Governor Easley has ordered all state flags to be flown at half staff in honor of Senator Jesse Helms. Helms passed away on Friday. He was 86. A funeral service is set for Tuesday.
www.journalnow.com/content/2008/jul/07/viewing-scheduled-former-sen-jesse-helms/
Bertha becoming the first hurricane of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. Bertha reached category one status (75mph) as of 5am this morning.
www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/07/07/hurricane.bertha/index.html
The Lexington City Council will hold another post - annexation hearing on Tuesday. In April, the City Council annexed four areas of Davidson County into the Lexington city limits. The meeting is scheduled to start on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Smith Civic Center on Main St. in Lexington
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South Carolina drivers may soon be able to profess their Christian faith with a state-issued license plate featuring a Christian cross and the words "I Believe." South Carolina became the first state to offer the ‘I Believe’ car tags last month. A similar design had been considered by Florida's lawmakers, but it was rejected there because of concerns over separation of church and state. www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/07/sclicense.plates/index.html
The latest Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary is out. About 100 new words and expressions have been added. New this edition: "Dirty bomb" and "Norovirus" plus, the poker game
"Texas Hold 'em" is now in the dictionary.
www.wxii12.com/education/16806926/detail.html
We need your help in collecting NEW shoes for kids and teens…
WBFJ is ‘kicking off” Shoes For Orphan Souls’
in Greensboro, Winston-Salem and Kernersville TODAY.
Drop off a new pair of shoes and get a FREE CD from WBFJ.
Details: www.wbfj.org/concertpopup3.htm
Local Baseball Action: WS Warthogs rained out yesterday. http://www.warthogs.com/
Double Header against the Kinston Indians this evening starting at 6pm.
-US Olympic Swim Trials: Dara Torres (age 41) winning the 50 meter freestyle last night setting an American record. Torres will swim two individual events in Beijing.
-Nadal outlasting Federer at Wimbledon.
