WBFJ celebrating LIFE all this week…during Sanctity of Human Life Week.
Pregnancy Resource Centers in the spotlight today:
Davie Pregnancy Care Center (Mocksville)
Pregnancy Support Center (Salisbury / Rowan County)
For more information about these Pregnancy Resource Centers go to wbfj.fm.
Wind Advisory and a Winter Weather Advisory for Watauga, Ashe and Grayson Counties…in effect from 6 pm this evening to 6 am Friday Morning.
-Increased winds for the northern mountains with gusts to 50 mph, by mid evening.
-The strong winds will continue through the overnight hours. -Winds this strong may down tree limbs and power lines, and will make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?CityName=Winston-Salem&state=NC&site=RAH
Robbie Loomis, executive vice president of racing operations at Petty Enterprises, is considered moving its race operations from Level Cross to the Salisbury/Charlotte. The main reason for the difficult decision: to be closer to the hub of NASCAR…thus hopefully being more competitive. The move could happen in the next 12-18 months. Reports saying that Victory Junction Gang Camp will remain in Level Cross. http://www.wfmynews2.com/news/local_state/article.aspx?storyid=78692
GM is recalling more than 98,000 Chevrolet Cobalt coupes to upgrade head impact protection. 2005-2006 models were not equipped with optional roof-mounted side impact air bags. If you wear your seat belt you should be OK. Recall info on our News Blog…wbfj.fm.
Owners can contact Chevrolet at (800) 630-2438. www.gm.com
The driver of a car that hit a school bus is listed in critical condition after being airlifted to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
The accident happened near Rock Creek and Little Mountain Church roads in Wilkesboro. The bus was overturned….but none of the six children -- between the ages of 3 and 4 – was injured. http://www.wxii12.com/news/10832728/detail.html
A potential shortage of coins in the United States could mean all those pennies in your piggy bank could be worth five times their current value soon…so says an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Sharply rising prices of metals such as copper and nickel have meant the face value of pennies and nickels are worth less than the material that they are made of…increasing the risk that speculators could melt the coins and sell them for a profit.
Last month, the U.S. Mint issued regulations limiting melting and exporting of the coins.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyid=2007-01-22T213905Z_01_N22478825_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-PENNIES-SHORTAGE.xml&src=rss&rpc=22
Emma Faust Tillman, born in 1892 to former slaves in North Carolina and who marked her 114th birthday last fall, has become the world's oldest known person. Tillman, who now lives in Connecticut, earned the distinction yesterday.
-Tillman is one of 23 children who moved with her family from Sedalia, which is near Greensboro, to Connecticut in 1895.
-Longevity runs in the family. One of Tillman's brothers lived to be 108, while one sister lived to 105, and two others lived to 102. http://www.wxii12.com/news/10838417/detail.html
Sports:
-ACC Basketball: UNC and Virginia winning easily last night.
Duke and Clemson tonight
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Wind Advisory and a Winter Weather Advisory for Watauga, Ashe and Grayson Counties from 6 pm this evening to 6 am Friday Morning
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Partly sunny and breezy…High 43
Tonight: Clear and cold. Breezy…Low 20
Wind Chill will make it ‘feel’ even colder tonight
Friday: Mostly sunny and breezy…High 38
The Weekend: Mostly sunny…Highs in the low 50’s.
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All this week on the WBFJ Morning Show…
WBFJ…Chick-Fil-A ‘NUGGET’
Music: Chris Tomlin “See The Morning”
and Breakfast goodies from Chick-Fil-A of the Triad
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