The Triad is under a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for ground level Ozone
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Sunny and HOT ...High 93. Cooler temperatures for the weekend. Ragweed and grass pollen will cause watery eyes today.
Residents from the outer banks to Boston are bracing for EARL. As of 8am, Hurricane Earl, a Category 4 storm, has sustained winds of 145 mph. Forecasters say ‘Earl’ will brush by the Carolina coast later today and track northward toward New England. Hurricane watches and warnings have been posted from North Carolina to Delaware. Governor Perdue has issued a state of emergency for the coastal areas of the state. Triple A of the Carolinas suggesting that if you are planning on traveling to the coast over the next 24 to 36 hours…please check the weather and road conditions before heading out.
The latest on Hurricane Earl: www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Various webcams along the Outer Banks:
http://visitob.com/outer_banks/trip/outer_banks_webcams.htm#
I-T services firm Bald Eagle Technologies is merging with Maryland-based Outsource I-T. The combined firm will operate under the OutsourceIT brand. Bald Eagle, founded in 1996, provides network services and hosting to clients. Bald Eagle founder and CEO Mike Linville will join the board of directors of OutsourceIT and help direct the integration of the two companies…that will continue to operate offices in both Maryland and in Winston-Salem. http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2010/08/30/daily25.html
A man was arrested last night after a nearly two-hour standoff that started when officers apparently arrived at the scene of an armed robbery in progress at Syd's Tobacco Shop in the Parkway Plaza Shopping Center. Officers entered the store about 10 and came out with a man in handcuffs. The situation was resolved without any injuries or shots fired.
www.journalnow.com/content/2010/sep/01/020146/armed-robber-holds-hostage-business-area-shopping-/news/
Back-to-School speeding? Winston-Salem police have issued 92 traffic citations, mostly for speeding, in school zones since classes began Aug. 25. Police focused on drivers in the zones of Old Town and Speas elementary schools, and Carver, Mount Tabor and Reagan high schools after receiving complaints about speeding in those areas. The speed limit in school zones is 25 mph…most drivers who were cited were traveling about 40 mph. www.journalnow.com/content/2010/sep/02/020000/speeding-biggest-issue-near-schools/
Members from Shepherd's Fellowship of Greensboro and the UNCG Atheists, Agnostics, and Skeptics group will debate the topic: “Does the Christian God Exist?" The debate will happen tonight (Sept 2nd) at 7pm…Graham Hall in room 212 on the campus of UNC-G. The debate is open to the public. Details: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=141206579247222&index=1
Blog site: www.graceinthetriad.blogspot.com/2010/08/debate-does-christian-god-exist.html
Another road sign…another miss-spelling? A traffic sign on I-77 in Charlotte is supposed to read "Independence", but instead reads a little different ("Indepednence"). The letters "d" and "n" are reversed. The state DOT is aware of the error. The company that manufactured the sign will fix it at no cost to the taxpayers. FYI: You can see the sign traveling eastbound on I-277 toward Independence Boulevard. See the sign: www.wbtv.com/global/story.asp?s=13072656
Pre-order Chris Tomlin’s latest CD at Family Christian Stores and help widows and orphans in Guatemala. For each CD pre-ordered online OR in-store at Family Christian Stores through November 15th, ‘The James Fund’ will donate 75 cents to help those in need in Guatemala. Chris Tomlin’s new project “And If Our God Is For Us” will be available November 16th. www.familychristian.com/
SPORTS
College Football: Season opener for Wake Forest football tonight. The Deacs taking on Presbyterian. Kick off at 6:30pm. www.wfu.edu
Winston-Salem Dash at home for a NOON game today. www.wsdash.com
FYI: Baseballparks.com has named BB&T Ballpark where the Dash play their home games its 2010 ‘Ballpark of the Year’. An award will be presented to the Winston-Salem Dash before the team’s first playoff game September 8th.
http://triad.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2010/08/30/daily26.html?surround=lfn
