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Rockingham County Today, Mike Moore 09.12.24
Statement from Dr. John Stover, Superintendent of Rockingham County Schools, NC Legislature passes House Bill 10, business news. Weather, birthday club, community calendar, regional sports, consumer report, Destination Celebration, motivational moment. Music Spotlight: America
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- 18m
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- 12 Sep 2024
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Mike Moore Media, the first place to hear Rockingham County News and information. News is sponsored by Dyer's Plumbing. Dr. John Stover, Superintendent of Rockingham County Schools, and Sean Gladio, Director of Safety, have issued this statement in light of the recent high school shooting in Georgia. While it is a challenge to predict or prevent such occurrences entirely, we are committed to taking every possible measure to protect our students. Your child's safety is and always will be our top priority. Over the past two years, RCS has implemented, improved, and upgraded several safety and security components, access control and monitoring, emergency preparedness and response, on-site safety personnel, resources and weapons detection systems, safety inspections and assessments, significant well-being and a healthy school culture. Two children, ages 11 and 12, are facing charges for allegedly making threats on social media to dozens of schools around the state. The threats appear to show pictures of guns with a list of targeted schools, although none of the threats have been credible. Authorities say it's disrupting to the school system and law enforcement. I've checked no students in Rockingham County have been charged in the current school year. The North Carolina legislature has passed House Bill 10. Highlights, it requires sheriffs to cooperate with ICE, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, public school and community college funding increase, Medicaid rebase funding, rural broadband expansion, and fully funds the Opportunity Scholarship Program. Numbers in the news, a major Greensboro developer, Curry Corporation, has broken ground on a $53 million luxury apartment complex near Holden Road and Market Street, 213 two and three bedroom apartments. The majority, four stories, one five story. Amenities include a high-end fitness center, training stations, yoga studio, car wash, indoor bar and kitchen area. In business news, a 155-year-old brand Campbell's Soup, which owns a number of other brands, Goldfish, V8, Pepperage Farms, Swanson, Prago and Snyder's Lance. It's dropping the word "soup" and will be known as the Campbell's Company. The better reflect its portfolio. Goldfish is projected to be Campbell's biggest brand by 2027. Riverfest in Eden is September 20th and 21st, over 150 vendors, lots of great food, music and more fun, like this new event, the first rubber duck drop, sponsored by Dires Plumbing, in front of Fire Station No. 1 on Henry Street, first place, $500 cash, second place, $250 cash card, third place, $100 cash, tickets, $5 each or $5 for $20, tickets are available at a number of Eden businesses. Proceeds go to Eden, River and Trail cleanup. Don't miss this fun event, the first rubber duck drop, Saturday, September 21st at Riverfest in Uptown Eden, Dires Plumbing, almost a century of service. Now Rockingham County weather, sponsored by Heat and Air Controllers, today and tomorrow, increasing clouds, highs 78, lows 65, for the weekend of 30% chance of scattered showers, high near 80, Monday a 60% chance. Triad record, highs and lows on this day 95, 2019, 43, 1917. Get current weather information anytime at mikemore.media, along with Rockingham, our live stream 24-hour weather camera, powered by Heat and Air Controllers. You can depend on them for year-round comfort, whatever the weather. The Nationals beat the Braves 5 to 1 last night. Jake Irvin allowed 1 run and 2 hits over 6 innings as Atlanta drops a game behind the Mets in the race for the last nationally wild car. Brave starter Max Fried kept it close, but the offense mustered only 6 hits. Fried allowed 4 runs on 11 hits over 6 innings with 6 strikeouts. The Panthers looking to shake off the season opening 47-10 loss at New Orleans last Sunday. This week, it's the home opener against the Chargers. L.A. coming off a season opening 22-10 home win over the Vegas Raiders. The area surrounding PNC Arena, the