I am enjoying the lively and relatively civil debate on the Chatlist lately. It is wonderful to see people exercising their freedom of speech to put ideas through intellectual rigor and discard the bad ideas that can’t withstand challenges. I appreciate our fundamental rights and how Chatham County and theContinue Reading
Hello Everyone, I wanted to give a review on a company that came out to repair our roof. About 2 months ago we had a tree fall on our house, thankfully no one was hurt. We contacted our insurance company and then started looking for a roofing company that couldContinue Reading
Had an opportunity this past weekend to visit several small Chatham County businesses (while practicing safe social distancing) and shooting some quick videos These include 580 Craft Beer in downtown Pittsborohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJyxD6M8-W4 Ray’s Supermarket in Moncurehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21K9OZBwJ_cPart 2 at https://www.facebook.com/108139152565106/videos/2928401570548309/ 501 Pharmacyhttps://www.facebook.com/108139152565106/videos/2640602852881803/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa2E_NzIeigTake Back the Drugs Day Story athttp://chathamjournal.com/2020/04/26/501-pharmacy-holds-drug-take-back-day/ Some other Chathamcentric videosBird’s eyeContinue Reading
On Monday, in front of the historic Chatham County courthouse in Pittsboro, a group of young folks assembled to protest the death of George Floyd. Unlike the violence we’ve seen in cities like Charlotte, Raleigh, Greenville this was a peaceful demonstration. Folks driving by honked their horns in support. IContinue Reading
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
Hi Chatlist Community, At this point, maybe you’re feeling the effects of this whole quarantine thing. Maybe you’re hitting the wall with the people you’re in your walls with. Or maybe you’re feeling the loneliness or isolation. Or maybe you’re just feeling the stress of all that’s swirling on aroundContinue 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
What a county and what a great resource this chat list is. I wrote the other day asking if anyone had a stationary bike that I could borrow for a couple of months as I try to rehab after knee replacement. Five of you wrote back offering me one andContinue Reading
Dear fans and friends of Bynum Front Porch, Due to the stay at home order given by Governor Roy Cooper and the advice of physicians and epidemiologists, we have decided to postpone the Friday night music series shows scheduled for May. We are working with these talented musicians to rescheduleContinue Reading
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: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 20:43:23 -0400From: mary beth Atkinson Subject: Food Lion Just want to give a big shout-out to Food Lion in Pittsboro. I went in there the other day they were disinfecting shopping carts the cash registers people were busy in there I don’t feel they getContinue 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