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Rockingham County Today, Mike Moore 12.02.24

NC License Plate Agency opens tomorrow in Eden, Rockingham County man charged with insurance fraud, "worse year ever for North Carolina farms," Ridgeway woman arrested for Solicitation of Murder. Weather, community calendar, consumer report, birthday club, Destination Celebration, motivational moment. Music Spotlight: Manheim Steamroller

Duration:: 20m
Broadcast on:: 02 Dec 2024
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Mikes More Media, the first place to hear Rockingham County News and Information. News is sponsored by Dyers Plumbing. It's been more than a year since the NC license plate agency closed in Eden. A new one opens tomorrow and only a block away from the previous location at Washington and Bridge Streets, Boone Road and Kings Highway. It's operated by Alice Parrish, who also has the Reedswell Agency on Freeway Drive. Dyers, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The office provides title transactions, vehicle license plate renewals, replacement tags, handicapped cards and duplicate registrations. There are 123 agencies statewide. An Eden man will be in Rockingham County District Court next week for allegedly reporting fraudulent information to progressive insurance, Wayne Anthony Artists, 45, claimed his vehicle was vandalized, but the damage occurred before his policy took effect, the amount $1,406. According to a news release from the NC Department of Insurance, an estimated 20 cents from every insurance premium dollar is believed to be spent on covering the costs of fraudulent claims. This has been the worst year ever for North Carolina farms. According to agricultural experts, flooding from Hurricane Helene caused extensive damage with a loss of crops, barns, fencing, cattle, equipment and acres of topsoil. Some farmers might not be able to recover their farms at all. Brittany Robinson, owner of Four Winds Farm in Boone, died. It's been another hard year in the eastern part of our state. First extensive drought, then intense rain and contaminated soil. 500,000 nursery plants and 60,000 apple trees were lost in Henderson County. An estimated $30,000 in corn and hay equipment was destroyed in Watauga County. Several reports today from the Henry County Sheriff's Office, Genevieve McGee, 44 of 4399 Chestnut Knob Road in Ridgway, met with a confidential source at a resident who recorded her plans to rob and kill someone. She gave specific details, including payment arrangements. McGee has been charged with criminal solicitation of murder and conspiracy to commit a felony. She's in jail, no bond. Here in Ridgway, a fatal shooting at 143 Villa Road. Marquis Antonio Waller, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene. Takaai Anthony Brody, 26, is in jail without bond, charged with use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Investigation continues in both cases. That's the news now, Rockingham County Weather, sponsored by Heat and Air Controllers. Today and tomorrow, clear and cold, high around 40, low to night 25, Tuesday night 19, high Wednesday and Thursday around 45, Friday 40, Saturday 45, Sunday 55, oh a warming trend. A triad record highs and lows on this day, 76, 1991, 16, 1924. At current weather information any time at mikemore.media, along with Rockingham Cam, 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. A reminder to get your December edition of Eden's Own Journal, featuring Rockingham County Star, the printed edition, now available at over 130 locations county-wide. You can read it online, that's pretty cool, anytime at edanzone.com. Podcast preview, Rockingham County Attorneys Seth Woodall and Matt Warman will be in our studios this morning in the 9 o'clock hour. You can listen to that wherever you get podcasts. Because everyone deserves compassion and dignity when facing serious illness. The professional and caring staff at Encora Compassionate Care provides greater symptom management, greater response time, and greater patient and family support. Formerly known as Hospice of Rockingham County, Encora Compassionate Care is a new name, but you can expect the same trusted care the community has known for years. To find out more about how we can help, call today, Encora Compassionate Care. Their new retail shop, The Robins Nest, opens Wednesday morning at 10. That address 8380 NC87 Readswell, Encora Compassionate Care. Now we'll check on the community calendar sponsored by NIDOWL National Stone Works at Eden Venture Business Park, Granite Quarts and Marble for Commercial and Residential. Annual Christmas stroll in tree lighting in May at end, Friday, 5-8, vendors, carolers, characters, s'mores, and hot chocolate. Also the tree lighting will be at 6, that's rain or shine. No rain in the forecast right now. It's in downtown May at end sponsored by the Merchants Association. Coming up at the Readswell Showcase at Rockingham Theatre, Gilmer Street Downtown, Guy Penrod, Friday at 8. Get tickets at thereadswellshowcase.com. Darba, Dan