Stories for Jan. 5
Chatham fetes opening of new Justice Center, Facilty hailed as safe, modern and efficient Serving as the intersection of several segments of local government, the new Chatham County Justice Center officially opened its doors Friday. The public gathered with former and current community leaders at 2 p.m. Friday at for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the [...]
Stories for Jan. 3
Charitable groups see book in end-of-year contributions Several local nonprofits and charitable organizations saw slight increases in giving this past month as residents hurried to meet the deadline for a charitable tax deduction. Monday was the cutoff date to donate to a qualified, tax-exempt organization to receive a tax deduction, and several Lee County [...]
Stories for Dec. 31 – Jan. 2
Fire destroys Sanford home: None injured in morning blaze Flames completely engulfed and destroyed a home early Monday in the 2800 block of Montclair Circle, where firefighters battled a fully involved blaze for several hours. Firefighters responded to the residence shortly after 5 a.m., but they weren’t able to control the fire for nearly an hour [...]
Stories for Dec. 9
Sanford native is part of ‘An Unexpected Journey’ I had my first crush on a red head girl with freckles at Deep River who reciprocated with a kick in the pants. I got picked on in the halls of Greenwood and West and Lee Senior. I laughed, cried, loved, dreamed and lived in a great [...]
It’s Game Day
Election days are journalists milk and butter. Today is the North Carolina primary and my first election day as a journalist at a professional news organization. I’m not new to covering elections—I was an AP stringer and headed up the midterm election for The Pendulum. I pitched a student voters’ guide and handled the election [...]
Quick photo
There’s a ton that has happened in the past few weeks and I plan to catch up this blog as soon as things settle down. But until then enjoy this photo of a sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean during my spring break trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C. Share/Bookmark
The last spring break
I have less than 20 minutes until my friends arrive and we start our road trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C. for my last spring break. And the beach trip is a big one for me. While it may seem small in comparison with other trips some kids make, this trip will mark the first time I’ve gone [...]
It’s all fun and games until the lollypop stick won’t stay
Last night the quest to create delicious Oreo Pops began. I made some progress but didn’t finish them like I had hoped. I dumped the Oreos and cream cheese into a blender and did my best to get a nice fluffy mixture for the pops. At the end of it I had a broken blender [...]
Baking and Blogging?
I’ve been an absolute failure when it comes to my blog. I’m pretty good about updating my stories but the blog has fallen by the wayside. I am not sure if this is going to count as a comeback but I am going to start putting more effort into it. And what’s the best way [...]
30 minutes, $1,000 and the NHL
With the semester under way, my resolution of living in the moment is proving difficult. I’ve always been a planner and when it comes to my work, I’m extremely organized. So trying to let loose and make impulsive decisions seems to go against my nature. But in one instance I made a quick decision that [...]
New Year’s Resolution
Every New Year I make various resolutions to improve my health, enjoy life or better cherish my friends. But this year I’ve put it in writing. I am part of The Pendulum’s Resolution Project 2011. Five staff members wrote down their resolutions and will update their progress with a special Resolution Blog. I’ll be posting [...]
Soundtrack to an All-Nighter
Besides a comfy chair and cocaine coffee, the only thing that gets me through an all-nighter is music. My taste in music stretches from reggae to classic rock to metal to indie-folk. Usually a night has a theme but during finals it’s jumped around a bit. I owe that to 8tracks, Pandora and Hype Machine. [...]
