The HoneyBaked Ham location in Winston-Salem will donate 10% of its sales on TODAY (April 8) to the United Way of Forsyth County. HoneyBaked Ham is located near Hanes Mall, off Stratford Road near Funnigans. Address: 148 Stratford Common Court Phone: 765-2008 www.honeybaked.com/
The latest budget proposal for the Guilford County school system includes 153 job cuts and $21.8 million dollars in funding cuts. Of the 153 proposed job cuts, 63 will come at the central office. Superintendent Mo Green saying that the proposed budget could change if the state gives the county more funding.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-mo-green-budget-talk-090407,0,1539543.story
In Vermont, state lawmakers voted to override the governor's veto of a bill that legalizes same-gender marriages in the state. With Tuesday's vote, Vermont becomes the fourth state in the nation to allow same-gender marriage, following Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Iowa.
51 year old Victor Kiger, a member of the Lexington City Council died Monday night at Baptist Medical Center of a head injury he received late last week. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm tonight at Davidson Funeral Home (Lexington Chapel). A private graveside service will be held on Thursday.
www.the-dispatch.com/article/20090407/ARTICLES/904079994/0/NEWS
The death toll continues to rise. Aftershocks are still being felt two days after a deadly earthquake hit central Italy on Monday. Rescuers pulled a 20-year old woman from the rubble on Tuesday evening after being trapped for 42 hours. A collective funeral for the victims has been planned for Good Friday.
A gunman opened fire at a remote Korean Christian retreat center last night, leaving one person dead and at least three people injured. The camp is located 85 miles southeast of Los Angeles
Details remain sketchy…a language barrier is slowing investigators.
http://www.myfox8.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-retreat-shooting,0,7626804.story
Some sunbathers on Bird Island (in Brunswick County, NC) may have to get use to tan lines once again? The Star-News of Wilmington reports that officials are trying to put a halt to sunbathers from flaunting it all on Bird Island, NC. Read more: http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/apr/07/brunswick-county-officials-look-button-nude-sunbat/
Happy 115th Gertrude Baines! The world's oldest known person celebrated her 115th birthday on Monday. Miss Gertrude Baines lives at a nursing home in L.A (that’s California not Asheboro). She was born in Georgia in 1894. Baines has only two complaints:
She has arthritis in her knees. (Her visits from ARTHuR are not very fun)
And Baines doesn't like it when her bacon isn't cooked crispy enough.
A Cleaner World is offering FREE dry cleaning to anyone who is currently unemployed. The offer continues through August 31st. www.acleanerworld.com/
VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd. www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
SPORTS:
Women’s NCAA College Basketball Championship:
UConn remains undefeated…Lady Huskies routing Louisville…76 – 54
Local minor league baseball:
Greensboro Grasshoppers season home opener this Thursday.
Winston-Salem Dash…first home game on April 23.
