Friday, October 19, 2007
Donald Fought (6th grade teacher at Southeast Middle in Kernersville) is being honored today. Mr. Fought has won the North Carolina’s ‘No Child Left Behind’ 2007 American Star of Teaching Award.
Doctors at Moses Cone Health System in Greensboro saying that they first noticed patients with 'community acquired MRSA' about five years ago.In the past six months, Moses Cone said its doctors have diagnosed 470 cases of MRSA. Most staph infections occur in people with weak immune systems, usually patients in hospitals and long-term care facilities.
MRSA info at Best Health: http://www.besthealth.com/Health+Encyclopedia/Disease/article?subcat=Disease&ac=M&lg=en&ptid=1&gcid=007261&cid=108871
Two more cases of the MRSA were confirmed yesterday at 2 area schools:
West Forsyth High School and Mineral Springs Elementary School in the WS –FC School system. Letters have been sent home to parents at those schools to help them understand the situation. MRSA is a specific strain of steph infection
-School officials in Yadkin County sealed off an entire classroom after learning a teacher at Starmount High School has MRSA. The teacher was diagnosed Monday. The classroom should be back open on Monday.
-Earlier this week, six football players from East Forsyth High School were diagnosed with the bacteria.
Severe Weather from Florida to New York:
A DAYCARE CENTER IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA THAT TOOK A DIRECT HIT FROM A TORNADO YESTERDAY WILL RE-OPEN ON MONDAY. No one was hurt. The daycare center is part of Greater Little Rock Baptist Church, which was also heavily damaged by the tornado.
GOOD NEWS: An eighteen year old, autistic young man who has been missing since Sunday has been found alive. Jacob Allen was found by a volunteer searcher yesterday afternoon. Other than being hungry and thirsty, officials say Jacob was in good shape.Jacob had gotten separated from his family during a hiking trip in a West Virginia national forest on Sunday.
Get a treat to help fight hunger:
Bring in two cans of food to a Waffle House location near you and get a free waffle between now and October 31st. The canned food items are being collected by local Waffle House restaurants on behalf of Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina. There is a severe shortage of emergency food supplies at area food banks. http://www.hungernwnc.org/ (336) 784-5770
Door-to-door surveys have started this week in 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? Details at the news blog…wbfj.fm http://www.business40nc.com/
“The War Wizard” A performance by Max Howard about the life of ‘Gus Rich’…a 19th century illusionist, storyteller and Civil War soldier from Salem, NC.
Two performances this weekend at Gray Auditorium at the Old Salem Visitors Center in Winston-Salem...Saturday evening at 7:30pm and Sunday at 3pm
Ticket information: 721-7350 / http://www.oldsalem.org/
Major League Play-offs:
-The Boston Red Sox over Cleveland Indian…7- to- 1. (Game 6 in Boston Saturday night) The Indians lead the ALCS, 3 games to 2. The World Series next Wednesday. The Colorado Rockies clinching the National League pennant and a first-ever trip to the World Series.
Friday Night Football:
Unbeaten Mt Airy vs West Wilkes
Glenn at Parkland
Mt Tabor vs North Forsyth
Reynolds vs Davie County
Greensboro vs East Forsyth
Ledford at Salisbury
West Forsyth vs North Davidson
College Football: (Saturday)
Wake Forest at Navy
NC State at East Carolina
ASU hosting Georgia Southern
NFL: Panthers (BYE week)
NASCAR: Racing at Martinsville
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Showers with scattered thunderstorms this afternoon.
Some of the storms could be severe…High 73
Tonight: Showers ending…Low 55
The Weekend: Lots of sunshine…Highs in the mid to upper 70s
