Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Dole Foods issuing a voluntary recall of bagged salad. All packages of (Dole Foods) Hearts Delight salad mix sold in the US and Canada with a "Use-By-Date" of September 19th, 2007. Recalled salad has a production code of "A24924A" or "A24924B." A sample taken from a store in Canada tested positive for E. coli.
You can get more information at the Dole Web site: http://www.dole.com/
Michael Hayes believes he no longer deserves to be in a mental institution. Hayes was convicted of ‘not guilty by reason of insanity’ after shooting four people and wounding five others on Old Salisbury Road in Northern Davidson County back in 1988. Hayes is currently serving his sentence at Dorothea Dix Mental Hospital in Raleigh, where he is allowed to leave unsupervised during the day. A commitment hearing began Monday in Forsyth County Court and will continue Tuesday. (FOX8)
The State Department is leading the investigation into a deadly gun battle involving a (North Carolina) based security firm working in Iraq. In response, the Iraqi government says it has canceled the license of the Blackwater-U.S. security firm. Officials with Blackwater said its employees acted in self-defense. (CNN)
Medical Park Hospital has filed for state approval to build a new 50-bed acute care hospital in Clemmons. The $96-million dollar facility will be located near I-40 and Harper Road. Hospital officials also said they plan to modernize Medical Park Hospital’s current campus on Hawthorne Road. (Journalnow.com)
One-third of men didn't bother to wash up after using the restroom compared with 12 percent of women, said the researchers who ‘observe’ people in public restrooms. The latest study was based on a survey of than 6,000 people in four big cities. Frequent hand washing is the single best thing people can do to avoid getting sick, from colds and the flu to germs lurking in food, doctors say. The findings revealed at a meeting of infectious disease scientists. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070918/D8RNJT4O1.html
Will it go to the Baseball Hall of Fame, be branded with an asterisk or blasted into space? The public will decide the fate of Barry Bonds' record-breaking home run ball. Fashion designer Marc Ecko paid over $752-thousand dollars for the record breaking baseball through an online auction. The ball (known as # 756) was hit by Bonds last month breaking Hank Aaron's all time homer run record. The public can vote for the fate of # 756 until Sept. 25. (CNN)
NFL / Monday Night Football: Washington over Philadelphia…20-12
High School Football games postponed from Friday
West Forsyth over Parkland 24-21
Glenn over RJ Reynolds 46 - 19
Winners include: Mt Airy, East Surry, Mt Tabor, Ledford and West Davidson.
Only 9 days left until students gather at their school’s flag pole.
The annual “See You at the Pole’ event happens Wednesday, September 26th…
Gather. Unite. Pray. Come Together… See You at the Pole (Wed 26th) John 17:20-23
Details at http://www.syatp.com/home
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny…High 77
Tonight: Mostly clear…Low 54
Wednesday: Mostly sunny…High 80
Looking Ahead: Dry and temps in the low 80’s through the weekend
Autumn begins this Sunday
