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Greenville High School football coach Jeremy Williams and his family are just a couple of days away from hearing : “Move that bus!” The family lives in Pine Mountain, Georgia. They were surprised on Sunday with news that Extreme Makeover Home Edition crews will build them a new home while they vacation at the Adaptive [...]

Why are there donut holes if the donuts have holes in them? Why not just keep it all one donut?
Why do we drive on a parkway but park in a driveway?
How is there an interstate in Hawaii?
How do you trip over a cordless phone?
If you have answers to any of these questions just reply to [...]

FLOOD FACTS:
Floods and flash floods happen in all 50 states.
Just an inch of water can cause costly damage to your property.
Your home has a 26% chance of being damaged by a flood during the course of a 30-year mortgage in a high-risk area, compared to a 9% chance of fire.
New land development can increase flood [...]

Floods are the most common and widespread of all natural disasters with the exception of fire. Many people do not realize that flooding kills more people than any other weather hazard. The majority of deaths occur when people are trapped in automobiles that stall while attempting to drive through flooded areas. Most communities in Georgia [...]

 
 
 
 
 
1. How much rapidly moving water can knock a person down?
A. 3 inches
B. 6 inches
C. 12 inches
The answer is B. It only takes 6 inches of fast-moving water to bring you down.
2. Tropical Storm Alberto in 1994 dropped how many inches of rain on Americus, Georgia in a span of 24 hours causing rivers to [...]

  If you are a New Orleans Saints fan, elation doesn’t quite sum up your feelings after last night’s game. We’ve got a couple of Who Dat’s here at Champion and their feet don’t seem to be touching the ground today. I’m happy for them, though I was cheering for the Colts to win. Regardless of [...]

Part II – Yesterday in ‘What’s In a Name’ we explored the most common customer last names that Champion has had the privilege to work for over the last decade, and SMITH took the prize. On the flip side, our customers communicate with a number of Champion employees throughout their project, and keeping all of [...]

Part I – One of the ‘little things’ that makes our industry and our jobs intriguing is that our customers are individual homeowners, so we have come across thousands of different first names, last names, and combinations of names. Of course, we all know some of the most common last names. Over the length of [...]

Sooners Chili
2 teaspoons oil
2 onions chopped
3 cloves garlic
1 lb lean ground beef
1 lb beef sirloin cubed
1 14 1/2 ounce can of diced tomatoes
1 can dark beer (not optional)
1 cup strong coffee
2- 6 ounce cans of tomato paste
1 can beef broth
1 tablespoon brown sugar
3 1/2 tablespoons of chili sauce
1 tablespoon of cumin
1 tablespoon of cocoa
1 teaspoon [...]