Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mix of sun and clouds. A shower this afternoon…High 88
Allergies? Ragweed and grass pollen will be in the ‘moderate to high range’ again today.
“See You at the Pole 2010” Global day of student led prayer
The event: Wednesday, September 22. Details / Q+A: www.syatp.com/
The SBI is checking into allegations that employees with the Winston-Salem Forsyth County School system violated state laws by NOT reporting potential criminal violations in a timely manner. The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school board voted to suspend Drew Davis, the school system's lawyer, pending the results of the investigation. On Tuesday, SBI officials, using a search warrant, removed at least one box of material from the school system's headquarters. www.journalnow.com/content/2010/sep/08/school-board-votes-to-suspend-lawyer/news/
The first cases of seasonal influenza in the state have been confirmed. The North Carolina Division of Public Health reporting that two children from Durham County have the flu. (journalmow.com)
This summer was THE warmest summer on record at Piedmont Triad International Airport. According to the National Weather Service, the average temperature in June, July and August was 80.1 degrees. During the past three months, there were 52 days with highs of 90 degrees or warmer in the Triad. (Greensboro News / Record)
The Chick-fil-A location on North Elm Street in Greensboro is closing. The last day of service will be September 17. The Elm Street Chick-Fil-A only serves lunch Monday through Friday, The store opened in 1995. (Greensboro News / Record)
Psychologists in England say they've identified specific dance moves that make men more attractive to women. In fact, Northumbria University psychologists in North England say, it's the left wrist and the right knee, as well as the head and the trunk that women often notice while dancing. These movements show how healthy, vigorous and strong a man is. The findings published in the Royal Society journal "Biology Letters."
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/09/08/attractive.dancing/index.html?hpt=C1#fbid=LAFVZdOiWFT&wom=false
Name change for one local restaurant. The Texas Land & Cattle Steak House off Hanes Mall Boulevard is being turned into a Lone Star Steakhouse. Both chains are owned by Lone Star. The TLC in Winston-Salem is closed for remodeling…and should reopen as a Lone Star on September 23rd. (journalnow.com)
“No screaming children, please?” The owner of the Olde Salty restaurant at Carolina Beach has posted a sign on the store window that reads "Screaming children will not be tolerated." Brenda Armes, telling WECT-TV that she was tired of having customers complain about misbehaving and screaming children inside the restaurant. The owner of the restaurant says the signs have worked. Here’s the deal: If a child is screaming, a restaurant employee will ask the parent to take the ‘up-set’ child outside to calm down. They will not be asked to leave the restaurant for good. www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-nc-restaurant-children-100907,0,3040193.story
Even in the face of death threats and public outcry, Pastor Terry Jones says he intends to go ahead with burning copies of the Quran this Saturday, the 9th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks. Jones is the pastor of the 50-member Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida. The fire department in Gainesville has denied Jones a required burn permit for Sept. 11, but he said that lawyers have told him that his ‘’right to burn Qurans’’ is protected by the First Amendment. www.journalnow.com/content/2010/sep/08/church-gets-a-warning/news/
Another fire station in High Point has ‘mold’. Building maintenance workers found mold growing above the ceiling at fire station number 13 in High Point. The ceiling tiles will be replaced and the building scrubbed once crews finish cleaning Fire Station 12 on Barrow Road.
Officials said they are not sure what is causing the mold.
www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-hp-fire-mold-1000907,0,3802143.story
A break in a sewer pipe is being blamed after thousands of gallons of wastewater that spilled into Randleman Lake last week. Officials said a pipe that carries untreated wastewater to High Point's eastside wastewater treatment plant snapped causing over 300,000 gallons of untreated wastewater to spill into the Deep River, which flows into Randleman Lake. The state is monitoring water quality. www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-wastewater-randleman-100907,0,7163200.story
SPORTS: The Winston-Salem Dash vs the Kinston Indians in the best-of-five semi-final play-offs series that starts TONIGHT at 7pm at BB&T Ballpark. www.wsdash.com
