Police chase in Pittsboro ends in arrest
Multiple charges were filed against Jermaine Kahif Evans, 35, on June 20, resulting in a $250,000 bond. According to arrest documents, Evans was initially pulled over by Chatham County deputies for swerving and failure to maintain lane control. During the ...
Pittsboro Eats! Supports Locally Owned Restaurants
by Casey Mann, Senior Correspondent It all started with a Facebook post. Sue Perkins Silverstein of Bear Creek wrote of her concerns about the fate of locally-owned restaurants during COVID-19 on a Chatham Caremongering Facebook page. Dozens of people chimed in with similar ...
Senate Hopeful Jeff Jackson Visits Chatham
by Casey Mann, Senior Correspondent North Carolina Senator Jeff Jackson (D-37), a Democratic hopeful for the U.S. Senate, visited Chatham County in mid-March. The stop at Pittsboro’s Kiwanis Park, was one of the first stops in Jackson’s “100 County Campaign,” a ...
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 ...
Water Task Force Gives Report
by Casey Mann, Senior Correpsondent The Pittsboro Water Task Force presented its final report to the Pittsboro Board of Commissioners on Dec. 14. The report, which was originally expected earlier this year, marks the culmination of work of a task ...
Public Meeting Notice – Town of Pittsboro
Town of Pittsboro Wastewater Treatment System Improvements Engineering Report – Environmental Information Document All interested parties are hereby advised that the Town of Pittsboro is seeking comments on the Engineering Report – Environmental Information Document (ER-EID) for the Town of ...
Main street Pittsboro earns National honors
by Casey Mann, Senior Correspondent Main Street Pittsboro was awarded the Small Town America Civic Volunteer Award for its efforts in community building. The award comes with a cash award for the Town of Pittsboro including a new website for ...
Vineyards wins big, sells big, at Parade of Homes
by Casey Mann, Senior Correspondent The Vineyards, the first residential community built in Chatham Park, hosted thousands of people over the three weeks of Parade of Homes. In addition to exposing potential homebuyers to Pittsboro and the new community, two ...
New Art Gallery in Pittsboro, Fine Art and Fine Crafts
From The Pittsboro Gallery of Arts The Pittsboro Gallery of Arts, near the center of downtown Pittsboro, began operating on Friday, Oct. 2. The Pittsboro Gallery of Arts is a for-profit organization, owned and operated by local and regional artists, ...
Sunshine comes to Pittsboro
by Casey Mann, Senior Correspondent Under the direction of its new Town Manager Chris Kennedy, the town of Pittsboro is moving toward creating a more transparent and accessible municipal government. In July, Kennedy was chosen to fill the role of ...