Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mostly sunny…High 93
Traffic Alerts…
Expect delays on I-85 in Davidson County near the Yadkin River from 9am to 1pm because of required bridge inspections.
(Tuesday) The right lane of the SB I-85 bridge over Highway 29 / 70 and Highway 150 will be closed…
(Wednesday) The right lane of the NB I-85 bridge will be closed over the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks from 9 a.m. until noon (weather permitting).
For real-time travel information: call 511 or visit www.ncdot.gov/travel
(Lexington)
The N.C. DOT is closing one lane of Highway 64 west bound from Radio Drive to Business 85 in Lexington on Wednesday and Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (weather permitting). Crews will be cutting and trimming trees along power lines in the area. Watch your speed through the work zone.
Job Alert: Ladies, listen up: Winston-Salem is looking for firefighters; and the city especially wants women to join the ranks. The city is currently accepting applications to become a firefighter. Training takes 21 weeks and the job comes with city benefits. You need a GED and a valid driver's license to apply for the job. The deadline to be considered for the next rookie class is September 2. For more information: http://cityofws.org/
Lowes Foods will open a ‘new’ grocery store in North Wilkesboro on Friday. Affectionately called Lowes Food’s ‘frugal cousin’, Just $ave will focus on local products from local vendors. More information at http://www.justsavefoods.com/.
The organizers of Rock the Block in Winston-Salem are looking for volunteers to help staff the event coming up in September. Volunteers are needed to help set up Saturday morning and tear down after the event. During the festival, volunteers are needed to assist at the Kid’s Zone, the music stages and to distribute ice and Rock the Block guides and surveys. All volunteers will receive a free “Rock the Block Volunteer” T-shirt and an invitation to the volunteer appreciation party. Rock the Block will be held on Saturday, Sept. 17, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. For more information and to sign-up go to http://www.rocktheblockws.com/
nd click on the “Volunteer” link.
The NFL Lock-out is finally over.
Teams can finally sign their draft picks and negotiate with free agents.
The Carolina Panthers will start training camp on Thursday.
NFL Pre-season starts August 11th…
President Obama and John Boehner (the Republican Speaker of the House) going prime time last night talking about the current debt crisis looming in Washington. Republican lawmakers want to cut back federal spending. Democrats want to include new taxes.
A New York Town Clerk resigned last week because of her moral conviction following the passage of same sex marriage in New York State.
The so called Marriage Equality Act went into effect on Sunday.
The clerk wrote in her resignation that she cannot participate in the licensing of same-gender marriages without compromising her moral conscience.
Although the ‘Marriage Equality Act’ provides protection for religious individuals such as pastors and priests who do not want to perform same-gender marriages, the town clerk would not have been protected.