River Basin Association, First Saturday outing, hiking the Tobacco Heritage Trail in South Boston, that's this coming Saturday, free and open to the public. This is okay for most abilities and ages. A holiday market at the Penhouse Maple Avenue Readswell is Saturday from 9-2, Artisan Vendors and Unique Christmas Gifts, Candelty and Bazaar at Leaksville Moravian Church, McConnell Avenue Eden, Saturday, 10-1, Sanctuary Program 9-30, Free Admission, Refreshments, Demonstrations, Make Goods, Candles and Crafted Items for Sale. Full Christmas stroll, Downtown Madison, Saturday, 10-6, Tree Lighting, Hot Chocolate and Cookies and Raffle. Annual Draper Children's Christmas Parade is Saturday, starting at 11, Rain or Shine for Crest Road Eden. Caroling for cans benefit Christmas Program at Moorhead High School Auditorium, Saturday at 3, featuring internationally known Gospel singer Janet Pascal and other performers. Admission can food items, sponsored by Nite Owl National Stone Works and Rockingham County Food Coalition. Wentworth Christmas in the Park on Peachtree Road Friday, 5-30 till 8, mini parade, kids craft stations, book giveaway, music, movies, free hot dogs, Christmas tree lighting. Announcements are made free on our community calendar. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving holiday. We did. Annette and I were on a family cruise to the Caribbean. It was so nice and warm. I'll be posting pictures midweek on our Facebook page and I'll tell you more about it later. Now today's Consumer Report. As the country heads toward the end of the year holidays, consumers continue to express confidence in the U.S. economy. In November, the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index rose to 111.7, marking a two-point increase from October's reading. Coffee prices have begun to rise. Major coffee producers have expressed concern about this year's crop because of a drought in Brazil and major flooding in Vietnam. A smaller coffee yield means coffee roasters will pay more. And you know what that means, so will consumers. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to make big changes in food production, removing dyes and chemicals. Would that make food more expensive? Food industry experts say it probably would, but would also make some food products healthier and taste better. I'm Mark Huffman. Learn more at consumeraffairs.com. It's the season to enjoy delicious holiday drinks at Oh Sugar, like peppermint and white chocolate, and Grinch Momosa, a big hit last year, their first Christmas in Eden, is back by popular demand. Start your day with breakfast, Edo Sugar, oh it's so good, and available all day plus wonderful lunch and dinner menus. It's a great place to celebrate the holidays, maybe ring in the new year with friends and family. Lots of good things on their Facebook page too. Oh Sugar on NC14 Eden, across from the flea market. Welcome to December 2nd on the National Day Calendar. Today we're celebrating a delicious, crispy treat and honoring our beloved four-legged friends. There's something irresistible about a well-made fritter. Whether sweet or savory, this versatile dish has a place in many world cuisines. But it's simplest if fritter is a portion of dough, meat, seafood, fruit or vegetables that's been battered and fried to golden perfection. From the apple fritters of the United States to the pakoras of India, fritters are a testament to the delicious results of combining simple ingredients with a hot pan of oil. On National Fritter's Day, let's indulge in these crispy delights that demonstrate that sometimes the simplest foods can be the most satisfying. Do I smell banana fritters with fresh fruit compote? No. Could I? Do you have any favorite fritters? I love pakoras. I like smashing up plantains and frying them up. Oh, those are really, really good. Okay. But if it's fried, I will eat it. It doesn't matter. No, just fine. Interesting. Yes. Now let's turn our attention to some special members of our families. They may not have a fancy pedigree, but what they lack in purebred status, they make up for it with their unique charm and boneless love. Mutts or mixed breed dogs often have the best traits of various breeds, making them wonderfully diverse in appearance and temperament. On National Mutt Day, we celebrate these special dogs that bring joy, companionship, and unconditional love into our lives. Whether you have a mutt of your own or are considering adopting, today is a great day to show these incredible animals the love they deserve. Mutts are just so loving and adorable. I mean, I'd like the fact that we have two mutt days. We do one in the summer. Oh, yeah, yeah. We do one in December. Yeah. I mean, it's, they're important. I'm a mutt. Yeah. We need some love too. Everyone needs a little love. Oh, who's a good boy? I'm Chris Van Daventer. I'm Michael 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. I think maybe they've been in the eggnog already this morning. Let's see who's celebrating. The birthday club. Oh my goodness. I'm glad