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11:50 am
Wed March 6, 2013

Pickens Buddies

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Carol Ann Harris (left) & Loree Armstrong (right)
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By Carol Ann Harris and Loree Armstrong

Pickens, South Carolina is about the size of Lewisville here in the Triad. Almost everyone knows each other and some people can still walk from their homes into downtown. It's a long-time cotton mill town. It is home to late 60's folk-pop star Browning Bryant. And it’s the thread connecting Carol Ann Harris and Loree Armstrong together.

 

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Arts
9:44 am
Wed March 6, 2013

Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance Presents The Tammy Wynette Story

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Mary Lea Williams as Tammy Wynette
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  • Triad Arts as broadcast at 8:35am and 5:44pm

The Tammy Wynette Story begins at the end of the country star's life and works its way back in flashbacks from the cotton fields of Itawamba, Mississippi, to international superstar, and five husbands in between.

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Traffic & Weather
5:02 pm
Tue March 5, 2013

Winter Storms Keep Highway Crews Busy

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As of March 4, 2013, the NCDOT has spent more than $28 million on winter weather cleanup throughout the state.
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Rain is expected to mix with snowflakes Tuesday night in some parts of our listening area, especially to the North and West of the Triad.  North Carolina Department of Transportation crews are preparing for the latest storm.


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News
4:08 pm
Tue March 5, 2013

Possible Twist in Winston Northern Beltway

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James Nelson, owns 8 acres on Skylark Road that are in the pathway of the proposed Winston Northern Beltway
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A NC DOT stake sits below Nelson's home. It's one of two permanent markers set in 1996.
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Second NC DOT stake planted on edge of Nelson's vacant five acres. The stakes mark where part of the western leg of the proposed Winston Northern Beltway will run.
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Nelson's vacant five acres where he hoped to build single family homes as a retirement investment.
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View of Pilot Mountain from Nelson's back porch.
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View of Pilot Mountain from Nelson's back patio.
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Hazel & John Weisner live on a 50-acre family farm off Peace Haven Road. They want the state to buy all of their land because the propsed Winston Northern Beltway will run through their property.
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Hazel & John Weisner say in 1998 they found out a proposed beltway would cut through their farm. They sold their animals expecting to move. They say years of delay have cost them income they used to earn from selling some of their farm animals.
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Pat Ivey, NC DOT engineer based in Winston-Salem.
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A ruling by one superior court judge could bring long-awaited relief for some Winston-Salem property owners. But it could also create a road block for a pending highway project. It concerns a lawsuit regarding Winston-Salem’s proposed Northern Beltway. It is a 34-mile multi-lane freeway project that would begin at U.S. 158 southwest of the city and would end at U.S. 311 on the southeast side.

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Arts
3:44 pm
Tue March 5, 2013

Johannes Brahms

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Understanding Classical Music with Peter Kairoff at the Keyboard. On this week's all new installment Peter explores the music of Johannes Brahms & his use of motives.

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