Thursday, December 10th. Day 345 of 2020. 15 Shopping Days Until Christmas !
1768: The first edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica is published
1884: Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published
1901: The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held
1953: Hugh Hefner published the first “Playboy” magazine
1996: The new Constitution of South Africa is promulgated by Nelson Mandela
2005: “Avatar” has world premiere in London
In the News: Alexander County goes over 1,900 Covid Cases…Citizens and Businesses affected by flooding can apply for assistance…Morganton couple charged with rape of child…Man charged with probation violations in Alexander County…Taylorsville Police charge woman with shoplifting
Weather: Sunny with a high around 60
Sports: Today, we learn what conference Alexander Central will be in for 2021…Lady Cougar Volleyball falls to McDowell…ACC sweeps 4 games against Big 10 Wednesday night…Panthers might not get CMac back on Sunday after all…Crawdads move up
Happy Birthday: Susan Dey, Kenneth Branagh, Nia Peeples, Bobby Flay, Raven-Symoné, Joe Burrow
Black bikers at odds with Myrtle Beach https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-myrtle-beach-coronavirus-pandemic-traffic-south-carolina-29e1ee222adfd1461e8049db842fbdde
With the pandemic, Christmas Caroling has turned into Christmas Humming
If Santa don’t make it to my house because of North Carolina’s curfew, I’m not going to take it well
Quote of the Day: “Saying nothing… sometimes says the most”… Emily Dickinson (Born this day in 1830)