Thousands are expected to attend the funeral for the late Reverend Jerry Falwell today. The service will be held at 1pm at Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia. Franklin Graham will speak. Rev Falwell passed away last Tuesday. He was 73.
Preliminary research is showing that A-van-dee-a, a pill widely prescribed by doctors to treat type 2 diabetes, actually increases the users' risk for heart attack by 43%. The FDA has issued a safety alert on Monday for the drug, but stopped short of a stronger warning label, saying more analysis was needed. http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=604806
Dr. Lisa Cooke, the principal of Eastern Guilford High School, the school which was destroyed by fire in November, is resigning. Dr Cooke has been on a medical leave of absence since February. Dr. Travis Reeves, the principal of East Montgomery High School, will replace Dr Cooke.
MySpace.com has decided to provide data on registered sex offenders who use the popular social networking Web site. Attorney generals from eight states (including NC) demanded last week that the company provide data on how many registered sex offenders are using the site and where they live.
MySpace initially refused to divulge the information, citing federal privacy laws.
Democrats in Congress are drafting a funding bill that doesn't include a timeline for the pullout of U.S. troops in Iraq…and it wouldn't contain billions of dollars in spending on domestic programs. The measure would provide funds for military operations in Iraq through September.
Mt Airy Police decided yesterday not to charge seven seniors at Mount Airy High School in a prank that involved sneaking into the school last week to move chairs, throw toilet paper and write “seniors 2007” in peanut butter.
School officials would not say how the seniors will be punished.
Five of the students climbed into the school through an open window, officials said. They were caught after an alarm went off and police responded.
Two other students remained outside but were a part of the prank.
Another BBQ festival is coming to NC:
The first ever Tar Heel Barbecue Classic will be held on Oct. 6-7 in Raleigh.
Western and Eastern styles of barbecue will be featured.
Stephanie Saintsing, the organizer for the Lexington Barbecue Festival, said she loves the idea, but the debate over which style of barbecue is best ¬- Eastern or Western - will never end. “Obviously, Lexington favors Western-style BBQ.
The Lexington Barbecue Festival is scheduled for Oct. 27.
Shoo bee don’t bother me: Over the weekend…a swarm of honeybees temporarily disrupted a charity fundraising event 40 miles northwest of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
A swarm of about 3,000 honeybees emerged from the woods around the West Noble High School football field, where 700 people were participating in a 24 hour fundraising walk for the American Cancer Society.
A local beekeeper, Matt Green, used a smoke machine to calm the bees and coax them into a beehive he brought to the field. The event was delayed about 45 minutes.
Sports: Minor League Baseball action…
-Greensboro Grasshoppers (First Horizon Park)
“Bark in the Park” tonight at 7pm…check out gsoHoppers.com for details.
-Warthogs away this week. (at Myrtle Beach tonight)
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Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds. A scattered shower and
thunderstorm possible…High near 80
Tonight: Partly cloudy…Low 60
Wednesday: Mostly sunny…High 78.
Sneak Peak to your Memorial Day Weekend:
Sunny and warm…Highs in the 80’s
Check out our scrapbook from Sharthon 2007
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