Tuesday, January 19th
Happy Popcorn Day ! Light butter, light salt, that’s how I like it
1915: Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube
1953: Almost 72 percent of all television sets in the United States are tuned into I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth
1974: Notre Dame ends UCLA’s 88 game College Basketball winning streak
1981: United States and Iranian officials sign an agreement to release 52 American hostages after 14 months of captivity
2015: The National Football League confirmed they were investigating the New England Patriots and their alleged use (they used them) of inflated footballs in the AFC Championship Game
In the News: Alexander County Health Department resumes COVID-19 vaccinations today…Taylorsville man charged with statutory rape make court appearance today…Hickory man charged with stabbing his mother to death…Taylorsville Police charge woman…Alexander Deputies charge man…Newton man facing lost list of drug charges
Weather: Sunshine today, high in the low 50’s
Sports: Northwestern Conference Showdown tonight, Freedom visits the Cougar Den…AC Men’s Soccer hosts Bandys today in scrimmage…Hornets game Wednesday postponed…Patrick Mahomes status is questionable for Sunday’s AFC Championship game
Happy Birthday: Shelley Fabares, Dan Reeves, Dolly Parton, Paula Deen, Katey Sagal, Frank Caliendo
You think you have stress? Be glad you don’t live in Missouri https://www.studyfinds.org/states-with-most-stress-2020/
A Dog and a Goat are serving as Mayor in a Vermont town https://apnews.com/article/linda-barker-vermont-elections-d1f498b96a3bfc8efa61950afc259e57
Mega Million Draw worth $850 million tonight
Quote of the Day: “Who you are is what you settle for”…Janis Joplin (Born this day in 1943)