you're not in the studio with me. My desk is kind of cluttered with all of the birthdays. So we're going to get caught up on everything. Now I did all of the birthdays for the start of the week, the 17th through 20th. So I've got those right here in a all paper clip together. So I'm going to add them to our drawing. We're going to finish up that week. So this is the week of the 17th through 23rd. And I've got the names now for the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd. Yep. Our last podcast was on Wednesday. So here we go for a Thursday, Stephen Pulliam, Catalina Stegall. Okay, we're doing actually Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Okay. So for the 21st, Stephen Pulliam. For the 22nd, Catalina Stegall, and April Robinette. For the 23rd, Jacob Mammon, Elliot Dalton, and Lance Metzler. Didn't have any on the 22nd. No, I didn't miss. Yeah. I had the one on the 22nd. Okay. Am I confused? No, I actually have them in order, but I'm not telling them in order apparently here. So I have the names here for the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd. Okay. And I've added those to the first part of the week. So now let me put all of these together. And I think I'm still on Nassau time here perhaps, which is not bad. Okay. It's all good down here. And here's our winner for that week. And it goes back to the 22nd, April Robinette. Congratulations to April. Okay. Now let me make sure I have what I need here. Oh yeah. Here are the names for the full week that we were awake. So this is November 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, and 30th. Okay. So I've got all of those. And then we'll have a drawing and have the winner for last week. And then we'll be just about caught up and get into December. All right. For the 24th, Kevin Scotten, Chris Tuttle, 25th, Cody Muncie, David Hall on the 26th, Mira Lee Landreth, Todd Pearson at Blue Octopus Antiques and Artisans, Thaddeus Rogers, Annette McCubbins at head to toe, let's see, none on the 27th, and I've got a couple on the 28th, J.R. Cecil at Liberty Tax, Rodney Carter, and on the 29th, Lily Foley. And then to finish up the week and the month, the 30th, I have Connor Bridges and Casey Vincent. Okay. So that's all of last week, Sunday through Saturday as normal. Okay. I would have done that last Friday. Had we been here, but I tell you, we went on a carnival cruise. Yeah, I can't wait to tell you more about that. But let's see here our winner for last week is the 30th, oh, it's Connor Bridges. Okay, Connor, congratulations to you. Now let me put all of those names aside here and we'll get current now with our birthdays for this week, like back to normal, Sunday and Monday names. For December 1st, Danielle Williams, Harley Travis, and Hannah Mammon. Also Diana Dean in Stokesdale. And then one name for December 2nd, and that's Hazel Hopper. Congratulations on your birthdays. We'll say, actually, congratulations to our winner at the end of the week as usual when I'll have a drawing for all of the names this week. So that would be December 1st through 7th, okay? Kind of like a normal week again. All right, Diana Dean, Hannah Mammon, Harley Travis, Danielle Williams, and Hazel Hopper. All right. That starts us off. But these names over here, because they'll be in our drawing on Friday. Now, oh, a reminder, I need names for December 2nd through 31st. No, I'm sorry, December 3rd through 31st, December 3rd through 31st. Yeah, that's what I need. I just did the 1st and 2nd. I think I know their nap would be very nice. Let's see, and I need all of those January birthdays. I can't believe I'm saying this. Yes, get me those January birthdays as well. Text them to me at 336-932-1881, 932-1881 to get in on the birthday club. Okay, now, some big name birthdays today, Brittany Spears, 43, Rick Savage, 64, Monica Sellers, 51, Kathy Lee Crosby, 80. Let me know who's celebrating birthdays again for the December 3rd through 31st and January, 932-1881. The text him in for our birthday club in our weekly giveaway on Friday. All right, kind of a crazy program here today, timing-wise. But right now, we're going to jump right in to our music spotlight. Oh, yeah, we got it. And we're taking a quick trip to Hooville. [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] Yes, that is the Christmas-ville singers and manheim steamroller. And yes, we're already preparing. We'll be trimming up Little Digger with Fuzz-O-Fuzz, lots of that. Now, today's motivational moment, thanks to Livingstone Wealth Management, Raymond James in Madison. Happiness is an inside job. Don't assign anyone else that much power over your life. Nice to be back with you, friends. Thank you for tuning in today. We're back on schedule a busy week with all of our podcasts. And a reminder, you can listen to anything that we do at Mitemore Media anytime archived at mitemore.media and at iHeartRadio, Spotify, Tumblr, all of those. Hope you have a good start to the week. Happy Monday. And I remind you, as always, be sure to count your blessings. [BLANK_AUDIO]