Last Day of School for Students in Guilford County
Survey says: CLOSE a portion of Business 40 through downtown
Winston-Salem for 2 years in order to make much needed repairs.
Construction along the 1.1 mile section of Business 40 between 4th street and church street is set to begin in 2015.
Students entering the sixth grade who haven’t had vaccines against Whooping Cough and tetanus within 5 years of August 1st will be required to get booster shots before they start school in the Fall.
The vaccination will be FREE since the booster is now required.
The Forsyth County Department of Public Health will hold a vaccination clinic on Thursday (June 12) from 8:30 to 4pm.
Residents in Iowa and Illinois are still dealing with all that rain…which has led to flooding. Flooding along the Mississippi River will continue to cause problems for the next two weeks. More rain is expected today over the Midwest.
VERIZON, SPRINT AND TIME WARNER CABLE HAVE AGREED TO BLOCK INTERNET BULLETIN BOARDS AND WEB SITES NATIONWIDE THAT Display and distribute CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. Many internet service providers have previously resisted similar efforts, saying they could not be responsible for content online.
Protests over high fuel prices erupted in Asia yesterday. Demonstrations over the high cost of fuel that began in Europe last month.
CRUDE OIL PRICES FELL ABOUT A DOLLAR IN TRADING YESTERDAY.
Oil fell to $133-dollars a barrel after a record high of $139 dollars last week.
Funeral service for Jane Schatzman, the wife of Forsyth County Sheriff Bill Schatzman, will be held at 11am this morning at First Presbyterian Church in downtown Winston-Salem. Jane passed away on Friday of a heart attack.
She was 62. Online condolences may be made at http://www.salemfh.com/.
http://www.legacy.com/WinstonSalem/DeathNotices.asp?Page=SearchResults&DateRange=Today&Product=0
Sports: Game 3 of the NBA Finals: Lakers win at home…87 – 81 over the Celtics. Boston leading the series 2 games to one.
Poll Question: 5 names have been chosen for the new downtown baseball park being built in Winston-Salem. The names include: The Aviators, The Dash, the Racers, the Wallbangers and the Rhinos. Let us know your favorite. Loook to the far right top of this Blog to vote...
More cool information at http://www.baseballdowntown.com/
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds. A slight chance of isolated
thunderstorms this afternoon…High 88 (40%)
