PITTSBORO — The town of Pittsboro has moved its offices formerly located at Chatham Mills and downtown Pittsboro into a new office space located at Main Street Station, 287 East St., Suite 221-A, in Pittsboro.
The town’s Planning, Engineering, Parks and Recreation, and Downtown departments, as well as the administration for the Public Works and Public Utilities departments, have worked on moving over the past week and are now operating out of the new facility.
The offices are open following the same 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. schedule that was followed at Chatham Mills.
SILER CITY — Volunteers are needed to assist with the restoration process of Loves Creek’s in Siler City, where participants and organizers will pick up trash from Loves Creek and the area along the Greenway from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25.
Volunteers are asked to gather and park in the Bray Park Parking Lot on 700 Alston Bridge Rd., Siler City. Adults and youth age 12 and up are welcome to participate. Youth ages 12 through 15 years must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
If the event gets rained out on the original date, the make up day will be on Saturday, March 4.
Gloves and trash bags will be provided. Participants are encouraged to wear shoes or boots that are water-safe. A signed liability waiver will be required for each participant and are available at the site or may be downloaded to sign and bring with you.
Contact us at lovescreekNC@gmail.com for questions or information.
Moms and Babies Realized Across Chatham (EMBRACe) is holding its first ever retreat from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 11, at the Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center.
This is a day dedicated to story sharing, reflection and community building led by skilled facilitator and life strategist Kim Pevia.
EMBRACe welcomes women, birthing people, birth workers and advocates dedicated to collectively working on maternal and infant health disparities in Chatham County. This collaborative grant-funded project hopes to bring a diverse group of community members together to share stories, connect and reimagine what is possible in the pursuit of equity for moms and babies in Chatham County.
Free on-site child care and meals are provided with registration.
Interested individuals can register at this link: https://checkout.eventcreate.com/1st-annual-embrace-retreat-190086-6b745b/select-buy
The Chatham Chamber of Commerce invites community members to attend the Feb. 22 ribbon cutting and grand opening event for Sherwin-Williams Pittsboro on 1697 Hillsboro St.
The ribbon cutting will occur at 11 a.m. followed by lunch and open house until 3 p.m. Lunch is provided by Allen & Sons. There will be raffle prizes and 40% off painting supplies during the event.
The N.C. Dept. of Revenue officially opened the 2023 individual income tax season and began downloading 2022 returns on Feb. 2. Taxpayers who file state returns electronically will now receive acknowledgments.
Even as the NCDOR begins accepting returns, it will be early March before it begins processing and validating return information and issuing refunds.
This delay is necessary as NCDOR completes updating and testing of the refund fraud validation system. Once it begins processing and validating the returns, NCDOR will post the “Where’s My Refund” application on the NCDOR.gov webpage that allows taxpayers to check the status of their tax refund.
Tax returns are typically due on April 15. However, by law, North Carolina considers income tax returns with a due date on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday as being timely filed if delivered in person or mailed or electronically submitted to the NCDOR on or before the next business day after the Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
In 2023, April 15 falls on a Saturday, and Emancipation Day, a legal holiday for income tax purposes, will be observed on Monday, April 17. Therefore, if a taxpayer files their 2022 calendar year income tax return on or before April 18, 2023, the NCDOR will consider the return timely filed.
Taxpayers are encouraged to file their taxes electronically; it is safer, more convenient and will move through our process faster than traditional paper filing. Free online filing (eFile) options for qualified taxpayers are available through the NCDOR.gov website using NCfreefile. Eligibility requirements for NCfreefile are available at: https://www.ncdor.gov/ncfreefile.
Note: taxpayers must start at the agency website, www.ncdor.gov, to file their taxes for free.
SANFORD — The Central Carolina Community College Foundation has received four grants from the North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots Arts Program supporting the college’s Academic and Cultural Enrichment Series (ACES) and Student Activities Programming.
The Harnett County Government awarded two grants for programs in Harnett County — a Grassroots Arts Program grant of $5,650 to fund a series of arts events celebrating Black history and Black artists and an ARPA Grassroots grant of $1,500 to fund a lecture and meet and greet with Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist José Galvez.
The Lee County Arts Council also awarded two grants for programs in Lee County — a Grassroots grant of $2,500 to fund a performance by Flamenco Carolina at International Culture Night and an ARPA Grassroots grant of $2,000 to fund student and community painting classes highlighting Asian and Pacific Islander heritage.
The North Carolina Arts Council is a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
“Central Carolina Community College has both the opportunity and responsibility to be an artistic and cultural agent in our service area. I am proud of the cross-department collaboration that secured multiple North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots Arts grants for 2023,” said Bianka Rhodes Stumpf, CCCC Academic & Cultural Enrichment Series Coordinator. “Through this generous funding, CCCC will be able to offer students and residents meaningful performances and programs free of charge. Our work to offer music, theatre, dance, and art experiences answers perfectly the N.C. Community College System’s charge to ‘improve the lives and well-being of N.C. citizens.’”
Katy Jones, CCCC Student Activities Coordinator, said the grants would allow students “to experience history, culture, and art in ways they may not have been able to outside the classroom before.”
The CCCC Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization affiliated with, but independent of, the college. It receives donations of money and equipment on behalf of CCCC and uses them to promote the educational mission of the college and assist students through scholarships and grants.
For information on giving to the CCCC Foundation, contact Dr. Emily C. Hare, executive director of the CCCC Foundation, 919-718-7230, or ehare@cccc.edu.