Hello Chatham chatlisters! Are you looking for a meaningful volunteer experience? We got you covered! Chatham Literacy is seeking volunteers to serve as instructors (to adults 18+ years old) for: reading, writing and math; English for Speakers of Other Languages; Citizenship Preparation; Financial Literacy basics; and Spanish Literacy (would needContinue Reading
We welcome students from ALL schools to attend this course. Visit the Woods Fall Wonders website at woodsfwswonders.com/ for more information and to register. Students must be 14-1/2 by December 20th to attend. The six hours of in-car instruction will be scheduled following the class. Contact akaiyala@woodscharter.org for more information.Continue Reading
Have a passion for cooking? Enroll in our culinary program at CCCC Chatham Main Campus in Pittsboro. This program is focused on holistic education, fundamentals of nutrition and culinary techniques taught using fresh produce from the CCCC Student operated farm. This Fall program offerings include but are not limited toContinue Reading
I want to thank Sharon for posting a conversation starter in Thursday’s chat list. In case you didn’t see it, Sharon wanted to know why the newly unveiled mural at Horton Middle School only depicted one race. Sharon grew up in Chatham County and knew that HMS became an integratedContinue Reading
On Saturday June 17th I had the extreme pleasure of being present at the public unveiling of a superb mural on an outside wall of the George Moses Horton Middle School, here in Pittsboro. It depicts important people, buildings and events in the Black community of Chatham county, over theContinue Reading
SAVE THE DATE Famed Southern Writer Lee Smith To Headline Chatham Literacy Spring Event Southern author Lee Smith will headline Chatham Literacy’s spring author luncheon at Governor’s Club on Wednesday, May 17th from 11:00am to 2:00pm. Smith will discuss her newly released novel “Silver Alert”. Registration starts March 1st (TicketsContinue Reading
PITTSBORO, NC— In recognition of Black History Month, Chatham Community Library in Pittsboro has created a lobby display that includes soil collected from each of the six known lynching sites in Chatham County. The display was curated in partnership with the Community Remembrance Coalition – Chatham (CRC-C), who provided theContinue Reading
The Preschool of the Warm Heart now has classes for children ages 1-4! All classes meet Monday-Thursday, 8:45am-12:40pm, with 3 & 4 year olds having the option of meeting Fridays as well. Don’t miss enrollment for the 2023-2024 year! It is a FANTASTIC program! Visit www.preshoolofthewarmheart.com to learn more, scheduleContinue Reading
Approximately 67 years before the end of the American Civil War, George Moses Horton was born. He grew up a slave to the Horton family in North Carolina. While working on the tobacco plantation, his mind freely traversed the world of verse and rhyme. Using old hymnals, he taught himselfContinue Reading
“For such a time as this” – education that makes a life-changing impact. Wednesday evening from 6 – 7 pm, come join Haw River Christian Academy and learn more about this growing movement to educate students with a Christ-centered foundation and excellent classical academics while encouraging them to discover theirContinue Reading
It’s been three years since my last post on the chatlist. Seeing how bad things have gotten under the current school board with three members running for reelection, I found this video interesting. John Amanchukwu speaks about Critical Race Theory at Chatham County School board meetinghttps://youtu.be/CM4gzuMNO7E This is something weContinue Reading
Take our survey (poll closes at 9 pm on October 6): Place your guess at https://www.polltab.com/4eUGsAIORPp The following have applied for the District 1 seat: ? Stanley Beeks, who most recently retired as deputy general director from a company that provides products and services in the fields of cryptography, eTravel documents,Continue Reading
Pottery classes at CCCC start up September 7. There is a Tuesday night class and a Thursday night class as well as two classes during the day on Wednesday. All levels of skill are welcome from beginner to experienced. The classes are held at the Siler City campus. The classesContinue Reading
My first response in check… The gun show at the Ag Ctr today was filled with many male, female, black, white, brown, old, middle aged and young citizens of Chatham and likely surrounding counties, myself among them. Um, it’s OUR Ag Ctr too? BTW, if a bad guy with aContinue Reading
Joanna posted about one student in need, but I bet there are others as well. Maybe part of the back to school events planned in the county could include these students with postings of Amazon wishlists that they or friends could provide with links and the gifts would be deliveredContinue Reading