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Lots of sunshine and warm temperatures for the weekend...Highs in the 80s
A student at Walkertown Middle School is in trouble after posting a threat about a teacher to their personal Facebook page. WXII reporting that the student has been removed from the teacher's class. According to school policy, such a threat is punishable by a six day suspension and placement in another school.
Up to six major storms possible. That’s the prediction from government forecasters regarding the upcoming Atlantic Hurricane Season which officially begins on June 1st. Last year's hurricane season was one of the busiest on record with 19 named storms, including 12 hurricanes. FYI: No major hurricanes have made landfall along the US coast in the last five years. (CNN)
PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES MUST RETURN TO THEIR PRE-1967 BORDERS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE PEACE. That statement came during a speech on Thursday. The president said that Israel and Palestine must exist as two states. That would mean that Israel would have to give back the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to the Palestinians. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Obama will meet at the White House today.
Two remain on American Idol: Scotty and Lauren. Scotty McCreery, the smooth, country twanging baritone, is from Garner, NC…a suburb of Raleigh in Wake County. Over the weekend, thousands of fans came out in support of the 17 year old student that bags groceries at Lowes Foods in Garner.
NETFLIX IS NOW THE ‘SINGLE BIGGEST SOURCE’ OF INTERNET TRAFFIC IN THE U.S. According to an internet monitoring firm, the website for Netflix in March accounted for 30% of downstream traffic at peak times…indicating a tremendous increase in the number of people who go to the internet for their entertainment. YouTube remains the biggest video streaming site in the world.
Meet George Washington at Old Salem. Family friendly events are planned at Old Salem on Saturday celebrating the 220th anniversary of George Washington’s visit to Salem. For more information: call 721-7350 http://www.oldsalem.org/
An elderly woman was killed in a two-car crash on Peters Creek Parkway last night in Winston-Salem. 86-year-old Emma Lou Everhart-Joynes died due to injuries in the crash. Three others were taken to Baptist Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. http://www.wxii12.com/news/27960656/detail.html#ixzz1MtHGQene
The water just will not go away. Residents in Vicksburg, Mississippi are eager to put historic flooding behind them, but the Mississippi River could remain out of its banks until at least mid-June. (CNN)
JUST ONE DAY AWAY FROM WHAT ONE CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION FROM CALIFORNIA SAYS IS THE END OF THE WORLD. Have you seen the Judgment Day billboards and mobile signs? Well, the group behind the message, Family Station Worldwide (headquartered in Oakland, California) is a non-profit organization headed by Harold Camping. Camping and his group say that Judgment Day will happen this Saturday, May 21, 2011. FYI: Camping had predicted that the world would end back in 1994.
Family Radio Worldwide (Oakland, California)
Check out their open forum this week and next week about Judgment day (online from 8:30-10pm) www.familyradio.com/index2.html
Most bible teachers hold to the words of Jesus in Matthew 24 while talking with his disciples about signs of the end of the age. The day and the hour unknown: ‘Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. No-one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come.’ Mark 13:31-33 (also Matthew 24:35-37)
SPORTS:Kentucky Derby winner ‘Animal Kingdom’ is the favorite for Saturday's Preakness Stakes, the second horse race in the Triple Crown.
NASCAR: Sprint All-Star Race Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway
