Thursday, September 20, 2007
An 11-year-old student at Wiley Middle School has been placed in custody after a loaded 25-caliber semi-automatic handgun fell from his waist-band and hit the floor…while in the principal’s office. School leaders received a tip from a concerned parent and confronted the student yesterday morning. http://www.wxii12.com/news/14153090/detail.html
Racial tensions running high in Jena. A massive demonstration expected to draw thousands at a rally in the small town of Jena, Louisiana. Hundreds of people including students from Winston-Salem State University, North Carolina A&T and Bennett College have traveled to Louisiana to show support for six black teenagers known as the Jena Six.
Pilots with Mission Aviation Fellowship are flying in doctors to help fight an Ebola Outbreak in the Republic of Congo. At least 150 people have lost their lives to the highly contagious infection.
Permission denied: During his visit to New York City next week, the President of Iran ( Mah-moud Ah-ma-di-ne-jad ) wanted to lay a wreath at the former World Trade Center site … but the request was denied because of ongoing construction at Ground Zero. The United States considers Iran a state sponsor of terrorism. http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/19/ahmadinejad.ground.zero/index.html
Lights out for residents in the City by the Bay ?
Organizers of "Lights Out San Francisco" are asking residents and businesses to turn off all unnecessary lights for an hour on Saturday night October 20.
The goal is to save 15% of the electricity consumed on an average Saturday night.
-The San Francisco Restaurant Association plans to promote the environmental ambiance next month as part of a campaign to conserve energy.
-Most of the lighting on the Golden Gate Bridge and Bay Bridge will be turned off, as well as at City Hall, other municipal buildings and at Alcatraz.
-The campaign will also be giving away more than 100,000 compact fluorescent light bulbs in the next month to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
http://www.wxii12.com/news/14155977/detail.html
There will be a benefit concert for the Pollard Family this Friday at the Clemmons Civic Center starting at 6:30pm. Jeremy Pollard (Youth Pastor at Union Grove Baptist Church) and his family were seriously injured in a car accident back in August. Details at wbfj.fm.
Less than a week away…The annual “See You at the Pole’ event happens nationwide on Wednesday, September 26th… Gather. Unite. Pray. Come Together…based on John 17:20-23
See You at the Pole (Wed Sept. 26th) Details at wbfj.fm http://www.syatp.com/home
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Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds…High near 80
Tonight: Partly cloudy… Low 64
Friday: Mostly cloudy…High 80
Looking Ahead to the Weekend:
Mostly sunny and warmer…High near 90
Autumn begins this Sunday
WBFJ…Chick-Fil-A ‘NUGGET’
Music from TobyMac ‘Portable Sounds’
and food from Chick-Fil-A of the Triad
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