home of the Carolina Hurricanes and NC State basketballs getting a $1 billion redevelopment. It's a mixed-use development, including an entertainment district, hotels, apartments and more. Bundle, auto and home, renters or condo and save with progressive. That's the sport slash Chuck Sanders, Mike Moore Media. Podcast preview. I'm visiting with food writer Cookbook author Debbie Moose in Raleigh. That's available this morning, wherever you get podcasts. I'll tell you, we had a great time yesterday on ROCO Live. Bluegrass musicians Johnny and Jeanette Williams and Jay Shelton. We're in our studios. If you miss that live mini-concert here in our studios, we should have been here with me. We were playing songs from their new CD that's just come out. That's archived at mikemore.media and iHeartRadio, so you can listen to that podcast anytime. It was a great show. We got to have them back. The music here in our studios and their personal stories. So glad to have them here. And that brings us to this. The annual Bluegrass by the River Saturday at two witches, winery and brewing company, Trade Street, Danville, Rain or Shine, Williams and Shelton and Williams. They were here yesterday and they'll be kicking things off at 630 on Saturday. And then our favorites, LRB, loan some river band at eight and tickets are available. $20 now at $25 on Saturday. And they were talking about this on the podcast yesterday and what great work they're doing. All proceeds go to Project Life Saver. They're counting down to fight night at Kamakwazi, MMA and fitness on the Boulevard in Eden, Ultimate Battlegrounds at Eden Venture Business Park. Saturday, November 2nd, you can sponsor a fighter. Go to the Kamakwazi Facebook page, K-A-M-I-C-U-O-Z-Z-I. Oh, there's a great TikTok video there. Pictures of their fighter, walkout, t-shirts, pricing, details on how you can support local fighters. Last day to order your shirt September 26th. Again, the date for Ultimate Battlegrounds, first time ever in Rockingham County, November 2nd. Now, the community calendar sponsored by Night Owl National Stone Works at Eden Venture Business Park, granted courts and marble for commercial and residential. Downtown Dog House Hot Dog Thursday, today, at Sandy Cross General Merchandise, Boyd Road Readsville, 11-2, Bearded Barbecue, Tomorrow, same time, 11-2, Stopped by for lunch. I've had both of those here in the last couple of weeks, they're so good. Friends of the library book sale this week at the Madison May at Ann Public Library. Annual Family Fun Walk at Readsville Christian Church, South Park Drive, Saturday, 930-1. Annual Stoked Stomp, Martotte Park, Danbury. This is the 50th year, Saturday, 9-630. Music, parade, vendors, food trucks and river fun. Zig Bash Live Music Festival for Hospice at Ferris Memorial Park, May at Ann, Saturday, starting at noon, food trucks and handcrafted vendors. Can Cancer Society Relay for Life Went Worth Park, Saturday, 4-2, 8? Movie Night, Downtown Madison, Saturday, Meet and Greet at 7, Dirty Dancing starts at 730. Announcements are made free on our community calendar. AT&T and Verizon are the first wireless companies to offer Apple's new iPhone models and the latest Apple watch in AirPods. Apple took the wraps off the new product lines this week, including two new iPhone models, the 16 and 16 Plus, with faster processors and improved cameras. The recalled Milo's poultry farm eggs for Salmonella contamination have now sickened at least 65 people in nine states according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC says at least 24 of those victims have been hospitalized. The average annual cost of full coverage car insurance is expected to hit $2469 at the end of the year, up from about $2,000 in 2023, according to insurance comparison service in Shurify, among the reasons for the higher premiums and increase in serious accidents. I'm Mark Huffman. Learn more at consumeraffairs.com. Take a look around. Need to get rid of stuff. Clean up around your place called Junt Mavericks 336-932-5031. They'll come to your home or business and remove unwanted stuff, trash it, donate it or recycle it. I've seen there before and after pictures on their Facebook page. Oh, they do a great job. They're fully licensed, uniformed, courteous, professional and local right here in Rockingham County, although they do go to neighboring counties as well. Need a free estimate? Call Steve at Junt Mavericks 336-932-5031-932-5031. Junt Mavericks dot com. Welcome