11 days til Christmas… 12 days of Christmas music on WBFJ (starts TODAY)
Friday (tomorrow) is the stocking drop-off deadline:
The Great Stocking Stuff with WBFJ and the Salvation Army…
details online at wbfj.fm.
According to preliminary autopsy reports…the 17-year-old South Stokes High School student who collapsed on Tuesday died of congenital heart condition. This heart condition is one of the leading causes of sudden death in young people ages 15 to 30. (journalnow.com)
Big announcement from Thomas Built Buses yesterday…they will undergo an extreme makeover. A $10 million dollar renovation to its plant in High Point will begin later this month and be completed in January 2008.
Thomas Built Buses, the leading manufacturer of school buses in North America, is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. (WXII)
Beginning in January, the City of Winston-Salem will begin replacing water and sewer lines that serve hundreds of houses in the city's West End neighborhood. Construction will take about a year-and-a-half to complete. During the project, residents will not be able to park along the street and some streets will be temporarily closed. After the sewer lines are replaced, the roads will be resurfaced. (FOX 8 journalnow.com)
Federal health officials are now saying that lettuce was likely the source of an E. coli outbreak linked to Taco Bell. 71 people have become sick in five states. Taco Bell had originally said that contaminated green onions were responsible for the cases of food poisoning…Federal testing now points to lettuce. (CNN)
Peter Boyle, best known as the crusty old dad on the long running sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond," has died. Boyle had been suffering from heart disease. He was 71.
Senator Tim Johnson, Democrat from South Dakota, underwent brain surgery early this morning after suffering stroke-like symptoms.
Should Johnson not be able to complete his term, which ends in 2008, South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds, a Republican, could appoint his replacement (likely a Republican) -- which could shift the balance of power in the Senate to 50-50. With Dick Chaney voting to break ties. (CNN)
You have the opportunity to send a Free video email to a friend or family serving in the military ( possibly in Iraq or Afghanistan).
Stop by…PC Plus System Solutions in Greensboro through Saturday the 16th …and they will send a Christmas greeting overseas by way of video email. All you need is the email address to a friend or family serving in the military overseas. 336-275-3400
Friday (tomorrow) is the stocking drop-off deadline:
The Great Stocking Stuff with WBFJ and the Salvation Army…
details online at wbfj.fm.
You can be part of the WBFJ Family Traffic Team…by calling 777-1893…
Up-date: A one-mile stretch of Piedmont Parkway between Tarrant Road and Wendover Avenue is now open to traffic.
Traffic and Weather every 15 minutes –weekday mornings-on WBFJ
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Dense FOG Advisory until 9am for Central North Carolina
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Areas of dense fog early. Then, sunny skies…High 65
Tonight: Mostly clear…Low 40
Friday: Fog early. Sunny skies…High 65
Sneak Peak to the Weekend:
Lots of sunshine and continued warm…Highs in the mid-60’s
'Click Back' often for the latest news and happenings from Verne (the News Guy) and the WBFJ Family Friendly Morning Show.
