Our special guest this morning…
J. Mark Fox…Pastor of Antioch Community Church in Elon (Burlington).http://www.antiochchurch.cc/ (336) 586-0997
Mark is the author of the Book ‘Family Integrated Church’ (Xulon Press)http://www.familyintegratedchurch.com/
Pastor Fox will be speaking this week at the…
The 23rd annual NCHE (Homeschool) conference this
Thursday, Friday and Saturday (May 24 25 26) in downtown Winston-Salem.
Details on-line… http://www.nche.com/
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In the News…Wednesday, May 23, 2007
National Weather Service forecasters said they expect 13 to 17 tropical storms,
with seven to 10 of them becoming hurricanes this year.
The Atlantic Hurricane Season runs June 1 through November 30.
The superintendent of Davie County Schools, Steve Lane, resigned yesterday, just two weeks after a school bond proposal that he supported…failed. Lane said he wasn’t forced to resign…but he thinks that a new superintendent could bring a fresh approach to tackling the problem of overcrowding at Davie High School.
An estimated 10,000 people attended the funeral service of Rev Jerry Falwell yesterday. One student didn’t make to the service…
A 19 year old Liberty University student was arrested yesterday for having 6 homemade bombs in his car. ABC News saying that the student was going to use the bombs to stop protesters from disrupting the funeral service of the Rev. Jerry Falwell. A relative of the arrested student alerted authorities to the potential bomb threat. (ABC News / USA Radio News)
The 2 ‘wayward whales’ stuck miles inside the Sacramento River apparently are swimming in circles. Crews in the more than two dozen boats blocking the humpbacks' path up the river tried herding the mother and her calf downstream by banging metal pipes beneath the water.
The challenge, officials said, was encouraging the pair to return to salt water quickly but without resorting to tactics that could upset the whales.
Did you vote? Jordin Sparks (17) OR Blake Lewis (25)
Tonight is the night…A new American Idol will be crowned.
If you were watching American Idol last night, Scott Krippayne was spotlighted along with Jeff Peabody as the winners of the show’s first open songwriting competition. Krippayne and Peabody’s song “This is My Now” was selected over 25,000 entries. www.americanidol.com/songwriter
The 23rd annual NCHE (Homeschool) conference will take place this
Thursday, Friday and Saturday (May 24 25 26) in downtown Winston-Salem.
There will be a FREE homeschooling workshop open to the public from 3 to 4pm on Thursday at the Benton Convention Center. http://www.nche.com/conference/snby.php?searchby=sn&var=1
Volunteers are still needed for the conference…Details on-line… http://www.nche.com/
Thou shall not gossip?
New Hampshire: Four town employees here say they were, raising questions about fairness, free speech and a staple of life in the American workplace.
The employees were fired in April after speaking to a lawyer the town hired as a fact-finder to rout out chatterboxes. The women now known as "The Hooksett Four" comprise about a quarter of the town's staff, including two entire departments. They are well-known in Hooksett, home to about 13,000 people.Each woman had received positive work reviews and is appealing to get back her job. (CNN)
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Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds…High 78
Tonight: Clear…Low 55 Thursday: Mostly sunny…High 78
Sneak Peak to your Memorial Day Weekend:
Sunny and warm…Highs in the mid-80’s
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