to September 12th on the National Day Calendar. Today we're indulging in a frosty, decadent treat and celebrating a favorite pastime that brings people together. It's National Chocolate Milkshake Day. The chocolate milkshake has been a beloved American classic since the early 1900s, offering a deliciously cool way to satisfy your sweet tooth. Whether you're enjoying it at a diner, making one at home, or grabbing one from your favorite fast food joint, there's no denying the pure joy that comes from sipping on this frosty delight. I want to know your secret recipe for this. Vanilla ice cream. Yeah. Chocolate syrup. Okay. A little bit of milk. Okay. And bananas. Oh, because the ones you make are so smooth and yes, I guess I have a little banana flavor in them. Right. Just a hint. Just a hint. Yeah. But don't try to steal it because I know you. You're not going to be able to recreate this greatness. Okay. All right. Don't even try. The whole world now knows you're welcome. You're welcome. Video games have come a long way since the early days of arcade machines and home consoles. From immersive storytelling and stunning graphics to multiplayer experiences that connect people around the globe, video games offer a unique form of entertainment and creativity. Whether you're a casual player or a hardcore gamer, there's something for everyone in the game and universe. So grab your controller, jump into your favorite game and celebrate National Video Games Day. Do you remember making the episode for National Video Game Day? And we were playing video games and I was kicking your butt the whole day. It actually went the other way. They just filled it in such a way that made it look like you were kicking your butt. It's 100% true. Don't believe what you see people. I actually won in that episode. He won like one out of eight games, one out of eight. It's crazy. I'm the winner. Let's play Johnson. I'm Marlo Anderson. Thank you for joining us on our journey to celebrate every day and join us for all of our adventures on Facebook and Instagram at destination celebration show. Until next time, keep celebrating. A reminder destination celebration can be heard on our Facebook page. It's right there. Seven days a week. Now let's see who's celebrating. On today's birthday club. Yeah, I've got the names for the 12th Happy Birthday to Ralph Newcomb at New Vista's Imaging. Mark Hall, Linda Manuel in Mayadan, Alice Hooker, and George Underwood in Eden is 100. Happy birthday everyone. That's Alice Hooker, Linda Manuel, Mark Hall, Ralph Newcomb, and George Underwood. I mean, who's celebrating need the names for uh oh, Friday the 13th, Saturday the 14th. That's what I'll have on the program tomorrow. They will have all seven days of birthdays, Sunday through Saturday, in our drawing and a nice giveaway from Eden businesses. So text those names to me for the rest of September and all of October 3, 3, 6, 9, 3, 2, 18, 81. Big name birthdays, Linda Gray, 84, Hans Zimmer, 77, Jennifer Nettles, 50, Ruben Studdard, 46, Greg Gutfield, 60, Gary Beckley, 72. Founding member of America in 1970, others still performing. Today's music spotlight, America, oh my, hard to decide, hard to decide on this one. Too many favorites. Do not be surprised, walking down the road. Tell me how long you gonna stay here, George. Some people say, this town don't look good in snow. You don't care, I know. Bend your highway, bend the sunshine, where the days are longer, the nights are stronger than a new chime. You're gonna go, I know. Cross a free wind is blowing through your hair, and the days around your day like there. The season's crying, no despair. Alligator, nizards in the air. In the air. There's no falling star, waiting for the early train. I'm sorry boy, but I'm in my purple rain. I wanna know, you can always change your name. Thanks a lot, son. Just the same. Bend your highway, bend the sunshine, where the days are longer, the nights are stronger than a new chime. You're gonna go, I know. Cross a free wind is blowing through your hair, and the days around your day like there. Season's crying, no despair. Alligator, nizards in the air. I wish I had time for a couple more. Now today's Motivational Moment, thanks to Livingstone Wealth Management, Raymond James in Madison. The less you respond to negativity, the more peaceful your life becomes. Thank you friends for listening, I appreciate that, and I hope you have a wonderful Thursday, be sure to count your blessings today. [BLANK_AUDIO]