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🌱 How is Saxapahaw rebuilding after Tropical Storm Chantal’s major damage?
Be sure to catch Senior Joyful Gentle Movement with Kate Finlayson on the Saxapahaw Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How is Saxapahaw rebuilding after Tropical Storm Chantal’s major damage?
- Ever wondered what the “haw” in Saxapahaw really means?
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Find out what's happening in Saxapahawfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Saxapahawfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 50 and low of 25 degrees.
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 55, low: 30.
- Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 58 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Exonerated But Still Behind Bars (theassemblync.com) — Saxapahaw took major damage from Tropical Storm Chantal this summer, and a partner story explores how the mill village’s arts-focused community is coping and planning ahead. The broader newsletter also highlights statewide justice, school, and environmental issues, but Saxapahaw’s recovery from storm impacts is the most locally relevant thread for residents. 
• Carolina Curious: Why do so many North Carolina place names contain 'haw'? (wfdd.org) — Saxapahaw’s name shares roots with Hawfields, Altamahaw, and the Haw River, all drawing from the now-extinct Cheraw language once spoken by ancestors of the Catawba Nation. A linguist explains that “haw” referred to hilly, stepped terrain common in the Piedmont, showing how Indigenous languages still shape today’s North Carolina maps.
📸 Around Saxapahaw
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Senior Joyful Gentle Movement with Kate Finlayson
Covenant Place , 103 Culbreth Rd , Chapel Hill
10:00 am - Office of Research Technologies Office Hours
Medical Foundation of NC Inc , 123 W Franklin St #510 , Chapel Hill
10:00 am - Southeast Alamance High School vs Southern Alamance Patriots
Southeast Alamance High School , 3400 S NC 119 Hwy , Haw River
4:30 pm - GBB @ Southern Roxboro
Charles W Stanford Middle Hillsborough, NC 27278
5:00 pm - BBB vs Southern Roxboro
Charles W Stanford Middle Hillsborough, NC 27278
5:00 pm - District Science Fair Awards
Broadview Middle School , 2229 Broadview Dr , Burlington
5:30 pm - Free Hillsborough Elite Rockstar Connect Networking Event (December, NC)
The Rookery , 115 W Margaret Ln , Hillsborough
6:00 pm - Winter Band Concert
Orange High School , 500 Orange High School Rd , Hillsborough
6:30 pm - Tuesday Evening Meditation Classes
Carrboro, NC Calendar , Kosala Buddhist Center 711 W. Rosemary St. , Carrboro
7:00 pm - Excursions - NC Museum of Art & State Farmers Market Restaurant
Carrboro, NC Calendar , 301 W Main St , Carrboro
9:30 am - Hillsborough Parent Walking Group
Eno Riverwalk
9:30 am - WR vs Gravelly Hill
Charles W Stanford Middle Hillsborough, NC 27278
4:45 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Planet Fitness posted a job opening for Overnight Custodian Graham in Graham. Apply here.
- Alamance-Burlington School System posted a job opening for 6-8 Language Arts Teacher 2025-2026 in Graham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Saxapahaw here.
🗞 Nearby News
Graham
- Be prepared for light snow in Western North Carolina until Sunday morning (heraldsun.com)
Alamance
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