Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Sunny skies…High 58
Flood warning in Davidson and Davie counties along the Yadkin River (at Yadkin College). Any further flooding should fall below flood stage by early Tuesday afternoon.
The Triad received a little more than an inch of rain on Sunday, but we are still in a ‘moderate’ drought. That’s according to the NC Drought Monitor…with the next scheduled weekly update to be issued on Tuesday. www.ncdrought.org/
The Moravian Falls community in Wilkes County was affected by flooding yesterday afternoon. The rain also caused a rockslide along Highway 18 in Wilkes County. The road was shut down for nearly five hours. It has since reopened. WXII
The Obama administration is considering releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help ease the pain at the gas pumps. The emergency oil supply has been dipped into only twice in the past 35 years. www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/03/06/obama-weighs-tapping-strategic-petroleum-reserve-counter-oil-price-spike/
In the Triad, the average price for regular unleaded this morning is $3.45 a gallon…just below the state average of @ $3.48. Find the cheapest gas prices in the Triad. www.gasbuddy.com/Gas_Prices/North_Carolina/index.aspx
Over a thousand people came out to see former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee at First Wesleyan in High Point yesterday. According to a Barna report, evangelical Christians favorably prefer Mike Huckabee as a 2012 Republican presidential candidate. In the recent survey, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin came in second among evangelicals followed by Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and Ron Paul. www.christianpost.com/news/evangelicals-favor-huckabee-as-2012-gop-presidential-nominee-49307/
Animation domination at the Box Office: “Rango,” featuring the voice of Johnny Depp as a Wild West chameleon, tops at the Box Office this weekend. Last week, “Gnomeo and Juliet” took top billing.
THE FORMER LEAD SINGER OF THE NEWSBOYS (Peter Furler) IS RELEASING A NEW SOLO ALBUM THIS SUMMER. Peter Furler's first solo, called "On Fire", will be out June 7th.
Despite its status as a majority Christian nation, religious persecution is on the rise in central Ethiopia. Charisma News reporting that church buildings and Christian evangelists are being targeted for attack by Muslims. Last week, thousands of Muslims razed five churches and the homes of two evangelists in Asendabo, Ethiopia (about 3 hours southwest of Addis Ababba, the capital city). International Christian Concern (ICC) reports that Muslim attackers continued to burn down churches even after federal police were brought in. Also, a Muslim mob attacked Christian missionaries in the Oma village. And last month Ethiopian Muslims sent a clear message to believers in Besheno: “Convert, leave the city or face death.” www.charismamag.com/index.php/news/30364-ethiopian-muslims-burning-down-christian-churches#ixzz1FvTx9FIb
http://www.persecution.org/2011/03/03/developing-ethiopian-muslims-burn-down-five-churches-more-attacks-feared/
NASCAR: Carl Edwards winning at Las Vegas.
Congratulations to the Lady Blue Devils on winning the Women’s ACC Basketball Championship on Sunday, beating the lady Tarheels…81 – 66.
The North Carolina Tarheels have the #1 seed going into the Men’s ACC Basketball Tournament later this week…after beating Duke on Saturday night. The Tarheels play the Miami –Virginia winner at noon on Friday.
The new ACC Hall of Champions is officially open in Greensboro. Admission is $5. www.acchallofchampions.net/
Greensboro / Traffic:
Expect more traffic volume around the Greensboro Coliseum later this week due to the Men’s ACC basketball tournament (in town Thursday - Sunday).
