Pittsboro Journal

I found a list of “sanctuary cities” in the US – those in which the chief of police or the city council forbids the police to ask about the immigration status of anyone who is detained for some other offense. The list includes Chatham County, as well as Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Durham, Raleigh and Winston-Salem.

During their July 19 board meeting the Chatham County Board of Commissioners discussed continuing the bookmobile service while also reviewing options for potentially modifying the service in the future. Below are the minutes from that meeting pertaining to the issue.

Chatham county students go back to school on Wednesday, August 25.

In preparation for a new school year that is set to begin on August 25, Chatham Chatham schools have scheduled open house dates and other school opening events. Below is a list of the events.

A Chapel Hill man was accused in an indictment Monday, July 26 for raping and taking sexual liberties with the daughter of a woman he was living with. Martin Delgado-Ramirez, 32, of 591 Dalton Drive, was living with Debra Glover, 47, and her 15-year-old daughter at the time of his March 5 arrest.

The Chatham County Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday, August 2, 2010 at the District Courtroom in Pittsboro, NC at 6 p.m.

Related:
Official Chatham County, NC

On Wednesday, July 21, the state released preliminary Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) results for the 2009-2010 school year. Results will be official after the August State Board of Education meeting. Bennett School, Bonlee School, Moncure School, Silk Hope School, and Virginia Cross Elementary School met requirements for AYP.

Pittsboro, NC - The Chatham County Board of Commissioners seeks residents to fill three at-large vacancies on its Affordable Housing Advisory Board. The board’s mission is to investigate, analyze, and prioritize housing needs in Chatham County. It is the official advisory to the Board of Commissioners on housing policies and programs.

The FFA teams from Chatham Central High School continued their tradition of success at the 2010 State FFA Convention held at the Raleigh Convention Center in June. Three teams under the direction of Julian Smith competed in floriculture, nursery-landscape, and tool. The floriculture and nursery-landscape teams both earned second place finishes behind Southern Alamance while the tool team finished in first place in the state.

Chatham County residents can expect to receive their 2010 county tax bills in early August, according to Chatham County Tax Administrator Tina Stone. The county’s current tax rate is 62.19 cents per $100 valuation. Stone said that it is important for taxpayers to carefully review their tax bills after receiving them. If they identify problems, contact the Tax Office as soon as possible by calling 919-542-8250 or 919-542-8260.

The Bonlee School staff is encouraging students to continue reading during the summer break by opening the school library media center and taking books to students at their homes. The media center is open on Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m.-noon and Wednesdays from 1:00-4:00 p.m.

Start a conversation about fixing hydraulic hose blowouts, replacing O-rings and welding broken rock-crusher teeth and you’ve got Jeronimo Prieto Medina’s attention. That’s the kind of hands-on work he loves. For 11 years, he used his skills to maintain and repair heavy equipment as an employee for several companies. In 2009, he started his own company, JP Mechanic and Welding, working out of his Siler City home.

JournoList was a private Google Groups forum for discussing politics and the news media with 400 journalists, academics and others, most with left of center political views. A Free Republic poster compiled this list of known members of the Journolist. The following 64 names are confirmed members of the now-defunct JournoList listserv.

The 2010 ACC Football Kickoff is set for Sunday and Monday, July 25 & 26 at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, N.C. ACC fans can experience the ACC Football Kickoff in a variety of ways. Coverage of the 2010 event will include video on theACC.com, Tweeter coverage with the #ACCfbk hashtag and fan questions for interview sessions. Below is a complete list of ways to experience the 2010 event.

The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Wednesday the names of the 24 football student-athletes who have been chosen by its 12 league schools to attend the 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Kickoff, July 25-26 at the Grandover Resort located in Greensboro.

At its meeting on July 19, the Chatham County Board of Commissioners voted to reinstate the Public Library’s bookmobile service, effective July 21, while the service is studied further. Elaine Haidt had emailed Chatham County commissioner Sally Kost, describing the negative consequences of the Board of Commissioners' decision to kill the bookmobile, and questioned why there was so little public information and discussion before the axe fell.

Wow. That is surprising and very disappointing news concerning the placement of spring break right before AP exams. Almost as surprising as the scheduling Northwood did which puts all but one of the AP exams in the spring. I understand the thought behind this, to teach the course closer to the testing time but it overloads students who are taking more than two AP classes (my daughter will now have to drop AP Stat). Also the class time in the spring is shortened because of the test schedule.

The Chatham County Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday, July 19, 2010 at the District Courtroom in Pittsboro, NC at 6 p.m.

Related:
Official Chatham County, NC

Chatham Transit Network (CTN) invites the public to speak out on local transportation needs through a survey that will help shape its five-year plan. The survey will be available through Friday, August 13.

Hidden treasure in Chatham County? Join us for a free introduction to geocaching using GPS units to find hidden caches. Geocaching is a fun way for young and old to combine enjoying the outdoors, using modern technology, and promoting good stewardship of the environment. Our trip will be held at the Jordan Lake Educational State Forest at 2832 Big Woods Road.