Wednesday, April 04, 2007
A man was cut on the face with a knife during an argument Monday inside the Central Library on West Fifth Street in Winston-Salem.
Police say that two men who knew each other exchanged words, then a knife was pulled. Library staff members said that police told them the incident may have been gang-related.
http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173350563852&path=!localnews!regional!&s=1037645509151
A UNCG Freshman who was shot on March 24 is now facing charges of his own: UNC-Greensboro police charging 19 year old Stephen Cobb with felony possession of marijuana, among other charges. Brian Martin is accused in the shooting Cobb. Sidney Lowe II has also been charged in the UNCG campus shooting. http://www.wfmynews2.com/news/mostpopular/article.aspx?storyid=82422&provider=top
Eleven Davidson County students and two adults were injured in a school bus crash yesterday afternoon on Trinity Street in Thomasville. Authorities say that the school bus driver ran a red light. The bus was carrying 60 students from Liberty Drive Elementary and Thomasville Primary School. http://www.wxii12.com/news/11512565/detail.html
A biker that was struck by a van yesterday morning on Union Cross Road in Wallburg died at Baptist Medical Center. The victim's name has not been released. The investigation is continuing.
http://www.wxii12.com/news/11511635/detail.html
Two prime shopping centers in Greensboro are up for sale:
Friendly Center and The Shops at Friendly are some of the properties up for sale. Owners, the Starmount Company, wants to focus on developing commercial property instead of owning.
http://www.wfmynews2.com/news/local_state/article.aspx?storyid=82414
The State is now the proud owners of SECCA:
The Council of State voted yesterday to take over the financially troubled Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem.
Officially, the property transfer is considered a gift from the Hanes Memorial Fund to the state. And the Council approved the purchase of Chimney Rock Park for $24 million.
http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173350563082
Forecasters from Colorado State University are predicting 9 hurricanes in the Atlantic for 2007: Of the nine hurricanes forecasted, five will be major ones.
The Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1-November 30.
http://www.usaradio.com/news_details.php?catid=1&storyid=1157
-BarlowGirl has been picked as youth ambassadors for the National Day of Prayer which will be Thursday, May 3rd .
This year's theme, "America, Unite in Prayer," comes from the promise the Lord gave us in II Chronicles 7:14.
Sports:
- Tennessee taking the Women’s NCAA basketball final.
- Duke Ladies basketball coach Gail Gustencorse is heading to Texas
-Minor league baseball opens this week:
The WS Warthogs at home starting Thursday (April 5)
The Greensboro Grasshoppers on the road this week.
First home game next Monday April 9.
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Thursday: Mostly sunny and very windy…High near 60
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