Social Distancing in Chatham County

The University of Maryland has COVID-19 Impact Analysis Platform page at https://data.covid.umd.edu For the period between May 1 – 24The stats show the Chatham County Social index is 3321% of Chatham County residents are staying at homeTrips per person – 2.94% out-of-county trips – 40.5%Miles traveled per person – 34.6New COVID-19Continue Reading

PITTSBORO, NC – The continued spread of COVID-19 across the globe is a serious reminder of the importance of the work that the Veterans of Foreign Wars Joe Wagner Post 7313 does every day for our fellow veterans and the residents of Chatham County. Following the recommendations for organizations andContinue Reading

Hey folks. In the wake of the necessity of quarantine, I’m starting a community facebook journaling project and thought I would invite everyone. The project is designed to share journal submissions from everyday people during this time of quarantine. This group is not limited to Chatham, but as a residentContinue Reading

I live in Pittsboro, and I wish to reflect on the positive things which have happened in the last months:  (this is not to diminish the tragic things that have happened, but I choose to think about the pluses and not the minuses) Cheaper Gas than I have seen inContinue Reading

Doubt elderly drivers are the “speeders”

Tut, tut, Carole Henry – when, in your chat concerning “unsafe” drivers in a recent Chatlist, you talk about the above drivers.  I live off of 15-501 in northern Chatham and come across people driving so fast, one would think they are racing in the Indianapolis Speedway race.  Of allContinue Reading

Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2020 15:45:43 -0400From: “John Dykers M.D.”Subject: Re: info about virus not enough tests. CDC Actually limited testing to the very sick to  conserve supply. There were still a lot of tests done with a  surprisingly small proportion REPORTED as POS. The reports did not SAY theContinue Reading

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 10:06:10 -0400From: Diana Haywood Subject: Towers along Haw River The gauge for Bynum in on the other side of the river from Bynum and is a stationary “yard stick” on the side of the river there.   That was once read by using the towersContinue Reading

Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 10:33:07 -0400 From: Barb Alotis Subject: Fearrington residents are doing amazing things Gene:  Re your question as to who in Chatham County are offering help to those who have a need, I can tell you that Fearrington residents are doing amazing things – many offersContinue Reading

Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 14:45:08 -0400 From: Stephanie Gee <> Subject: Free Wi-Fi Drive-In Available to those who don’t have access in Silk Hope Community In an effort to help the school children who don’t have access to the internet at home to do their school work, a FreeContinue Reading

Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 12:20:47 +0000 From: Michael Barnes Subject: Hoarding Hi. I have a solemn request to make of all my Chatham County neighbors and anybody else who reads Chatlist. If you are hoarding, please stop. If you are not hoarding, please don’t start. When you hoard, youContinue Reading