Friday, January 04, 2008
The statewide ban on Open Burning has been lifted.
The ban was imposed in mid-October because of the worsening drought. Another statewide burn ban could be reinstated if conditions change.
Mike Huckabee and Barack Obama tops in Iowa. Republican Mitt Romney and Democrat John Edwards coming in second. Hillary Clinton coming in third behind Edwards. GOP candidates Fred Thompson and John McCain essentially tying for third. Democratic candidates Joe Biden and Chris Dodd have dropped out of the race for President after poor showings in Iowa. For everyone else…it’s on to New Hampshire.
More bad news for Brittney: CNN reporting that Pop star Britney Spears was taken to the hospital for a psychological evaluation after police were called to her home last night because of a heated custody battle.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/04/spears/index.html
Good News for thousands of residents in eastern Forsyth and western Guilford Counties after a transformer failed…knocking out power to parts of Kernersville, Oak Ridge and Colfax.
Mission Aviation Fellowship has suspended in and out of Kenya.
Christian Today-dot-com saying that MAF made the decision because of the deadly post-election violence that has spread across the east African nation since Sunday. http://www.christiantoday.com/
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/mission.aviation.fellowship.suspends.flights.in.kenya/15973.htm
Mark Hollingsworth with Compassion International saying that there have been NO reports of injuries or deaths of Compassion sponsored kids or families.
Skybus Airlines celebrating the New Year with ‘new’ discount airfares. Skybus tickets selling for $20.08. The airline plans to roll out additional service from PTI this weekend…with plans to eventually offer 13 daily flights from PTI to several cities, including the New York and Los Angeles. http://www.skybus.com/
The Winter Days of Giving with the American Red Cross runs through Sunday.
Call 1-800-Give Life to schedule an appointment today.
PetSmart stores in Georgia have been ordered to quarantine all birds sold at the stores because of confirmed cases of psit·ta·co·sis a bird disease that can be transferred to humans. The disease is most prevalent in parrots and parakeets.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny and warmer…High 45
Tonight: Clear and cold…Low 21
The Weekend: Sunny and mild…Highs in the 50’s
Sunny and High temperatures in the 60’s for the start of the work week!
