By VICTORIA JOHNSON SILER CITY — The Chatham County Partnership for Children’s annual Day of the Books celebration distributed about 200 new and used bilingual books in English and Spanish to nearly 150 children last Saturday at Bray Park. “The Day of the Books 2021 went even better than we thought it would,” the Partnership’s […]
By Victoria Johnson & Hannah McClellan Child sex abuse is more common than many think — and it’s also a lot closer than many realize. Just weeks ago, the Siler City Police Department arrested Oscar Vera Jimenez, a Siler City pastor, for more than 100 charges related to the sexual abuse of two children. That’s […]
By INFORME DEL PERSONAL SILER CITY — El Chatham News & Record publicó su primera edición impresa de La Voz de Chatham en español la semana pasada, casi un año después de que comenzara el proyecto periodístico bilingüe. También es el primer periódico comunitario en español de Chatham. Después de publicar la nueva edición el […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON SILER CITY — Last year, COVID-19 restrictions turned the Chatham County Partnership for Children’s interactive, walk-through Day of the Books celebration into a no-contact drive-in. This year, the pandemic has once again forced organizers to get creative. “We partnered with the health department this year to try to plan an event that […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON Nearly four months into Chatham’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, just under a quarter of Chatham’s Hispanic population has been partially vaccinated — a rate over 10 percentage points below the county’s overall average. “We have made progress over the past four months, but there is still work to do,” Chatham’s Public Health Director, […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON SILER CITY — Inside Vidas de Esperanza Clinic last Saturday, Siler City resident María Blanca E. López López sat on the examination chair, waiting to receive her first Moderna shot. Her jacket was halfway off, and she had her left sleeve rolled up and ready. And right before the nurse administered the […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON SILER CITY — Vidas de Esperanza, a Siler City clinic, will hold a COVID-19 vaccination drive from 8:20 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday for anyone who wants a dose. And the best part? No appointment necessary. “The doctors don’t want to turn away anyone without getting vaccines,” Vidas volunteer and Assistant Director […]
By Victoria Johnson & Hannah McClellan Shortly before 10 a.m. last Thursday, Jordan-Matthews senior Jacquelinne Marroquin Tobar drove to Piedmont Health’s Siler City Community Health Center and parked. In the driver’s seat, she rolled up her sleeve to finally get vaccinated against COVID-19 after months of waiting her turn. “(The nurse) was like, ‘Are you […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON The Chatham Health Alliance has been connecting hundreds of Chatham residents to resources since the COVID-19 pandemic’s early stages. In mid-March, however, the Alliance took its outreach to a whole new level. On March 16, members brought their Community Resource Hub into a Spanish-speaking neighborhood for the first time — and it […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON SILER CITY — Justo al lado de la autopista U.S Hwy. 64 en Harold Hart Road, una fila de carros comenzó a rodear la iglesia católica de Santa Julia poco después de las 10 a.m. el 27 de marzo. Allí, unos metros detrás de la iglesia, cientos de residentes hispanos abrieron sus […]