Winter Weather Advisory for Central North Carolina including the Triad this afternoon through early Saturday morning. Use caution if you have to be out later this evening into Saturday morning
Make your reservation NOW for an EXCLUSIVE premiere tasting of the Spicy Chicken Biscuit from Chick-Fil-A. Chick-fil-A® is giving a limited number of FREE Spicy Chicken Biscuits to customers who make a reservation for Saturday, January 8th.
(The New Spicy Chicken Biscuit hits stores on Monday, Jan 10) Register today: http://getspicychicken.com/?source=cfa
'Family Movie Night' this Saturday night (8pm) on Fox…The movie “Change of Plans’ focuses on a couple that adopt 4 kids, three of which are from third world countries. Chick-Fil-A will host a Q+A session about adoption after the movie…details at http://www.familymovienight.com/
Beginning Friday, the Salvation Army in High Point has resumed distributing coats and winter clothing to those ‘in need’. The Salvation Army in High Point will continue to give away coats every Friday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. until they run out. CALL 881-5411 for more info. The coats were collected from last year’s Give a Kid a Coat campaign. This is the first year that we have provided coats in January.
Give the gift of LIFE: A Blood Drive will take place at Forbush Elementary School on Monday (Jan 07) from 3 until 7pm. The blood drive is in honor of Laurie Haley (a teacher assistant who was in an auto accident back in October). Please call Forbush to set up an appointment 699-8447.
Update: Ted Williams, the homeless man with the velvet voice, was reunited with his mother, Julia Williams, after a decade apart on Thursday. Julia commented, "Is this the son? My…Prodigal Son has come back home." (Referencing the passage from Luke 15). Williams was spotted by a reporter while panhandling on the side of an Interstate highway ramp in Columbus, Ohio. A YouTube video of Williams that went viral earlier in the week, attracting more than 13 million hits. Ted and his mother both acknowledged concern that his sudden fame and good fortune would make it more challenging for him to stay free of drugs and alcohol. Ted expressed optimism his belief in God would get him through. Good News: Numerous job offers have been coming in for Williams. He has already voiced commercials for Kraft Mac & Cheese…one of which will air on ESPN during the ‘Fight Hunger Bowl’ this Sunday.
Check out Ted and his mother’s reunion on the Early Show on CBS: www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/01/07/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main7222232.shtml
Check out Ted William’s testimony on NBC’s The Today Show : http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/40943737#40943737
A student at Reagan High School remains in ICU after hitting a patch of ice and flipping his car in a single car crash on Balsom Road near the school yesterday morning. Troopers reported that the road was well covered with ice when the accident happened around 8:30am. FYI: A teenager was killed in Caswell County after the car he was riding in hit a patch of black ice and crashed. (Fox 8)
So what caused the roads to become hazardous on Thursday morning? Forsyth County and areas north and west of the Triad saw an unexpected ‘flash freeze’ right after sunrise yesterday morning. Weather officials saying that the fast drop in temperature was triggered by clearing skies.
The first reported flu-related death of the season in North Carolina has claimed the life of a teenager. The 15-year-old, whose identity and hometown were not released, died on Wednesday. State health officials suggests flu vaccines for anyone over 6 months old, particularly for those at high risk of complications. www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-flu-death-110106,0,4751758.story
North Carolina and most of the Triad set s record for foreclosure filings in 2010. Forsyth County had a record 2,396 foreclosure filings last year, up 6% from 2009. Will the trend continue? Experts say that it depends on how many jobs are created in the coming year.
First, thousands of blackbirds fell out of the sky on New Year's Eve in Arkansas. In recent days, seems like we are hearing that ‘wildlife’ including birds and fish are dying in record numbers. Is it a sign of the times??? The reality: biologists internationally say that these mass ‘wildlife die-offs’ happen all the time and usually are unrelated. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110107/D9KJBL780.html
The new value of vinyl? Despite the popularity of digital downloads, vinyl was the record industry's only growth industry in 2010. Sales of the formerly most popular music playback medium increased by 14% last year. That means good things for ‘Remember When’ Records on High Point Road in Greensboro. They are the largest record store in North Carolina that specializes in selling vinyl. Record buyers seem to be favoring classic artists. The Beatles "Abbey Road" was the best-selling vinyl album last year. Fox 8
No ‘LUCK’ for the Carolina Panthers. Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck announcing on Thursday that he will stay in school and get his degree. The Carolina Panthers, the NFL’s worst team, will get the number one overall pick in the NFL Draft.
