On Monday, March 18, 2019, at least 25 people showed up to protect Pittsboro’s Confederate statue. This was in response to an online rumor of people protesting the statue. It turns out that there was no protest, or the people who were going to protest changed their minds when they saw 20+ people gathered at …
No Protest at Pittsboro’s Confederate statue – March 2019 Read More »
You heard it here first… Demolition began this week on Salisbury Street in Pittsboro. Here are demolition crews tearing the building down on Friday, February 22, 2019: For years, this property has been used for parking for downtown shops and visitors of The City Tap or Postal Fish Company while the building itself was used …
Demolition and New Town Hall on Salisbury Street in Pittsboro Read More »
The intersection in front of Northwood High School has been a very dangerous place for many years. Thankfully, a developer will soon be adding a roundabout to Northwood High School Road up towards the school, along with additional roads and one arterial road connecting to 15/501 which will run parallel with 64. The new road …
Roundabout and New Entrance Near Northwood High School Road in Pittsboro NC Read More »
I found a video online of the “Green Weenies” and the Chatham Park protest. After searching the web I was unable to determine if the organizers call themselves the “Green Weenies” or if the person who uploaded the video to YouTube was mocking them. A flyer being passed around town in advance of the protest …
Fake News? Save The Trees Chatham Park Protest February 2019 Read More »
On January 2, 2019, Davenport’s Café Diem re-opened. They’re still working on the parking lot and getting Internet up and going but you can now stop in for a coffee. This may be the first coffee shop in Pittsboro to have an actual parking lot. I snapped a picture of Ducky today when he wasn’t …
Pittsboro, Siler City and the rest of Chatham County has lots of wildlife. Deer There are lots of deer in Chatham County. You can even hunt them if you can find land. Common hunting spots include the public game lands around Jordan Lake, however, these are totally filled with hunters and, unfortunately, not all of …
I was walking into Food Lion today and noticed that Skyfly’s Guns by Gals was closed and mostly empty. Apparently, the business will be totally shut down January 31, 2019. This wasn’t your average gun store. “Guns by Gals” primarily carried pistols for self defense and dolls. I was able to find this on their …
In November 2018 a new hot dog stand began showing up in the Piggly Wiggly parking lot in Pittsboro, NC. The owners of this stand are local to Chatham County. This is not Gun Dogs. Brock moved out of state. He also served up a variety of different types of hot dogs. Dell’s Dawgs goes …
The 2018 deer hunting season in Chatham County NC is as follows: Archery: Sept. 8 – Oct. 26, 2018 Blackpowder: Oct. 27 – Nov. 9, 2018 Gun: Nov. 10, 2018 – Jan. 1, 2019 Not to be confused with the neighboring counties such Harnett or Wake, Chatham County is located in the “Central Deer Zone”. …
The “Trail of Terror” is back and will take place this year at Pittsboro’s Northwood High School on October 30th, 2018 from 7PM – 10PM. Admission is $5 and the proceeds benefit Northwood Junior Student Council. If you’ve never done the Trail of Terror before you should check it out. It’s best to show up …
Northwood High School Trail of Terror Returns to Pittsboro for Halloween 2018 Read More »
