Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mostly sunny…High near 80
All Surry County schools are on high alert. WXII is reporting that the search continues for a man and a woman responsible for two attempted child abductions in Surry County last Thursday. Pilot Mountain police officers said a white male with a gray beard approached an 11-year-old girl near Davis and East Main streets. Then, less than an hour later, police said a man fitting the same description attempted to abduct a 7-year-old girl who was playing on the playground at the Elkin Recreational Center off Highway 268. The girl and her friend fought off the man, who eventually released her and drove away.
Police described the man as heavy-set, in his 40s with gray hair and driving a white van. There is a teddy bear sticker on the white van’s driver's side rear window. Anyone who spots the van is asked to call authorities at 374-3000.
The average gas price in the US has hit the $4 dollar mark, just 11 cents shy of the all-time average high of $4.11 a gallon back in July of 2008. According to GasBuddy.com: The Triad average for regular unleaded is $3.84 a gallon.
How would you like to get a break on your car insurance if you drive less? Some insurers in other states offer policies that lower insurance rates if you drive less. State Senator Bob Rucho (R-Mecklenburg) is sponsoring a bill that could bring that option to NC drivers. (State Farm insurance is backing the bill).
After a number of scheduling delays, the Forsyth County prayer case is heading to court. A three-judge panel in Richmond, Virginia will hear oral arguments on whether Forsyth County can allow prayers before county commissioner meetings that reference a specific deity (such as Jesus Christ). Read more: www.journalnow.com/news/2011/may/08/forsyth-prayer-case-heading-court-ar-1014185/
Forecasters say the Mississippi River could crest in Memphis, earlier than expected. The National Weather Service office in Memphis says it looks like the river is starting to level out and could crest as soon as Monday night…at 48 feet. www.wxii12.com/news/27821723/detail.html#ixzz1LqzmdKOF
The March 11 earthquake that hit eastern Japan was so powerful it pulled the entire country out and down into the sea. The mostly devastated coastal communities now face regular flooding, especially at High Tide, because of their lower elevation and damage to sea walls from the massive tsunamis triggered by the quake. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_EARTHQUAKE_CHANGING_TERRAIN?SITE=NCWIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Pilot Mountain Middle School captured the state championship in the Battle of Books competition held at UNC-G. Battle of the Books is a reading incentive program for students grades 3 through 12. Students read the books then were tested on their knowledge of the material. The students began reading the books last summer.
The 17th annual Kyle Petty Charity Bike Ride benefitting Victory Junction Camp is on the road again…travelling north to south this year. The 24-hundred mile trip started in Lake Placid, New York on Saturday and will finish in Amelia Island, Florida on Friday. Victory Junction Camp is a summer camp for children with life-threatening diseases. BTW: This Thursday marks the 11 anniversary of the sudden death of 19 year old Adam Petty. Adam was killed during practice for a race in New Hampshire.
The Ride: www.kylepettycharityride.com/ride-route.php
The Camp: www.victoryjunction.org/index.php
A Home School Art Exhibit (Melinda Hedrick’s art class students) will be held this week at the Thomasville Public Library. Check out some cool art from area homeschool students including paintings and pottery.
