3 days away from the start of the Dixie Classic Fair…
You have until ‘close of business’ on Thursday (October 1st) to purchase advance tickets and discount ride booklets to the Dixie Classic Fair. You can get the discount tickets online and at various businesses including Lowes Foods locations.
The link to buy advance tickets, advance ride booklets and three-day admission fun passes online is:
www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=2746714
Where to get your discount tickets...
www.dcfair.org/index.php/plan-a-visit/tickets/advance-ticket-locations/
Grandstand concert with NeedToBreathe (Wed, October 7th) http://www.wbfj.fm/
THE NATION'S LARGEST ORGANIZATION OF FAITH-BASED DOCTORS IS HOLDING A WEBCAST TONIGHT ON HEALTH CARE REFORM TONIGHT.
The Christian Medical and Dental Associations is calling tonight's event "Health Care Reform -- The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly". The webcast begins tonight at 8:30pm (eastern).
Joining discussion: Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) as well as representatives from the Family Research Council and the National Right To Life Committee.
More information about the webcast: www.livestream.com/cmda
A line of strong thunderstorms travelling through Piedmont yesterday afternoon…knocking down trees and power to thousands. As of 9am, Duke Energy reporting that around 130 customers still without power this morning in Guildford County.
Power outage info: http://www.duke-energy.com/north-carolina/outages.asp
No charges will likely be filed in connection with the 5-year-old boy who was mauled by several dogs at his grandparent’s home last Friday afternoon. Joey Childress Jr. was severely injured with wounds to his face, neck, shoulders and chest. At last check, Joey remains in the hospital in fair condition. The dogs in the incident are expected to be returned after their 10 day quarantine period ends. http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-dog-mauling-condition-090928,0,6637446.story
The City of Thomasville has been fined over $35,000 dollars for the sewage spill that dumped nearly 16 million gallons of raw sewage into Hamby Creek which flows into High Rock Lake.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-sewage-spill-fine-090928,0,1956687.story
A ban on plastic bottles in state landfills takes effect this Thursday, October 1st. North Carolina is the first state in the southeast to pass such a ban. The ban includes all water bottles, milk jugs, soda bottles, shampoo bottles and juice bottles. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports that any enforcement efforts will be aimed at haulers who show up at landfills with big loads of banned materials. http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-plastic-bottle-ban-090928,0,1158801.story
The death toll in the northern Philippines has risen to over 200. Tropical Storm Ketsana produced the worst flooding in the Philippines in more than 40 years. Nearly 1.9 million people have been displaced. Forecasters are closely monitoring another weather system that could bring still more rain to the already-flooded region
Monday Night Football: The Dallas Cowboys over the Carolina Panthers…21-7
