Hurricane Bill has weakened slightly to a Category Three storm with sustained winds of 125mph. Waves will become elevated today along the coast from North Carolina to central Florida as swells produced by Bill begin to reach the East Coast. Bill is expected to turn to the north away from the East Coast within the next two days. http://www.weather.com/?from=globalnav
Your new driver’s license is in the mail? Beginning next week, DMV offices will stop making driver's licenses at each office. Instead, all licenses will be made at one location in Raleigh and mailed to you. Taking the written and driving tests and having your picture taken is the same. Then, you'll be handed a temporary paper document until the official license arrives by mail from Raleigh. DMV officials estimate the wait for the official license to be between five and 20 days. North Carolina is one of 14 states that have recently switched to a more secure license distribution system. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-dmv-license-changeover-090819,0,5800602.story
Brady Mullinax, best know as Kernersville’s ‘Bee Man’, died Tuesday night. He was 88. Brady devoted his life to promoting the merits of the honeybee. A memorial service for him will be held at 11 Saturday at Main Street United Methodist Church. After the service, visitation will be in the fellowship hall. http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/20/the-bee-man-brady-mullinax-dies/news/
Closing arguments wrapped up yesterday. The jury is now set to deliberate in the Kirk Turner murder trial. Court convenes at 9:30a.m. this morning.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-turner-murder-trial-090819,0,5360004.story
Afghans are streaming to the polls while braving the potential for violence today. This is the second national elections in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-08-19-voa53.cfm
Hundreds of U.S. Marines are among security forces deployed to protect voters and polling stations against possible attacks
Television pioneer and longtime CBS executive Don Hewitt, the creator of "60 Minutes," lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on Wednesday. Hewitt was 86. Hewitt created "60 Minutes" back in 1968. Hewitt also is credited with innovations such as cue cards and on-screen captions.
Hewitt commenting about the secret of "60 Minutes"…"Tell me a story."
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/19/hewitt.obit/index.html
Sold Out…Jet Blue’s All-You-Can-Jet Pass has been a big hit. But forget the Friday deadline. Jet Blue offered a limited number of passes to sell to make sure that everyone who purchased a pass would be able to take advantage of it during the September 8–October 8 travel period.
Customers who purchased the pass can choose from 57 cities and more than 600 daily flights.
http://www.jetblue.com/deals/all-you-can-jet/
SPORTS: Wyndham Championship: First round play begins this morning at the Sedgefield Country Club. Expect higher traffic volume along Guilford College Road and High Point Road. Public parking at GTCC.
FYI: Bring 5 cans of non-perishable food items to the tournament and be entered into a ‘raffle’ for a seven night vacation courtesy of Wyndham Hotels.
