Wednesday, July 21. Day 202 of 2021
It’s Junk Food Day. Typically high in fats, sugars, salt, and calories, more often that not, delicious
1861: The 1st major engagement of the Civil War is fought. The Battle of Bull Run was fought in Virginia
1925: In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching human evolution
1930: The Veteran’s Administration was established
1954: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
1969: Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the Moon, followed 19 minutes later by Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin
2011: NASA’s Space Shuttle program ends
In the News: County mourns loss of Commissioner Peel…Commissioners issue statement on loss of colleague…16 news cases of COVID-19 reported in Alexander County…School Board awaiting State guidelines for mask mandates…Stony Point man dies in crash…Hickory woman charged in Alexander County…Wilkes chase, standoff, ends with arrest
Weather: Sunny, High near 90
Sports: Are the days numbered for the NCHSAA ?…Bucks celebrate NBA Championship…App State tabbed as co-favorite in Sun Belt East with Coastal Carolina…Braves nip the Friars…NHL Expansion Draft is tonight
Happy Birthday: Ken Starr, Cat Stevens Garry Trudeau, Michael Connelly, Jon Lovitz, Brandi Chastain, Josh Hartnett
The critters are getting their shot at the NC Zoo https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/north-carolina-zoo-vaccinate-animals-covid-19/275-ef7c0288-ffb6-4c7d-a55d-0d8c5accd468
This a good read for fans of High School Athletics in North Carolina https://www.wxii12.com/article/nchsaa-oversight-overhaul-proposed-xgr/37083900
Alexander Central Athletics Director Nathan Robinson drops by this morning at 7:45. He talk about the new ticket policy for events beginning in August
Quote of the Day: “We had gay burglars the other night. They broke in and rearranged the furniture….Robin Williams (Born this day in 1951)