Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Don Meredith has died. He was 72 years old. Meredith lapsing into a coma on Sunday after suffering a brain hemorrhage. Meredith played for the Cowboys from 1960-1968, becoming the starting quarterback in 1965. He retired unexpectedly before the 1969 season. A private graveside ceremony is being planned for family and close friends in Santa Fe, New Mexico. FYI: Meredith, nicknamed "Dandy Don," made an even bigger impact on the sport as part of the original Monday Night Football broadcast team when the program debuted on ABC in 1970.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/12/06/monday-night-football-legend-dandy-don-meredith-dies/?hpt=T2
One student suffered minor injuries after a Randolph County bus driver fell asleep behind the wheel this morning. According to the Highway Patrol, a Southwest Randolph High School bus crashed near Charles Mountain Road and Hogan Farm Trail around 6:30am this morning. The bus driver, 47 yera old Stewart Ray Gatlin, fell asleep behind the wheel, struck a mailbox and crashed down an embankment. One student injured an elbow during the accident. There were 5 students on the bus at the time of the accident. Fox 8 WGHP reporting that weather was not a factor in the accident.
http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-randolph-accident-101206,0,6693985.story
Hit and run injures child in Greensboro. Police are looking for a driver accused of hitting a child crossing a street Monday morning. Greensboro police said the child was walking south across West Florida Street at Hudgins Drive when a vehicle hit the child. The vehicle didn't stop at the scene. It happened about 6:45 am. The child was taken to a hospital for non-life threatening injuries. Anyone with information regarding this crime should contact Crime Stoppers at 373-1000.
http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=151391&catid=57
NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon (#24) showing off his car's new sponsor and color scheme for 2011. Hendrick Motorsports and the four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion are teaming up with AARP's Drive to End Hunger. The initiative will be Gordon's primary sponsor for the next three years.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/12/06/jeff-gordon-driving-to-end-hunger/
