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Chatham County Roundup

Chatham County Roundup: Commissioner Karen Howard

Chair of the Chatham County Commissioners Karen Howard spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, June 21st. She discussed the mural dedication at George Moses Horton Middle School on Saturday, as well as Pittsboro’s Juneteenth Celebration. She also talked about details in the recently passed Chatham County budget, and talked about what is next for the county commissioners.

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Chatham County Roundup: Chatham County Line Owner Randy Voller

Chatham County Line Editor and former Pittsboro Mayor Randy Voller spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, June 14th. He discussed recent local trends in real estate, the upcoming fall elections in Pittsboro, the proposed utilities merger with Sanford, and more.

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Chatham County Roundup: Pittsboro Town Commissioner Kyle Shipp

PittsboroTown Councilmember Kyle Shipp spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, June 13th. They discussed the town’s proposed utilities merger with the town of Sanford to the south. They also discussed the latest on the town’s budget.

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Chatham County Roundup: Brent Levy and Tami Schwerin from PBO Pride

Brent Levy and Tami Schwerin, two of the organizers of the first PBO Pride event in Pittsboro, spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, June 7th.  They discussed the motivation for organizing a pride event, as well as what folks who go to the event can expect. The first annual PBO Pride celebration will be at The Plant in Pittsboro on Sunday, June 11.

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Chatham County Roundup: Commissioner Karen Howard

Chair of the Chatham County Commissioner Karen Howard spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, June 6th. She discussed the county budget, which will include a tax increase in order to make compensation for county staff more competitive. She also discussed the upcoming graduation ceremonies at Chatham County Schools, which includes her own son’s graduation at Northwood High School.  She concluded with a discussion of the Juneteenth festivities around Chatham County, including a new mural in downtown Pittsboro.

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Chatham County Roundup: CORA’s Rebecca Hankins

Development and Communications Director for CORA Rebecca Hankins spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, May 24th.  She discussed the summer SNACK program that provides groceries to families in need over the summer months. She also discussed the upcoming reopening of their on-site shopping facility.

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Chatham County Roundup: New Chatham News+Record Editor Matt Mercer

New editor of the Chatham News + Record Newspaper Matt Mercer spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, May 17th. He discussed what comes next for for the Chatham News + Record, what he sees as the biggest issues facing Chatham County, and what the North State Journal’s long-term pans for the Chatham News + Record are. He also talked about some upcoming stories being covered in the next edition of the paper.

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Chatham County Roundup: Commissioner Karen Howard

Chair of the Chatham County Commissioners Karen Howard spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, May 16th. She discussed upcoming budget work sessions, some key elements of the budget, and a new proposed position to coordinate trails along the Haw River.  She also discussed the importance of the community engaging with the budget process.

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Chatham County Roundup: Pittsboro Mayor Cindy Perry

Pittsboro Mayor Cindy Perry spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, May 9th. She discussed the town’s development of a climate action plan.  The town has asked the Triangle J Group incorporate a climate action plan in the town’s developing strategic plan.  She also discussed the possibility of having a social district in downtown Pittsboro, and more.

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