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DOT holds local meetings for input on US 64 plan
[May 1, 2008] The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), in partnership with the towns of Cary, Apex, and Pittsboro; Wake and Chatham counties; and the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), will hold two Community Workshops on the above study between the hours of 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
 
Most popular Chatham Journal video clips of first quarter 2008Most popular Chatham Journal video clips of first quarter 2008
[Apr. 7, 2008] One of the stated goals of the Chatham Journal newspaper is to become the premier digital news content provider in Chatham County, NC. We started shooting short video clips in January 2007 and have amassed over 130 Chatham Journal video clips available for viewing at YouTube. By Gene Galin
 
Chatham County man pleads guilty to tax evasion
[Apr. 2, 2008] A Pittsboro man pleaded guilty in Wake County Superior Court to tax charges filed by the North Carolina Department of Revenue. Walter D. Martin, 38, of 79 Green Meadow Court, Pittsboro pleaded guilty on March 5, 2008 to one count of attempting to evade or defeat the North Carolina individual income tax.
 
Southwest Chatham water district offers 90% discount for early signup
[Apr. 1, 2008] Property owners with facilities located on roads that are in the first phase of Chatham County's Southwest Water District need to apply for county water service soon to take advantage of the 90% discount on the tap fee and to ensure that neighbors and businesses who need county water can get it.
 
Burning ban returns to Chatham and other countiesBurning ban returns to Chatham and other counties
[Mar. 28, 2008] With the return of dry weather, low humidity and sporadic high winds, several brush fires were reported in the Triangle area yesterday. Given the hazardous situation, the NC Division of Forest Resources has once again issued a burning ban for 100 counties, effective at noon today.
 
Variety of scams targeting seniors on the increaseVariety of scams targeting seniors on the increase
[Mar. 28, 2008] State and federal agencies have reported a variety of new fraud schemes across the state and nation aimed at getting money from seniors and other vulnerable citizens, said Angel Dennison, director of the Chatham County Council on Aging. At least one of these has showed up in Chatham County.
 
Central Carolina C.C. hires first Green Building coordinator
[Mar. 17, 2008] Think “green” and you have Laura Lauffer’s attention. Central Carolina Community College recently hired Lauffer as its first Green Building Program coordinator. She is located at the Chatham County Campus.
 
22 Seton Hill students volunteer for Habitat for Humanity in Pittsboro during spring break
[Mar. 14, 2008] Twenty-two students and three Seton Hill University staff members have volunteered to participate in the Seton Hill Campus Ministry's annual Habitat for Humanity Spring Break trip. From March 15 ­ March 21 the group will work with Habitat for Humanity to build homes in Pittsboro, North Carolina.
 
Chatham's $35,426 per capita income third highest in North Carolina
[Mar. 5, 2008] Chatham County, NC - Chatham County’s $38,426 per capita personal income is the third highest in North Carolina. See the entire county rankings for the state.
 
Outdoor burning ban lifted by Forest ServiceOutdoor burning ban lifted by Forest Service
[Mar. 3, 2008] Due to recent rainfall, the North Carolina Forest Service has lifted outdoor burning restrictions for Chatham County and all other counties in the state.
 
Speaker Hackney appoints child survivor of the Holocaust to NC Council on the Holocaust
[Feb. 29, 2008] Speaker Joe Hackney has appointed Ms. Renée Fink to the North Carolina Council on the Holocaust. Ms. Fink is a Dutch Hidden Child. She was hidden by a Catholic family in Holland from 1942 until the end of World War II. Ms. Fink is a retired medical staff coordinator. She resides in Fearrington Village in Chatham County.
 
Cotten selected to participate in leadership fellowship
[Feb. 26, 2008] Ms. Kim Cotten of Pittsboro was selected in February 2008 to participate in the E.A. Morris Fellowship for Emerging Leaders program.
 
Chatham Chatlist is a daily source of local news and information for over 2,500 online membersChatham Chatlist is a daily source of local news and information for over 2,500 online members
[Feb. 20, 2008] The Chatham Chatlist, a daily e-mail digest that now has 2,500 subscribers, began in 1997. It grew out of citizen interest in Gene Galin's first online efforts in 1993, when he set up one Web page and filled it with links to Web sites he thought would interest his fellow Chatham residents. "It's a snapshot of the history of the county over the last ten years," says Galin.
 
Perry Harrison holds geography bee
[Feb. 20, 2008] For the twentieth year, the National Geographic Society is sponsoring the National Geographic Bee for students in the fourth through eighth grades in thousands of schools across the United States. Perry Harrison School has participated each year since the school opened in 1997.
 
It's snowing in Pittsboro
[Feb. 13, 2008] The National Weather Service reported at 9:50 pm EST that snow showers will move through the central Piedmont through 1 a.m. Snow was spotted in Pittsboro and surrounding areas.

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