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Chatham proposes watershed change
[Feb. 3, 2005] Small-town Bynum is on its way to having 185 more homes -- 63 of which will dot the Haw River corridor, making environmentalists cringe. Despite protests from those environmentalists, the Chatham planning board has decided to alter the county's watershed protection ordinance, a move that allows 15 more of Bynum Ridge LLC's homes into the river corridor. Previous watershed restrictions in the corridor, which stretches a half mile from the river, would have allowed only 48 homes. By WEB RUN - Herald-Sun

Projects give tax base a boost
[Feb. 3, 2005] New, high-end subdivisions are significantly adding to the tax base in Chatham County, where the value of property has increased by one-third in four years, according to the county tax office. The county's real estate tax base is estimated at $5.7 billion -- 30.6 percent more than last year's $4.4 billion, according to preliminary revaluation figures. In 2005, the average value of a residential property is expected to be $167,048, compared with $127,109 in 2004. By WEB RUN - N&O

Chatham panel votes to tweak density rules
[Feb. 2, 2005] The Chatham County Watershed Review Committee voted Tuesday to recommend that commissioners change their watershed protection ordinance to allow for denser development along some waterways in certain conditions. That vote was one of three that culminated in the Planning Board's recommendation to approve the 605-acre, 185-home Williams Pond subdivision.
The gated subdivision would be located off Bynum Ridge Road, near the historic Bynum Mill neighborhood. It also abuts the Haw River on one side, which flows into Jordan Lake. By WEB RUN - N&O

Player who made miracle shot does it again
[Feb. 2, 2005] Greensboro - Siler City native Jordan Snipes has done it again. After an incredible throw that won the Guilford College Quakers the game against Randolph-Macon on Monday night, WFMY News 2 invited Snipes to try to repeat his feat. By WEB RUN - WFMY

From 87 feet, Snipes swishes his way to ESPN fame
[Feb. 2, 2005] Sophomore guard Jordan Snipes of Guilford College didn't want to go to sleep Monday night. He didn't want to wake up and find out his 87-foot cross-court shot was just a dream. With 0.6 seconds left in the game and his team trailing by one point, Snipes grabbed the rebound from a missed free throw and heaved it the length of the court, swishing the basket and winning the game for his team. The Siler City, N.C., native scored a career-high 34 points Monday night in his team's 91-89 overtime upset of conference rival Randolph-Macon. By WEB RUN - USA Today

Siler City's native's game-winning shot gets national attention
[Feb. 1, 2005] For Siler City native and Guilford College basketball player, Jordan Snipes, sleep was the only thing more improbable than the 87-foot, game-winning, buzzer-beating, ESPN-aired heave that on Monday night became The Shot Seen 'Round The World. It was Guilford's first win in the Yellow Jackets' home gym since 1992. And it was Snipes' most eventful moment in life since he suffered a collapsed lung in a Jordan-Matthews High School football game. The video was everywhere. By WEB RUN - News-Record
Also: Video of Snipes' game-winning shot

92-foot basket with less than a second left in OT stuns Jackets
[Feb. 1, 2005] Watch 10 games, 100 games, 1,000 games, you'll never see anything like this. Not quite like this. This was surreal. The ball comes off soft, under the basket and into the hands of Quakers guard Jordan Snipes, a former Jordan-Matthews high school quarterback. Snipes, already with 31 points, hurls the ball baseball-style, it kisses the rafters and drops cleanly through the hoop 92 feet away. By WEB RUN - Times Dispatch

School leasing weighed
[Jan. 29, 2005] Rent-to-own schools? That's the new concept at least one development company is shopping around to several bond-wary school districts around the state. The idea is for a private developer to build schools and then lease them to school districts for about 40 years. Then the buildings would be given to the districts for a nominal fee. By WEB RUN - N&O

Foundation serves college
[Jan. 29, 2005] Sanford - Diane Glover, executive director of the Central Carolina Community College Foundation, has a dream - a big dream: a $1 million unrestricted endowment that the foundation could use to help meet the needs of the students, faculty and the college. The foundation, in existence since 1988, gave out $236,462 in awards and scholarships in fiscal year 2003-04. The fund drive's goal this year is $120,000: $96,000 from Lee County, and $12,000 each from Harnett and Chatham counties. By WEB RUN - Sanford Herald

Chatham County hopes park will ease competition for athletic fields
[Jan. 29, 2005] The county hopes a 25-acre park with a multipurpose field in southwestern Chatham will ease the competition for athletic fields after it opens in late June. But with such strong demand for athletic fields, that's unlikely, said Tracy Burnett, director of the county's Parks and Recreation department. The county currently owns just one park, a mere 6 acres in Bynum -- just enough space for a baseball field and a wooden picnic table. By WEB RUN - Herald-Sun

Plenty of good seats available at Lee games
[Jan. 28, 2005] The atmosphere at Tuesday's Jordan-Matthews and Chatham Central games was incredible. There wasn't a parking place to be found and students lined the court in a makeshift row to accommodate the hundreds of fans gathered to see two sub-.500 1-A teams battle. On one side, a blue-clad group known as "Lowman's Lunatics" cheered at each Jets shot while "Bill's Ballaz" jeered across the gym, an apparent reference to both side's coaches - J-M's P.J. Lowman and the Bears' Bill Slaughter. By WEB RUN - Sanford Herald

Some new CCCC courses will start in fall term
[Jan. 28, 2005] Sanford - Central Carolina Community College continues to respond to the evolving educational needs of its three-county service area, according to John Slade, college vice president for instruction. One of the ways it does the job is by developing new educational courses and programs to serve the residents, businesses, industries and service sectors in Lee, Harnett and Chatham counties. By WEB RUN - Sanford Herald

More restaurants saying 'no' to smoking
[Jan. 28, 2005] Not in my restaurant. The words are becoming increasingly familiar in Chatham County eating establishments. A wave of area restaurants have made the transition to smoke-free environments, pleasing those who say they are bothered by second-hand smoke and frustrating some who think this move reduces the right to smoke. By WEB RUN - Herald-Sun

Voluntary Ag districts sought in Moore County
[Jan. 28, 2005] Moore County residents interested in retaining the county’s agricultural heritage have asked the Board of Commissioners to allow the establishment of voluntary agricultural districts. VADs have been in effect in neighboring Chatham County since 2001. Chatham is one of 39 North Carolina counties that have adopted this voluntary program. By WEB RUN - The Pilot