11.02.2009

Monday, November 02, 2009

STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN'S new CD “Beauty Will Rise” is out in stores on Tuesday.
In conjunction with the release of "Beauty Will Rise" on Tuesday, fans can ‘chat’ with Steven Curtis Chapman LIVE this Tuesday evening at 10pm on Facebook.
Steven will be chatting from his home studio talking about the new CD, playing some songs and answering your questions.
The Webcast link: www.Facebook.com/StevenCurtisChapman


Update on that deadly shooting in Mt Airy yesterday afternoon. Police arrested Marcos Gonzalez early this morning without incident in a Henry County Virginia motel room. Gonzalez was arrested on four counts of first-degree murder. The deadly shooting took place less than a mile from the city police station…in the parking lot of Wood's TV on Worth St. in the historic district of Mount Airy. Police believe that Gonzalez knew his victims, but they are not releasing the motive for the shootings. A dozen witnesses to the shooting.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-mount-airy-shooting-091101,0,2354543.story

Traffic: A rockslide in western North Carolina will keep a portion of I-40 closed near the Tennessee / North Carolina border for the next several months. The rockslide is located at mile marker 3, near the Tennessee State Line, in Haywood County, West of Asheville. http://www.ncdot.org/traffictravel/

Focus on the Family founder James Dobson will leave the ministry as its primary radio voice at the end of February. Dr Dobson’s departure is just the third ‘chapter’ in a transition that began in 2003. James Dobson founded Focus on the Family in 1977. http://www.focusonthefamily.com/

AFGHAN ELECTION OFFICIALS HAVE CANCELLED A PLANNED RUNOFF ELECTION AFTER THE CHALLENGER DROPS OUT. The Afghan Election Commission has declared Hamid Karzai the winner of Afghanistan's disputed presidential elections after rival, Abdullah Abdullah, drops out. The runoff was to be held Nov. 7th.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition coming to the Triad
Skilled and non-Skilled volunteers are still needed. Interested individuals or companies can find more information on how to volunteer time and resources on our home page at wbfj.fm.
http://www.hedrickextreme.com/
Volunteer Deadline is this Friday, November 6th…

The nominees have been announced for the 2009 American Music Awards. Jeremy Camp, Brandon Heath, and Mary Mary have been nominated for the ‘Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist’ category. Vote for your favorite online: http://abc.go.com/shows/american-music-awards/vote?vid=2967
AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS will air on Sunday, November 22nd on ABC

Just a reminder: Go Vote on Tuesday
Municipal Elections will be held TOMORROW (Nov 3rd)
Polls will be open from 6:30 am until 7:30 pm.
http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/Default.aspx?s=0

World Series Game 4: NY Yankees over the Philadelphia Phillies…7 - 4
Game 5 tonight in Philly

NFL: Carolina Panthers over the Arizona Cardinals…34 - 21
Jake Delhomme threw a 50-yard touchdown pass before leaving with a chest injury

Racing will return to the North Wilkesboro Speedway with the USA-Racing Pro Cup Championship Series coming to North Wilkesboro Speedway in October next year. Speedway Associates Inc, a group of race-industry veterans, has signed a 3-year lease of the North Wilkesboro Speedway with an exclusive option to buy the track. Bruton Smith, the billionaire owner of North Wilkesboro Speedway, has said a number of times that he would take $12 million dollars for the track, which closed in 1996. http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/02/racing-will-return-to-north-wilkesboro/