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Rockingham County Today, Mike Moore 10.03.24
Reidsville man arrested on multiple sex charges, Morehead High School student charged with firearms violations, Helene update, Direct TV buying DISH. Weather, community calendar, consumer report, birthday club, regional sports, motivational moment. Music Spotlight: Eddie Cochran
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Mike Moore Media, the first place to hear Rockingham County News and information. Following up on a cyber tip and investigation, Rockingham County Sheriff's Office and U.S. Department of Homeland Security have arrested Morgan Ryan Taylor, 39 of 329 Wild Fern Lane in Reedsville, on 10 counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. He's under a $50,000 secured bond. Eden Police, after consulting with the Rockingham County District Attorney's Office, have charged a Morehead High School student, 17, with possession of a firearm on educational property, possession of a firearm by a minor, and carrying a concealed weapon. Helene update, at least 190 deaths, more than half in North Carolina. Hundreds are still missing. 1,000 active duty soldiers have joined the North Carolina National Guard in search and rescue operations, in delivering supplies, food, and water to isolated communities. The guard has already performed more than 1,500 rescues and delivered more than 700,000 pounds of supplies. Duke Energy, at 8 this morning, reported approximately 92,000 outages in Buncombe County, 50,000 in Henderson County, 15,000 in Rutherford County. Spectrum, still unable to give a timetable on when service will be restored. Appalachian State University received significant water damage. Classes will resume no earlier than October 16, the exact date based on conditions and infrastructure. Transportation officials say Interstate 40 in western North Carolina may be closed at least a year. Interstate 26 in eastern Tennessee will be shut down in both directions, at least through the end of this month, possibly longer. In Stokes County, NC 89 has reopened. Crews have made repairs on a significant washout and install specialized retaining walls. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency estimates at its peak flood waters were 1.2 million gallons per second, surpassing Niagara Falls, which is about 700,000 gallons. Satellite TV rival Direct TV is acquiring dish, creating the largest paid TV provider in the United States. The deal is valued at $10 billion. Direct TV is getting dish in exchange for a nominal consideration of $1 and assuming all of its debts, approximately $9.75 billion. The transaction should be finalized in second quarter of 2025. Together, the companies will have about 20 million customers. More TV news, 75 jobs are being eliminated at Walt Disney companies, ABC News, and stations in major markets. Paramount is cutting 15% of its staff, saving the company $500 million. Recently, CNN cut 100 on-air jobs to focus more on digital, and layoffs continue at CBS News. Now, Rockingham County weather sponsored by heat and air controllers. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, partly sunny to mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s, isolated showers today and tomorrow. Triad record highs and lows on this day, 95, 2019, 33, 1974. 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. Progressive presents the sport splash on mikemore.media. Nature Week Baseball wildcard action on Wednesday. Three teams have advanced. The Tigers eliminated the Astros with a 5-2 win. The Royals beat the Orioles to 1. The Padres knocked off the Braves with a 5-4 win. Meanwhile, the Brewers rallied for a 5-3 win over the Mets. That sets up Game 3 tonight. It's a seven-eastern first pitch in Milwaukee. Tobias Myers starts for the Brewers, while Jose Quintana is the scheduled starter for the Mets. Divisional round action gets underway this Saturday afternoon with the Tigers at Cleveland. The Royals head to the Bronx to battle the Yankees, while the Padres make the short trip to Los Angeles to face the Dodgers. The Phillies await the winner of tonight's Brewers Mets decisive Game 3. Bundle, auto and home, wrenchers or condo, and see it with Progressive. That's the sport splash at Chuck Sanders, Mike Moore Media. This morning, our podcasts are from Western Rockingham County. Lee Mitchell, Director of the Madison Mayadan Recreation Department, and Madison Police Chief Richard Hester and Captain Kevin Jones will be in our studios. Those are available wherever you listen to podcasts. We had takeout last night from that little pork shop in Uptown Eden, one of our favorites, whiskey, peach, tacos, grilled chicken, corn, salsa and chips. That is so good. Every Wednesday in October, ten percent of sales will be donated to the Rockingham County Animal Shelter in memory of Blake Hopkins. And you can drop off pet supplies for Western North Carolina, puppy and dog food, kitten and cat food, bottled and jugs of water. Thank you, Donna, for taking care of that. That little pork shop on Monroe Street, Uptown Eden. Now the community calendar, sponsored by Night Owl National Stone Works at Eden Venture Business Park, Granite Quartz and Marble for commercial and residential. Uptown cruisers at the Henry Street parking lot in Eden tomorrow. This will be the last one for the season. At starts around five, classic cars, DJ, 50/50 drawings, Greece will be shown at dusk, free admission. This week, the theater guild of Rockingham County presents Disney's Descendants, the musical at Rockingham County High School tomorrow at 730 Saturday, 230 and 730 Sunday at 230, tickets still available online, TGRC-NC.com. Annual Rockingham Pregnancy Care Center Walk for Life, Kings Highway Eden Saturday at 10. Sit down lunch provided by that little pork shop, music, fundraising, prizes and lots of activities. Walk for Hope at Wentworth Park in C87 Saturday, starting at 10 to raise awareness for domestic violence and honor victims and survivors. Fall Revival next week at Bethel Baptist Church, Cedar Street Eden, October 6-8 at 7, Pastor Daniel Haltry Jr. Eden Chamber of Commerce, Temptations in the Garden at the Farmhouse, Bethlehem Church Road, Thursday, October 10 at 530. What the hayfest downtown may it end, October 12th at its next Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., music, food trucks, kids fun area, vendors and crafters. Rockingham County Toys