By VICTORIA JOHNSON You’re sitting at your table eating breakfast and checking the week’s forecast one chilly morning when you spot an ominous sign: on your phone’s weather app, just a few days out, lies a snowflake. The projected temperatures listed beside it — high and low — are in the low 20s and 30s, […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON En español Whether it’s power outages, freezing temperatures or icy roads, winter storms can put people in dangerous situations — and that’s why it’s always best to be prepared. Ahead of last week’s second snowy forecast, we asked Chatham County’s emergency management director, Steve Newton, about how people can best keep themselves […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON SILER CITY — El Comité Asesor de la Comunidad Inmigrante de Siler City creó cinco subcomités durante su reunión del martes pasado como parte de sus esfuerzos para ayudar al pueblo a servir mejor a sus residentes inmigrantes. Estos subcomités incluyen Negocios y Espíritu Emprendedor; Vivienda y Transporte Público; Seguridad Pública y […]
By HANNAH McCLELLAN PITTSBORO — En previsión de las inclemencias del tiempo invernal, las escuelas de Chatham se cerrarán para los estudiantes y el personal el viernes, las escuelas anunciaron el jueves. En el momento de la publicación de este informe, las Escuelas del Condado de Chatham, Chatham Charter, Woods Charter, Willow Oak Montessori y […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON Una organización educativa de Chapel Hill, LatinxEd, ha elegido a Kevin Manzanarez, de Siler City, como uno de los 20 líderes juveniles hispanos que formarán parte de su cuarta cohorte de liderazgo juvenil de “Los 20 Menores de 20 Años”. LatinxEd recibió 73 solicitudes de líderes juveniles hispanos de toda Carolina del […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON Siete residentes de Siler City forman parte del Comité Asesor de la Comunidad Inmigrante del pueblo. Hemos reunido algunos detalles acerca de quiénes son y qué hacen por la comunidad: Hannia Benitez, presidenta Nacida en Tecún Umán, Guatemala, Hannia Benitez se trasladó a Siler City con su madre y su hermana en […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON En español SILER CITY — The Siler City Immigrant Community Advisory Committee created five subcommittees during its meeting last Tuesday as a part of its efforts to help the town better serve its immigrant residents. Those subcommittees include Business and Entrepreneurship; Housing and Public Transportation; Public Safety and Law Enforcement; Parks & […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON En español Seven Siler City residents make up the town’s Immigrant Community Advisory Committee. Here’s a little bit more about who they are and what they do: Hannia Benitez, president Born in Tecun Uman, Guatemala, Hannia Benitez moved to Siler City with her mother and sister in 1998 when she was a […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON A Chapel Hill education nonprofit organization, LatinxEd, has chosen Siler City’s Kevin Manzanarez as one of 20 Hispanic youth leaders statewide to form part of its fourth “20 Under 20” youth leadership cohort. LatinxEd received 73 applications from Hispanic youth leaders across North Carolina, according to the organization’s announcement last Thursday. Just […]
By INFORME DEL PERSONAL El Ejército de los Estados Unidos llevará a cabo su ejercicio anual de entrenamiento de las Fuerzas Especiales de Robin Sage en 25 condados de Carolina del Norte, incluido el de Chatham. Otros condados de Carolina del Norte que participan en el ejercicio incluyen Alamance, Anson, Bladen, Brunswick, Cabarrus, Columbus, Cumberland, […]