Monday, October 15, 2007
If you see a person dressed in a blue and orange shirt with the Business 40 logo at your door asking questions…its there is a reason: Door-to-door surveys will start this week in 16 downtown neighborhoods in Winston-Salem. Information gathered from the surveys will help shape the department's plans for proposed improvements to a section of Business 40
( from 4th Street to Church Street along Business 40 ) in downtown Winston-Salem. The main question: Should the section of Business 40 be closed for repairs for 2 years or 6 years? http://www.business40nc.com/ http://www.digtriad.com/news/local_state/article.aspx?storyid=91018
One congregation rebounding after a fire destroyed their church’s sanctuary. A fire in the furnace at Tabernacle UMC in Tobaccoville caused over $200,000 dollars worth of damage.
(Fox8 / WXII)
Muddy but unhurt: A happy ending for three University of Texas students who became lost after going cave exploring on Saturday. The students ended up spending about 29 hours in a cave near Austin, Texas. Rescue workers guided them out of the cave late Sunday afternoon. Much of the cave requires explorers to move through on their hands and knees or on their stomachs.
A deadly accident over the weekend claimed the lives of 3 people that shut down a tunnel along Interstate Five (a major roadway through Los Angeles). Most of I-5 is back open this morning. Officials warn that it could be months before the major Los Angeles roadway is back to normal.
A twist to the Biblical principal …INSTEAD OF TAKING UP AN OFFERING YESTERDAY, A LARGE CHURCH IN CHARLOTTE GAVE MONEY BACK: Elevation Church, in Charlotte, gave back close to $40-thousand dollars to it’s congregation. Those attending services on Sunday were directed to take an envelope from the offering basket when it was passed and then use the money in the envelope to minister to someone in their life in the coming week. The envelopes held various denominations, including five, ten, and twenty dollar bills. One envelope in each of the 5 worship services contained one-thousand dollars.The church set up a Web site for people to tell how they used their money.Elevation was recently identified by Outreach Magazine as the third fastest growing church in the U.S. http://www.elevationchurch.org/
The group JUMP5 recently took a break from their ‘Hello-Goodbye’ Tour to visit Graceland in Memphis. The group was given a tour of the mansion and grounds. The tour was videotaped for an upcoming podcast at Elvis-dot-com. The Jump 5 members stopped by Elvis Radio for a live interview. Elvis Radio can be heard worldwide, 24 hours a day on Sirius Satellite Radio.
http://www.jump5.com/
NFL: Veteran quarterback Vinny Testaverde leading the Panthers over Arizona…25-10.
An overhead NBC TV camera mounted on wires collapsed onto the turf during a timeout early in Sunday night's game between the New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks, almost hitting two Seattle players and causing a 10-minute delay.
Game officials cleared both teams from the middle of the field while the network got the camera back up to normal height. Saints beat the Seahawks 28-17.
Monday Night Football: Giants vs Falcons
Major League Play-offs:
NL: Colorado Rockies over the Arizona Diamondbacks…4 – 1
The Rockies are one win away from a trip to the World Series.
AL: Series tied up with the Red Sox and Indians. They play tonight…
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Lots of sunshine…High 78
Tonight: Clear…Low 54
Tuesday: Mostly sunny…High near 80
