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Pharmacy planned for county uninsured By Cara Rotondaro A free pharmacy initiated by the Chatham County Health Department, tentatively scheduled to open later this year, would serve the community by providing free prescription medication for uninsured and underinsured county residents. The proposal, its timeframe, and other specifics were presented to the county Board of Health last week by Elizabeth Draper, a registered nurse who works in the preventative health care division of the Health Department, and Robert Dainton, the executive director of the pharmacy, as well as is the indigent care project coordinator at the health department. The Chatham CARES Community Pharmacy will be inside the new senior center at Siler Business Park in Siler City. An office in Pittsboro for intake and sign-ups has also been proposed after the Siler City pharmacy is up and running. The mission of the pharmacy, as currently drafted, states that it will be a non-profit, community-based organization committed to reducing health disparities by providing access to quality pharmacy services for low-income, uninsured county residents. Precisely who will be eligible for free pharmacy services hasn’t been determined.
Northwood science instructor honored as 'teacher of the year' By Randall Rigsbee Keri Randolph didn’t originally plan on becoming an educator, but now the Northwood High School science teacher says it’s “the best job in the world.” Last week, Randolph, who has taught at the high school in Pittsboro for five years, was named the 2005/06 Chatham County “Teacher of the Year.” Chatham County school superintendent Larry Mabe and director of secondary education David Bryant announced the county title winner on Wednesday, May 25. In an interview last week, Randolph said teaching wasn’t in her plans when she studied science in college. But she developed an interest in teaching as a graduate student in Michigan. The Tennessee native said she entered the teaching professional as a “lateral entry” instructor, obtaining a teaching license during her first year on the job at Northwood. And she hasn’t looked back. There are, she said, “so many reasons” she fell in love with teaching.
DOT sign prompts residents to ask- What's the name of the creek? By Cara Rotondaro When Juliet asks Romeo, “What’s in a name?” she is referring to the power of love to overcome all challenges. When Pittsboro residents asked the same question about a beloved creek, most were just curious. But some wanted to get to the bottom of the matter. Robeson Creek, or so it’s often called, is an important fixture in Chatham County. When the Department of Transportation (DOT) recently placed a sign reading “Robertson’s Creek” by a bridge on Sanford Road in Pittsboro, some residents started wondering if they’d been calling the creek by the wrong name. Not so, said Pittsboro town planner David Monroe, who looked into the matter soon after the new sign was erected. “What we’ve been calling it (Robeson) has no record in Chatham County deeds,” Monroe said. That doesn’t mean it’s the wrong name, though, he said. The fact of the matter is there is no wrong name because there is no truly definitive answer to this question. Pittsboro attorney Paul Messick took the matter into his own hands after the issue was brought up at a town board meeting last month.
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Jeff Davis photo Yeah, I’ve finished high school . . . Northwood graduate Edmond Taylor Adams raises his arms as he walks off stage after receiving his diploma Friday. Northwood graduated their class in Chapel Hill at Carmichael Auditorium . . . a first for a Chatham County high school. More than 800 attend dedication New memorial honors veterans in Goldston By Milburn Gibbs The Goldston Veterans’ Memorial dedication took place amidst elaborate ceremonies on Memorial Day with approximately 800 people – including more than 300 veterans – in attendance. The Goldston Veterans Memorial Committee raised $42,000 to erect the monument, which will continue to have names inscribed on it in the future. “Patriotism has always been in vogue in rural areas,” said Congressman Bob Etheridge (D-NC). “Most of our military recruits today come from rural America and inner cities.” Chatham County commissioner and former U.S. Navy Commander Mike Cross wore his dress whites to the ceremony. “The citizens of Goldston have done a wonderful thing,” Cross said. Veteran Thurman Burke of Bear Creek, who served during the tearing down of the Berlin Wall, brought his 5-year-old grandson. The Rev. Sampson Buie, Jr., gave the invocation, and Lt. Col. Larry McCarty, chaplain at Fort Bragg, was the guest speaker. J.S. Waters School teacher Henry Buckner sang a stirring rendition of “God Bless America.” Also singing were Sandra Paglia and Nathan Street, Chatham Central High School choral director, who sang “Let Freedom Ring.”
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