The pain inside

It started on the way to lunch one day in 6th grade. She called it the worst panic attack she’s ever had, and it was her first. “I will never forget it,” says Abigail Paige Holmes, 14, now a 9th-grader at Chatham Charter School.

December 13, 2018

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Winter Storm Diego leaves a wintry mess in Chatham

The winter precipitation that fell early Sunday morning was enough to cause some major headaches for motorists.

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Community Calendar for the week 12/13/2018

Calendar of events in Chatham County

Kitchen Kapers

Bourbon Steak

By the Saturday night after Thanksgiving everyone in Mary Alice’s family was tired of turkey and turkey leftovers and ready for a steak. We bought some thick New York strip steaks and she mixed …

Snickerdoodle Doughnut Hole Muffins

My daughter Mary Alice brought this for the column when she was home last week. Snickerdoodles have been one of Caroline’s favorite cookies since our neighbor on Whidbey Island introduced them …

Obituaries

JAMES LYNWOOD WILSON

James “Jim” Lynwood Wilson, age 77, of Liberty/Siler City, North Carolina passed away on December 7, 2018, at 12:00 noon at Duke Hospital with his family by his side.The family …

JIMMY WRENN STURDIVANT

Born and raised on his family’s farm in Chatham ham County, NC, Jimmy Wrenn Sturdivant loved his family and community. He was a master of repairing the unrepairable, sharing a …

MRS. TILLIE WALKER PAUL THORNBURG

Mrs. Tillie Walker Paul Thornburg, 95, passed away Wednesday morning, December 5, 2018 at her home in Siler City, NC.A Beaufort County native, “Miss Tillie” was born …

JOHN ROY COLTRANE

John Roy Coltrane, 96, of Siler City passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at UNC Hospice Home, Pittsboro and is now walking in the presence of the Lord.Mr. Coltrane was …

BARBARA ANN BURKE ANDREW

Barbara Ann Burke Andrew, 90, of Siler City died Friday, December 7, 2018 at UNC Hospice House in Pittsboro.She was born in Chatham County on September 1st, 1928; the daughter of the …

HOWARD BAXTER MANESS

Howard Baxter Maness, 90, of Robbins passed away on Friday, December 7, 2018 at Pinelake Health and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by his family.A Celebration of Life Service was …

THOMAS H . BARROWS

Thomas H. Barrows, age71, of Barnegat, NJ passedaway November 27, 2018.He was born in Harvey,IL to his late parents Buford and Wilma Barrows of Siler City. A graduate ofTulane …

WILLIAM D. BURNETT

Mr. William D. Burnett, 63, of Siler City, passed on Monday, (12-10-2018) at Chatham Hospital. Arrangements by: Knotts and Son Funeral Home - Siler City.

NATHANIEL BROOKS

Mr. Nathaniel Brooks, Jr., 91, of Siler City, passed on Thursday, (12-06-2018) at VA Hospital in Durham. Arrangements by: Knotts and Son Funeral Home - Siler City.

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Toes were tapping, fingers snapping with the music at Reno Sharpe Store

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