Thursday, December 27, 2007
A fire Wednesday morning damaged the Golden Corral restaurant on Garden Road in Burlington. Burlington firefighters got the blaze under control within an hour. The fire is still under investigation.
State transportation officials plan to decide in the next two weeks how to proceed with building a new bridge to Sunset Beach. Opponents believe the high-rise plan is overkill, and instead want a smaller structure similar to the bridge that crosses the Intracoastal Waterway near Wilmington.
The roughly mile-long bridge would replace an existing bridge that is more than 50 years old. The new bridge is expected to be complete in 2010.
THE SAN FRANCISCO ZOO WILL REMAIN CLOSED TODAY AS POLICE AND ZOO OFFICIALS CONTINUE THEIR INVESTIGATION INTO TUESDAY’S DEADLY TIGER ATTACK. One young man was killed and two others were seriously injured. The zoo says it expects to re-open tomorrow (Friday).
A COURT IN CHAD HAS FOUND SIX FRENCH AID WORKERS GUILTY OF TRYING TO KIDNAP AFRICAN CHILDREN AND TAKE THEM TO EUROPE FOR ADOPTION. The aid workers had claimed they thought the children were orphans from Sudan. The French defendants were sentenced to eight years of hard labor. In all, the aid workers were accused of attempting to kidnap one-hundred-and-three African children.
CHRISTIANITY TODAY MAGAZINE HAS RELEASED ITS LIST OF THE TOP TEN RELIGION STORIES OF 2007. Some of the Top 10:
The deaths of Ruth Bell Graham, Jerry Falwell and D. James Kennedy.
The faith-related aspects of the 2008 presidential campaign.
The kidnapping of a group of South Korean missionaries by the Taliban in Afghanistan. And the Supreme Courts decision to uphold a federal ban against partial birth abortions.
The Northwest North Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross
is hoping that you will take time to ‘Give the Gift of Life’ over the Holidays.
The Winter Days of Giving with the Red Cross runs through January 6th.
Call 1-800-Give Life to schedule an appointment today. There is a link to area blood drives going on in our community on the News Blog at wbfj.fm.
Locate a ‘blood drive’ in your area
https://www.membersforlife.org/cbsr/schedule/index.php
Do you have an extra Bible or Bible reference books just lying around collecting dust? Christian Resources International has launched the ‘Operation Bare Your Bookshelf’ campaign. The ministry says that the need for Bibles is great. About 250 requests a month from pastors and volunteers in developing countries request resources.
The resources include Bibles, concordances, basic reference and study materials, and other Christian books. Christian Resources International says that while most Americans own several Bibles, the average third-world village does not own a single Bible. http://cribooks.homestead.com/index.html http://www.bareyourbookshelf.com/
SPORTS:
Local HS Basketball: Frank Spencer Holiday Classic thru Saturday.
Saturday: Wake n UCONN at the Meineke Bowl in Charlotte.
DOT will stop all road construction on major roadways through the Holidays…Starting this afternoon at 4pm through January 1st.
FYI: Work Zone speed limits are still in effect.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds…High 55
Tonight: Partly cloudy…Low 37
Friday: Fog early. Cloudy skies with an afternoon shower…
High near 50
Sneak Peak to the Weekend:
Saturday: Cloudy…High 60
Sunday: Showers…High 50
WBFJ…Chick-Fil-A ‘NUGGET’
WOW Hits 2008 plus the 2008 Chick-Fil-A calendar.