for Tots, kickoff Saturday, October 12th, downtown Madison in the parking lot on East Murphy Street, 12 to 5, barbecue, fish fry, at True Gospel Christian School in C-704 Madison Saturday, October 12th starting at 5, fish and pizza, masquerade gala for help incorporated fundraiser for them, reverse raffle at the Readsville Elks Lodge on Cypress Drive Saturday, October 12th at 6, hip hop worship, ASAP preach, Stephen Perez, Holy Three, then at Morehead High School Auditorium in Eden Saturday, October 12th at 7, suggested donation, $10. Rockingham County Board of Elections reminds us that early voting is October 17th through November 2nd. At the Board of Elections, Eden and Madison may it end public libraries and Zion Baptist Church. There's a lot more listed at our online community calendar that's at mikemore.media. Click on the events tab at the top of the page. Now today's consumer report. Millions of Verizon wireless customers were without phone service on Monday as the wireless carrier suffered a major outage. Problems appeared to be centered mostly in the West and Midwest. Down Detector, a site that tracks service outages for telecommunications providers, said it had received more than 70,000 reports of problems. Lowe's and Home Depot have joined the effort to help victims of flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. The two big box retailers have pledged to combine $4 million in aid. They're also using their resources to get building supplies, tools and equipment to relief workers. Ford is going the extra mile to boost sales of electric vehicles. Customers who purchase select new Ford EV models will be eligible to receive home charging equipment and free installation to charge their vehicles at home. Ford says it's a way to relieve the stress about long waits at charging stations. I'm Mark Huffman. Learn more at consumeraffairs.com. October is SIDS' sudden infant death syndrome awareness month. At royalty, adult and pediatric home care, their child care health consultants are raising awareness about SIDS prevention and safe sleep practices for infants. Together, we can help protect the little ones in our community. Join us for a SIDS class. Call them now to sign up 336-623-2547. On their Facebook page right now, there's a lot more information there that royalty, adult and pediatric home care. Welcome to October 2nd on the National Day Calendar. Today, we're giving our trusty vehicles a personality and enjoying a nostalgic, sweet treat. Imagine driving down the road with your loyal vehicle which has been with you through thick and thin. Giving your car a name can add a personal touch and a bit of fun to your daily commute. Whether you call it Betsy, lightning or the bees, naming your car can create a deeper bond and make those long drives more enjoyable. So get creative and give your car a fitting name because today is name your car day. Did you notice how many said the beast? Your voice dropped a little. How was he saying the beast? You have to do that. Yeah. What's the name of your car? Night writer. Night writer. Right? I can see that. You got it wrapped all great. It looks amazing. What about you? Did you name your baby? Well, I don't have a name. I guess I call it my mobile beatbox. But it's not really an official name, is it? I like it though. I like it. It's creative, I guess. Smarties, those tiny, tangy tablets wrapped in clear cellophane have been a beloved treat for generations. Perfect for sharing, trading or enjoying one by one. Smarties offer a burst of sweetness that brings back the joy of childhood. Whether you savor them slowly or munch on a handful, these iconic candies are sure to brighten your day. So unwrap a roll and indulge because today is National Smarties Day. Study bars, bazooka has smarties, Pringles, and yellow wafers. This was literally my favorite candy as a kid. Yeah, me too. That was my biggest thing for Trick or Treat was to get Smarties. And I would eat them thinking that I would actually get smarter. Me too. Oh my God. That is so amazing. Like five at a time. Like I'm totally going to be the smartest kid in the class. That's a great marketing thing there. But I think it worked. I mean, we're both pretty smart. So maybe I'm going to write them and say thank you. Right? Yeah. That is hilarious. I'm Latoya 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. That sounds awfully familiar. Yes. I've been so busy working on birthdays. I forgot to upload destination celebration for today. I'll see if I can do that just a little bit. Yes, I have added 186 names to the birthday club for October and November. And that's just in the last 18. Well, maybe the last 24 hours. Not quite. But the names have been rolling in. Oh my gosh. Thank you for that. You can text birthdays to me anytime at 336-932-1881. Okay. Let's see you celebrating. For today, it is October 3rd. And I have these names. Larry Schuff, Wanda Johnson, Todd Lovelace, Mary N. Wilson, and Kelly Jeffries. Happy birthday to all of you. That's Larry Schuff, Wanda Johnson, Todd Lovelace, Mary N. Wilson, and Kelly Jeffries. Yes. And I'm taking names now for, let's see. That would be the 4th through 31st. Yes. For the rest of October and November. And you can text those names to me, as I said, anytime. And that is 336-932-1881. Okay. I have quite a mess here on my desk. I'm looking for our, let's see what I need here. Oh, here it is. Good. I'm glad. I'm glad you're not here in the studio with me. Let's see. I do have some big name birthdays for today. Gwen Stefati, 55, Tommy Lee, 62, CJ Stroud, 23, Jack Wagner, 65. Okay. Now, in today's music spotlight, we remember Eddie Cochran, born October 3rd, 1938. He died in a car wreck in 1960, traveling between shows. He was 21. [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Well, I'm trying to upload the correct destination celebration, and it's just not going to work. Sorry. It's kind of one of those mornings. You know, we all have those. So let's wrap things up this morning with our motivational moment. Thanks to Livingstone Well to Management, Raymond James in Madison. Some day, everything will make perfect sense. So for now, laugh at the confusion. Yes, I'm doing that. Smile through the tears, and keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason. And that's our program for today. Thank you, friends, for listening. I hope you have a wonderful Thursday. Be sure to count your blessings today. [BLANK_AUDIO]