PITTSBORO — Town commissioners on Monday decided to hold a special session Thursday, June 30, to discuss a response to a N.C. Dept. of Environmental Quality letter regarding Pittsboro qualifying …
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6/29/22
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The News + Record’s “La Voz de Chatham” project, which for two years has provided Spanish-language news content in both print and digital platforms, is officially on hold, Publisher Bill Horner …
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6/29/22
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The town’s board of commissioners on Monday granted a rezoning request for a nearly 100-acre subdivision proposed for Harold Andrews Road, a vote which came after a recessed public hearing on the issue a week ago.
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BY TAYLOR HEEDEN, News + Record Staff
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6/29/22
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PITTSBORO — Panelists at a “Corridors of Opportunity” gathering last Thursday emphasized balancing rapid potential growth with a need for adequate affordable housing, saying Chatham County …
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6/29/22
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The Chatham County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the county budget for fiscal year 2022-23 on June 21. The $164.9 million budget is based on a maintained tax rate of 66.5 cents per $100 valuation. The budget will allow the county to continue prioritizing support for education and focus on growth.
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6/29/22
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Back in mid-December, Massiah Smith struggled to figure out the plotting and functions assignments in her math homework. She decided the best way to solve her problem would be to send an email to her fellow classmate.
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6/29/22
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The business office of the News + Record will be closed on Monday, July 4, for the federal Independence Day holiday. Federal offices, banks, post offices and many other government offices, agencies …
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6/29/22
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Microchips are a common form of permanent identification for both dogs and cats. Collars and rabies tags help identify your pet. But they can fall off or become difficult to read over time. …
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6/29/22
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PITTSBORO — Sam Rauf, the former senior project manager for the Chatham EDC, was named the North Carolina Economic Development Association’s “Emerging Leader of the Year” at its annual …
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6/29/22
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Now that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention is recommending COVID-19 vaccines for children up to 5 years old, Chatham’s health experts are encouraging parents to seriously consider it as a “critical line of defense” against the virus.
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BY BILL HORNER III, Publisher
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6/29/22
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PITTSBORO — Carol Goettman has been fighting for reproductive rights since the 1970s. She was at the march in Washington in support of passing Roe v. Wade when it originally passed in 1973. …
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6/29/22
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PITTSBORO — Owls and hawks alike soared high in the skies above Starrlight Mead on Saturday when Claws Inc. — an organization dedicated to assisting wild and exotic animals — held a …
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BY TAYLOR HEEDEN, News + Record Staff
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6/29/22
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Shivers and Simon started beekeeping about a decade ago, and since then, they’ve worked to build up their business and spread awareness on the importance of bees to the environment and for pollinating flowering plants — a process which helps to create a lot of the fruits and vegetables seen on dining tables across the county.
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BY TAYLOR HEEDEN, News + Record Staff
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6/29/22
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Chatham County leaders and residents expressed frustration and anger at Friday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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BY BEN RAPPAPORT, News + Record Staff
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6/24/22
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PITTSBORO — Christian Poteat Jr., Tony Keck and Cassandra Sibrian, all Northwood students, passed away in a string of horrific accidents over the course of a week.
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BY BEN RAPPAPORT, News + Record Staff
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6/24/22
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PITTSBORO — Chatham County Public Utilities experienced a discharge of untreated wastewater on June 23, 2022. At 8:13 a.m., County staff discovered the discharge at a manhole located along NC 64 Highway, approximately 800 feet east of Renaissance Drive in Pittsboro.
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From Chatham County Government
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6/24/22
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PITTSBORO — The Chatham County Board of Commissioners officially approved the county budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year at their June meeting in Pittsboro Tuesday. The meeting also featured updates about broadband access and a new historical marker coming to Pittsboro.
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BY BEN RAPPAPORT, News + Record Staff
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6/23/22
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What happens to the body as a result of exposure to extreme heat?
People suffer heat-related illness when the body’s temperature control system is overloaded. The body normally cools itself by …
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6/22/22
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Editor’s note: This is the second part of a two-part exchange on U.S.-China relations. Journalism professor Buck Ryan in Kentucky and English lecturer Lei Jiao in Wuhan, China, pursue …
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6/22/22
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SILER CITY — The town’s board of commissioners postponed a vote Monday to rezone a 99.73-acre tract of land near Hwy. 421 and Harold Andrews Road that would be developed into a 214-unit housing …
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BY TAYLOR HEEDEN, News + Record Staff
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6/22/22
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