Chatham’s Food Insecurity Grows
Aired on June 22, 2025 • Hunger, Poverty, Social Safety Net Chatham County’s designation as one of the wealthiest in the state of North Carolina belies the fact that a significant number of the county’s residents live with food insecurity ...
Michael Smith: Chatham EDC
Aired on Dec. 29, 2024 • Economic Growth, VinFast, WolfSpeed, Jobs Host Randy Voller, welcomes Michael Smith, the president of the Chatham County Economic Corporation. He’s an experienced economic development professional with more than 20 years serving in local organizations ...
Meet This Artist: Leather Designer Julia Greenwood
by Rachel Flanagan, Chatham Arts Council Discovering and following your artistic passion isn’t always a linear path. Sometimes inspiration can strike out of the blue, at an unexpected time. For leather designer and owner of Milestone Bags Julia Greenwood, discovering ...
Siler City Elections to be Held in March
by Casey Mann, Senior Correspondent Siler City’s municipal elections have been postponed to March 2022 due to the delayed release of the 2020 Census data. Siler City’s districts—which are a mix of representational and at-large districts—are required by state law ...
Siler City creates Immigrant Community Advisory Committee, approves pay increase ...
The Siler City Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution to create an Immigrant Community Advisory Committee on June 21. The resolution is a recommended action from the Siler City Building Integrated Communities (BIC) Action Plan, which consists of recommendations ...
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 ...
Siler City redistricting undecided
by Casey Mann, Senior Correspondent The redrawing of the districts for Siler City’s Board of Commissioners is in a state of flux due to delays of the release of the 2020 Census data. With municipal elections scheduled for this fall, ...
Mayor Seat to Remain Vacant
by Casey Mann, Senior Correspondent The Siler City Board of Commissioners decided to leave the town’s mayoral seat vacant until next year. The board decided that rather than fill it with an appointee, it would leave it up to voters ...
Siler City Virtual Halloween Costume Contest
From Siler City Parks and Recreation Enter your “spook”tacular Halloween costume photo in the 2020 Siler City Virtual Costume Contest for your chance to win prizes! Organized by the Town of Siler City Parks and Recreation Department, the contest is ...
Norma Boone chosen to fill Siler City District 2 vacancy
by Casey Mann, Senior Correspondent The Siler City Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Sept. 29 to appoint resident Norma Boone to fill the vacant District 2 seat. The District 2 seat has been vacant since long-time Commissioner and Mayor ...