Peak color in the Northern Mountains (Boone and Blowing Rock).  *Average HIGH temp is 68 degrees 😊

Come expecting a miracle: Living Proof (Tent Revival) Crusade with Mario Murillo…FINAL NIGHT starts at 6:15pm at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds. FREE. Separate Children’s tent with activities. https://mariomurillo.org/

Survey: Many Americans have ‘unused or expired drugs at home’, with many ‘unsure of how to dispose of them safely’. Forsyth County Drug Take-Back event happening this Saturday (Oct 28) from 10am – 2pm at Bolton Elementary School (parking lot) in Winston-Salem.  Just collect your unwanted medications, drive through the school’s parking lot for a quick and secure drop-off experience!  The event is being sponsored again by Novant Health, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office and Inmar Intelligence.   More info at www.safemedicinedrop.com

“Nearly half (47%) of misused prescription pain relievers are given by, bought from or taken from a friend or relative – making it imperative to remove them from households when no longer needed.” -DEA

Resource: Inmar’s 2023 National Survey on Consumer Drug Take-Back Awareness

Electric planes may be the future for Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salam? eVTOLs or “Electric vertical take-off and landing” aircraft will be crucial to developing what experts refer to as an advanced air mobility network. They use less runway space, are quieter than traditional planes and can go about 200 miles on a charge.

According to the Winston-Salem Journal, a group of businesses, government and community representatives — with the support of $5 million dollars in state funding — has been quietly but aggressively positioning Smith Reynolds to be a key cog in a regional system that efficiently moves people and cargo through short, low-altitude flights. https://journalnow.com/news/local/going-vertical-smith-reynolds-eyes-advanced-electric-aircraft/article

One-stop, in-person early voting continues thru Nov 4 (SAT) at ‘select locations’.

General Municipal Election statewide will be Tuesday, November 7.

*Sites and voting hours plus new Voter ID requirements on the News Blog. 

https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/vote-early-person#sites

World Series is set…

*Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks advancing to the World Series.

The World Series is set for Friday in Arlington, Texas.

CBS announcing its holiday special schedule November into December

From “Flying Reindeer” to Parades to the Price Is Right At Night Christmas Week. Networks upping the ante with holiday feels.

https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/life/holidays/cbs-holiday-specials-schedule-2023/65-5977976b

Mast General Store is respectfully collecting worn and tattered US flags through November 01.  The worn flags will be properly ‘retired’ during a ceremony at their location on N Trade Street in downtown Winston-Salem on November 11 at 10:30am.

Scout Troop 109 will be assisting in the proper disposal of flags.

Options in that ‘treat bag’? While no candy is beneficial for the teeth, some types are worse than others, according to dental professionals!

Candies to AVOID…

Hard candies

Sticky or gummy candies

Sour candies

Sugar-free candies

Chewy candies

Less harmful…

Chocolate

Powdered candy

Smarties 

Yogurt-covered raisins

Nuts

Mini packs of popcorn

Sugar-free gum

NOTE: Studies show that your child can consume up to three cups of sugar while eating the candy they collect while Trunk-and -Treating!

https://www.foxnews.com/health/these-halloween-candies-worst-teeth-according-dentist

AAA: Prepping your Vehicle for cooler weather

Check your tires. Make sure they are properly inflated.

If your car battery is close to 3 years old, have it checked, even replaced.

Actor Richard Roundtree, who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in several “Shaft” films in the 1970s, losing his battle with pancreatic cancer at 81.

BTW: Roundtree was actually diagnosed with breast cancer back in 1993!

Fact: Though it’s most common in women, men can develop breast cancer too.

*About one in 833 men will develop the disease in their lifetime.

https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/nation-world/richard-roundtree-shaft-star-dies/

Forsyth County Manager Dudley Watts has formally announced plans to retire next year at the end of June.  “I am a person of faith, and I’ll wait and see what God has for me.  I have some personal things that I want to achieve. I’m not through serving.”

https://journalnow.com/news/local/government-politics/dudley-watts-to-retire-in-june-2024/article

October is National Fire Safety Month  

50% of residential fires originate from an unattended cook top (stove)!!

Locally, fire crews respond to a ‘house fire’ every 36 hours (on average)

Safety Tips on the News Blog at wbfj.fm   https://www.nfpa.org/News-and-Research/