Registration for the second annual Chatham High School Business Plan Contest is underway. The contest, organized by the Chatham Economic Development Corporation and sponsored by Siler City’s Brookwood Farms Barbecue, gives local students the chance t…
Monthly Archives: February 2013
Saving a little bit of history
by Chatham Journal: Opinion • • 0 Comments
I want to thank Maclyn Humphreys for an excellent response to the discussion about old farmhouses. Every time I pass one of those abandoned old houses, often with a double wide in front, my heart breaks.
How to measure a champion tree
by Chatham Journal: Opinion • • 0 Comments
Thanks, N.A. Booko, for your descriptions of trees that inspire you (Chatlist #4559). As you guessed, there is a standard method for measuring trees that are being nominated for champion tree status. You will find descriptions of the award categories a…
Honda re-enters Consumer Reports’ top picks list; Accord, CR-V and Odyssey deemed tops in their categories
by Chatham Journal: Living • • 0 Comments
Last year, not a single vehicle from Honda made it onto Consumer Reports’ annual Top Picks list. This year, three models from the automaker—the Accord, CR-V and Odyssey—have earned positions in the list, which has new winners in seven of its ten …
Consumer Reports 2013 annual car brand report cards: Lexus, Subaru & Mazda earn top honors
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With a current crop of luxury models that are quiet, comfortable, fuel efficient, and among the most reliable, Lexus has earned the best overall score in Consumer Reports’ 2013 annual Car Brand Report Cards. Lexus’ models are rarely sporty, but the…
Old wood houses fall apart. That is their nature.
by Chatham Journal: Opinion • • 0 Comments
Most of us who inherited old farms and farm houses do not have the financial ability to rescue them, nor do we care to turn family land over to developers who only want to make money with their ticky-tacky ugly sameness, or to wealthy outsiders who thi…
The Siler City downtown master plan failing on many points
by Chatham Journal: Opinion • • 0 Comments
I have often said that the only time people fill out surveys or give their public opinion is when they get mad about what is done. This time it worked as stated, only on ME. The downtown masterplan design was completed and I was disappointed. An input …
Carrboro defeats Northwood to win conference championship
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Carrboro held off host Northwood 63-55 for the Jaguars’ second straight Carolina 12 Tournament title. James Scott led the Jaguars with 15 points, while Marlin Johnson added 14 and Trai Sharp finished with 12. Aumad Walker scored a game-high 26 points…
Northwood’s Lady Chargers win their second straight conference championship
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Jasmine Atkins scored 18 points and Shontai Totten added 10 points as the Northwood girls defeated by Granville Central, 42-41. Northwood’s girls basketball (22-4) added the tournament championship title to their regular-season crown. This is the secon…
Chatham students successful in State Junior Beta competitions
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Schools from across the western side of Chatham County that have Junior Beta Club chapters recently participated in the Twenty-First Annual North Carolina Junior Beta Club Academic Convention and competitions held February 4-5 in Greensboro.Participati…