Statewide Tornado Drill :
As part of Severe Weather Awareness week: The statewide tornado drill took place this morning (Friday, March 5) at 9:30am. The TORNADO DRILL was broadcast over NOAA Weather Radios and will activate the State's Emergency Alert System including local radio and cable stations.
The new ‘Youth Escort Policy’ at Hanes Mall begins today. The new policy requires mall visitors under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian who is 21 years old or older on Friday and Saturday nights after 6pm to closing.
Details: www.shophanesmall.com/shop/hanes.nsf/security
Charges against Shirley Dobson in a lawsuit challenging the National Day of Prayer have been dropped. Shirley Dobson, the wife of Focus on the Family founder James Dobson, is the chair of the National Day of Prayer Task Force. The lawsuit filed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation back in 2008 argued that the Constitution was “written to be a godless document” and maintains that government-issued proclamations encouraging citizens to pray are unconstitutional. ADF attorneys represented Dobson.
www.christianpost.com/article/20100303/shirley-dobson-dismissed-from-lawsuit-against-national-prayer/index.html
Two Pentagon police officers were wounded after a lone gunman pulled out a gun and started shooting. The incident occurred late last night at the subway entrance to the Defense Department headquarters. The gunman, 36 year old John Patrick Bedell of Hollister, California, was shot and killed at the scene. On web postings and writings, Bedell had ill feelings toward the government and questioned the circumstances behind the 9-11 terrorist attacks. (Fox news)
A 20-year-old now faces felony charges for a car crash that killed three passengers. Amanda Sperduti had already been charged with driving while intoxicated in the early-February crash in Browns Summit. State Highway Patrol records show that Sperduti, the driver, was traveling at
90 mph in a 45 mph zone when the accident happened. Sperduti is being held in the Guilford County Jail on $100,000 dollar bond. (journalnow)
On Thursday, a surprise witness was called to the stand at the end of opening arguments in the trial of Keith Carter, accused of killing Winston-Salem police officer Sgt. Howard Plouff back in 2007 Red Rooster night club. Howard Plouff’s widow, Joyce Plouff, gave an emotional testimony. (journalnow)
Another strong aftershock this time it was a 6.3 magnitude quake rocking southern Chile…six days after a massive earthquake killed more than 800 people. An estimated two million people have been displaced since the earthquake. Looting and lawlessness is a real problem in areas of central and southern Chile. (VOA)
Colder than normal weather has roughly 30 to 40 ships -- including several passenger ships -- stuck in the ice off the coast of Sweden in the Baltic Sea. Additional ice breakers have been sent to release the stuck ships.
Check out more information about the “I Am Not Ashamed” campaign, to promote the authority of the Bible and organized by the apologetics ministry ‘Answers in Genesis’. The theme of the campaign “I Am Not Ashamed” is inspired by Romans 1:16…
Details: www.iamnotashamed.org
SPORTS: Men’s ACC basketball action this weekend
Wrapping up the ACC regular season:
Saturday: Carolina at Duke (9pm)
Sunday: BC at NC State…Clemson at Wake Forest
The Women’s ACC Tournament continues at the Greensboro Coliseum.
Wake, Carolina and State women advancing…
The Men’s Southern Conference Tournament starts today in Charlotte.
http://www.soconsports.com/SplashPage.dbml?SPLASH_AD_ID=490035
The Carolina Panthers have cut starting quarterback Jake Delhomme. The Panthers will also likely need to sign or draft a quarterback to go with back up Matt Moore. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick said on an Atlanta radio station this week that he'd like to play for the Panthers. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4967109
