Take your umbrella with you today…
Pull the grill under the carport later today…
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast
Memorial Day: Showers this morning…scattered thunderstorms
possible this afternoon…High 78
The White House Commission on Remembrance is urging Americans to stop whatever they are doing at around 3 p.m. local time today to reflect ‘a minute’ on Memorial Day and honor those who have died in the cause of freedom.
From their website: "The time 3 pm was chosen because it is the time when most Americans are enjoying their freedoms on the national holiday."
“Also, the 3pm ‘Moment’ does not replace traditional Memorial Day events; rather it is an act of national unity in which all Americans, alone or with family and friends, honor those who died for our freedom." http://www.remember.gov/
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/25/memorial.day.minute/index.html
Memorial Day services and events happening today in Thomasville and in Winston-Salem. Details on the News Blog at wbfj.fm.
Remembering a fallen soldier from Mt Airy that was serving in Iraq:
28 year old Lt. Leevi Barnard, of Mount Airy, was a member of the Army National Guard. Barnard was one of three soldiers from the 30th Heavy Brigade Combat that were fatally wounded last Thursday in Baghdad. He was a 1998 graduate of Patrick County High School and is survived by his parents, step-parents, three sisters and two brothers.
http://www.wxii12.com/news/19555410/detail.html
North Korea has successfully carried out an underground nuclear test along with the test-firing of 3 short-range missiles earlier today. President Obama issued a statement describing the reported tests as a "matter of grave concern." The UN Security Council will meet later today. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,521637,00.html
There are now 13 confirmed cases of the H1-N1 or Swine Flu cases in our state. The most recent case was in Orange County and was confirmed on Friday.
Have your allergies been giving you a fit this Spring? Experts saying that tree-pollen counts are much higher than normal. Blame it on the extra amounts of rain. Story from the Winston-Salem Journal.
"Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” tops at the Box Office this extended Memorial Day Weekend…knocking off Terminator: Salvation. http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/earlyshow/leisure/boxoffice/main500184.shtml
TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK'S BIBLICAL THEME PARK IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA IS GEARING UP FOR VISITORS.
Move over Disney World, Universal Studios and Sea World…
Holy Land Experience features realistic re-creations of ancient Israel and dramatizations of favorite Biblical accounts. This summer, the park is adding new live programs including the patriotic concert Let Freedom Ring and the Behold the Lamb Passion drama. http://www.holylandexperience.com/
SPORTS:
NASCAR: Green flag racing starting at noon today (weather permitting) for the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowes Motor Speedway in Concord.
