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thunderstorms this afternoon…High 88
A public hearing regarding the proposal to bring Caterpillar to Forsyth County will be held tonight at 6pm at the Forsyth County Commissioners meeting room at the Governmental center on Chestnut Street. Forsyth County is offering Caterpillar a $10 million dollar incentive to come to our area. The city of WS is also offering millions in incentives.
www.journalnow.com/content/2010/jul/02/plant-incentives-revealed/news/
Kernersville homeowners near Oak Hollow Road and West Mountain Street will likely be ‘vocal’ tonight during a meeting with the planning and zoning department. The reason: the potential new re-zoning ordinance that would allow a 17-and-a-half-acre proposed site to be used for a solid waste treatment plant. That's where trash will be brought from private companies or municipalities and be consolidated before it is brought to a landfill. The meeting is scheduled at the Kernersville Chamber for 7 p.m. tonight…If enough people show up, officials said they will hold a public hearing on the issue. http://www.wxii12.com/news/24211397/detail.html
The death toll from bombings in Uganda stands at 64, a day after three explosions ripped through two venues where crowds were watching the World Cup soccer action. At least 71 people were hospitalized. One American died. At least six others were wounded.
www.voanews.com/english/news/64-Killed-in-Uganda-Blasts-98218774.html
It’s been 6 months since the deadly 7.0 earthquake hit the capital of Haiti. On January 12, 2010, more than 220,000 people were killed and more than 300,000 people were injured. FYI: Roughly one in nine Haitians are homeless. Some experts predict it can take up to 20 years to remove all the debris. Haiti’s Prime minister says the priority right now is protecting the population during hurricane season. www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/07/12/haiti.six.months.later/index.html?hpt=C1
The YMCA will now be know as the Y. One of the nation's most iconic non-profit organizations, founded 166 years ago in England as the Young Men's Christian Association, is undergoing rebranding, adopting ‘the Y’ as its official new name. Interesting take on the story: www.brandlandusa.com/2010/07/11/ymca-now-the-y-but-where-is-the-c/
If you didn’t get enough of Avatar, an extended version of Avatar is coming back to the big screen. Eight minutes of extra footage has been added to the movie which will have a limited run in theaters starting August 27th. FYI: With the added footage…Avatar will run just shy of 3 hours. http://animatedviews.com/2010/avatar-coming-back-to-theaters-this-summer/
The Sonic Drive-In on Highway 8 in Lexington was robbed just before 2am this morning. Police said the manager was leaving the restaurant when he was robbed by three suspects.
Just after 2am…A Lexington police officer was involved in a shooting near Virginia Drive and Spring Drive in Lexington. The suspect was taken to Baptist Medical Center and treated for "non-life threatening" injuries. Police did not say if the suspect involved in the shooting is related to the robbery at the Sonic. The officer was not injured in the shooting. (Fox8)
A 30-year-old Lexington man was accidentally killed early yesterday morning at High Rock Lake after falling from a pontoon boat. Witnesses told police that 30 year old Brandon Brogdon fell into the water beside a pier near the boat. His friends found him and tried to revive him.
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Kernersville homeowners near Oak Hollow Road and West Mountain Street will likely be ‘vocal’ tonight during a meeting with the planning and zoning department. The reason: the potential new zoning ordinance that would allow a 17-and-a-half-acre proposed site to be used for a solid waste treatment plant. That's where trash will be brought from private companies or municipalities and be consolidated before it is brought to a landfill. The meeting is scheduled at the Kernersville Chamber for 7 p.m. tonight…If enough people show up, officials said they will hold a public hearing on the issue. http://www.wxii12.com/news/24211397/detail.html
SPORTS: Lance Armstrong's bid for an eighth Tour de France title is quickly fading.
In the latest stage, Armstrong crashed twice. Armstrong is claiming that he is riding in his last Tour de France.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/07/11/cycling.tour.armstrong.contador/index.html?hpt=T2
Spain 1-0 over the Netherlands in the World Cup championship game on Sunday
www.fifa.com
