jester “Without a plan, you’re planning to fail.” – Collective Wisdom That’s what they used to say in many of the schools that I taught in during my teaching career. In one school, this idea was taken to the ...
Chicken Festival Postponed to 2022
by Casey Mann The Siler City Board of Commissioners has decided to delay the Annual Spring Chicken Festival until 2022. The event, which was a resurrection of a similar event held for decades in Siler City, was held in 2019 ...
Changes for Bars & Taverns Considered
by Casey Mann, Senior Correspondent The Pittsboro Board of Commissioners held a public hearing to begin considering a change to its zoning ordinance regarding where bars, taverns, and similar establishments may be located. Currently, those types of businesses are allowed ...
My Last Day on Earth
by Joe Jacob Most mornings when I wake up, my first thought before getting upright is to be grateful. I do not think of anything specific. I am usually too sleepy. It takes me a while to become totally present. I ...
Meet This Artist: Singer Erica Berry
by Rachel Flanagan, Chatham Arts Council When you meet Erica Berry, singer and owner of Jammin Baby, you are immediately struck by her energy and melodic voice. Her work extends beyond her business and into volunteer work, to help the next ...