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No ice for the Carolinas...just rain. The power is out for tens of thousands…5 deaths associated with a strong winter storm that stretches from the southern Plains to New England. Winter storm and ice storm warnings have been issued for parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. www.weather.com/
The Senate has voted unanimously to postpone the upcoming transition from analog to digital television broadcast until June 12th. The measure now goes to the House. President Obama has requested the delay saying that too many Americans are not prepared for the February 17th switch. (http://www.news-record.com/)
Update: Tragic accident at one bus stop yesterday morning. A teenager was killed and the driver of an SUV has been charged with passing a stopped school. 16 year old Nicholas Adkins, a sophomore at McMichael High School in Stoneville was killed while crossing the street shortly after 7am yesterday morning.
www.news-record.com/content/2009/01/26/article/mcmichael_student_killed_at_school_bus_stop
A funeral service will be held this morning for former North Carolina Governor Bob Scott. The 79-year-old Scott died Friday after a period of declining health. The funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. at Hawfields Presbyterian Church near his family farm in Alamance County.
www.journalnow.com/content/2009/jan/27/bob-scotts-funeral-be-held-near-family-farm/
TENS-OF-THOUSANDS OF JOB CUTS WERE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY BOTH HERE IN THE U.S. AND ACROSS EUROPE. Among the U.S. firms announcing layoffs: Caterpillar, Sprint Nextel, Home Depot, and Texas Instruments. Locally, Lincoln Financial Group in Greensboro has announced another round of layoffs by the end of the week.
President Obama will visit Capitol Hill today in an attempt to win over Republican support for a massive economic stimulus package. The cost of that package is estimated at close to $825 billion dollars.
The Japanese company that owns Forest Oaks Country Club is considering selling the private golf club and has asked members if they are interested in becoming its new owners.
Forest Oaks was home to Greensboro's PGA Tour event, now known as the Wyndham Championship until tournament officials moved it across town to Sedgefield Country Club.
A Japanese company bought Forest Oaks in 1989 for around $11 million dollars.
www.news-record.com/content/2009/01/27/article/aposfor_sale_sign_going_up_at_forest_oaks
Octuplets!!!!! A California woman has given birth to eight babies…that’s one more than doctors were expecting. The hospital said the mother, who asked not to be identified, gave birth to six boys and two girls weighing between 1.8 pounds and 3.4 pounds. One of the doctors described the discovery of the eighth baby as a, quote, "shocker!" The delivery team had spent weeks practicing for the big day. www.wxii12.com/health/18571103/detail.html
Tonight at 7pm: “Rachel’s Cry”…an evening of prayer for healing…dealing with the loss of a baby whether it be through abortion or miscarriage or still birth. The service was postponed from last Tuesday til tonight due to bad weather. This confidential healing service starts at 7pm.
Call Jubilee Christian Ministries in Greensboro at (336) 272 - 9910
On the web: http://www.rachelscry.org/ http://www.jubileechristianministries.org/
SPORTS: The coach of a Texas high school basketball team that beat another team 100-0 was fired Sunday. Read More:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/highschool/01/25/coach.not.sorry.ap/index.html
