The Mill: 03/20/08

Attention market goers: Please note that the Carrboro Farmers’ Market is now open at 7 a.m. There’s plenty on hand (see “What’s at the Market,” page 10) and a lot of farmers who long to see you in the morning light.

A statewide hat tip to Carrboro resident James Evans, who helped make it a little harder for North Carolina’s voters to have their identity stolen.
A recent story in the Charlotte Observer says Evans noticed that the state board of elections website allowed him to lookup the birthdates of every voter on the rolls (close to 6 million folks). After he alerted state officials, they changed the site.

Last weekend, the Carrboro Century turned into an all-star salute to Beulah Hackney, who turns 90 on Monday. Three bands — bluegrass, country and The Nomads, which includes her son David — provided the entertainment. Mrs. Hackney said it was a splendid turnout with around 180 folks — a mix, she said of “a lot of Old Carrboro” and relatives from out of town. A resident of Carrboro since 1941, Mrs. Hackney spells out some of the changes she’s seen in next week’s Citizen.