Wake Forest hosting Clemson at BB+T Field tonight (7:30pm)
Game time forecast: Light drizzle…68 degrees`
BTW: Demon Deacon fans are encouraged to wear ‘black’ to the game.
According to AAA, gas prices across the country have fallen more than four cents in the past 24 hours. The national average for regular unleaded: $3.40. But...the average in North Carolina: $3.76 Expect higher prices and spotty gas shortages through the end of the year.
The East Coast including the Carolinas are still feeling the after effects of hurricanes ( Ike and Gustav) that damaged 55 oil wells and major refineries in the Gulf. BTW: The lowest gas prices…Oklahoma @ $2.98 Kansas @ $3.03 The Daily Fuel Gauge Report issued by AAA / CNNMoney.com
With cold and flu season right around the corner…Mom and Dad listen up: The FDA and major drug companies are saying NOT to give any over-the-counter cold medicines to children under the age of four. Expect warning labels soon. The reason: Too much potential for dosing errors that can harm children. Adult cough and cold medicines are not part of this update.
More information: http://www.otcsafety.org/
More than 10,000 children in China remained hospitalized after drinking milk contaminated with the industrial chemical melamine. Eight of the children are listed in serious condition. The scandal has so far been blamed for the deaths of four babies. Melamine contamination can lead to kidney stones and possibly life-threatening kidney failure.
Citigroup and Wells Fargo have agreed to extend their legal standstill in the fight for Wachovia until Friday morning. The financial companies had agreeing to a cease-fire at the urging of Federal Reserve officials. www.wxii12.com/news/17656408/detail.html
The National Debt Clock in New York City has literally run out of digits. As a short-term fix, the digital dollar sign on the billboard-style clock near Times Square in New York City has been switched to the "1" in $10 trillion. It's marking the federal government's current debt at about $10.2 trillion. BTW: The late Manhattan real estate developer Seymour Durst put the sign up in 1989 to call attention to what was then a $2.7 trillion dollar debt.
www.wcax.com/global/story.asp?s=9149255
ELECTION DAY is less than 4 weeks away…
To vote in the upcoming November 4th General Election, you need to be register by this Friday, October 10.
The third and final Presidential debate before the November elections will be next Wednesday, October 15th. (Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York)
WBFJ LIVE at the Gazebo. The Dixie Classic Fair runs through Sunday…
Underwritten by Brent Johnson and Associates with Nationwide Insurance
PLINKO provided by RAM Fabrication
The proceeds from PLINKO at the WBFJ Gazebo will benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of NWNC. Details about the Dixie Classic Fair online at http://www.wbfj.fm/
