Gerald Fors Dies

Former president Gerald Ford died Wednesday. His funeral will be today in California.

Yankees Pitcher Crashes Plane

This week Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle and his instructor crashed their plan into a high rise condo building in New York. Amazingly, no one in the condo building was killed. The crash scared lots of New Yorkers due to its similarity to 9/11. On an interesting note,it has been discovered that Lidle started out in the Minor Leagues with our very own Elizabethton Twins.

North Korean Missle Tests

Earlier this week, North Korea went against United Nations sanctions and performed underground nuclear tests. Intelligence reports indicate the have also developed a long range missiles that can possibly reach the Western United States. This has North Korea's neighbors- China, Japan, and South Korea as well as the US.

School Shooting

In an Amish school in Pennsylvania, there was a shooting a few girls were killed. They were only 7.

Senator Sends Inappropriate Emails

In the Senate, Representative Mark Foley was caught in a scandal of breaking the very law he wrote. He was caught sending sexual e-mails to congressional pages. There is no word on whether Foley will stay in office or not.

The Real Mayberry

Mt. Airy, NC is the true Mayberry. They give you rides in the replica squad car from the Wally's Filling Station. Plus see the replica of Andy's sheriff's depot. You can also eat at Snappy's Lunch which is "The Home of the Pork Chop Sandwich". And get a haircut from "Floyd the Barber". For more information pick up Thursday's edition of the Bristol Herold Courier and read Joe Tennis' article in the Empire section on "The Real Mayberry".

Court Decision on Computer Files

Today the court made an unfavorable decision in a case involving computer files. Al Ganier III and former Governor Don Sundquist were involved. What happened was state contracts were lost from Al Ganier during Don Sundquist's administration.

Pluto Deemed Not a Planet

Our wonderful planet Pluto is actually a moon of Neptune that floated away many years ago.