Back-to-School for students…
Union Grove Christian
Salem Baptist Christian
St John’s Lutheran School
Arts Based Elementary
Also, John Wesley College in High Point.
Now, officials calling Bill a major hurricane… Hurricane Bill is now a Category Four storm out in the Atlantic with sustained winds of 135mph. The storm's five-day forecast maps shows Bill missing Bermuda before beginning to loop away from the US East Coast. http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=33192
After more than two weeks of testimony, prosecutors and defense attorneys will begin closing arguments today in the case of Dr. Kirk Turner, who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife back in 2007. http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/19/turner-defense-rests-case/news/
Michael Hayes, the man who killed four people and wounded five others in a 1988 shooting spree on Old Salisbury Road, has been awarded a new hearing to determine if he should be released from a state mental hospital. A jury found Hayes not guilty by reason of insanity. Each year since 1992, he has been eligible for a recommitment hearing.
http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/18/181644/appeals-court-says-hayes-should-get-new-hearing-po/
Don Wildmon, founder and chairman of the American Family Association, was hospitalized over the weekend with spinal meningitis. Wildmon (71 years old) was listed in critical condition.
Get-well cards may be sent to Don Wildmon, PO Drawer 2440, Tupelo, MS 38803.
You may also e-mail a greeting to GetWellDon@afa.net.
http://www.citizenlink.org/content/A000010768.cfm
About 60,000 senior citizens have quit AARP since July 1 due to the group's support for a national health care overhaul. But spokesman Drew Nannis said it wasn't unusual for the powerful, 40 million-strong senior citizens' lobby to shed members in droves when it's advocating on a controversial issue. http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-08-17-aarp-health-overhaul_N.htm
A Disney stunt performer died after suffering an injury during a rehearsal Monday night. The performer was injured while performing a tumbling roll for the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular at Disney's Hollywood Studios. It was the third fatal incident at Disney World in less than two months. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/18/florida.disney.death/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
Robert Novak, one of Washington’s most influential political journalists and a fixture on CNN’s Crossfire and the Capitol Gang, died Tuesday after a battle with brain cancer. Novak was 78.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/26220.html#ixzz0OdJilcAb
Intense exercise can be addictive, according to a study of rats that found excessive running shares similarities with drug-taking behaviors. "As with food intake and other parts of life, moderation seems to be the key," lead author Robin Kanarek, of Tufts University. The study was published in the journal Behavioral Neuroscience. http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=630138
THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAS REPORTEDLY FILED DOCUMENTS TO REPEAL THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT. The Washington Times reports the Obama Justice Department's filings claim that federal laws banning same-sex marriages are discriminatory. Pro-family groups have responded with sharp criticism to the filing of the documents.
The Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, was passed by Congress and signed into law in 1996.
Officials are warning beachgoers along the North Carolina Coast about burying people in the sand after a 16-year-old nearly drowned when the tide came in over his head. Read more... http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090818/ARTICLES/908189976?Title=16-year-old-buried-in-sand-nearly-drowns-at-Bald-Head-Island
SPORTS:
Brett Farvre coming out of retirement…to play for the Minnesota Vikings
Wyndham Championship: ProAm today at the Sedgefield Country Club.
-Speaking of the Wyndham at Sedgefield: 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.
