| Thursday, March 11, 2010  Thursday Morning Coffee - 421 project starts next month, Wilkes considers longer school day and ASU has a new windmill by BooneWeb Blogger (posted: 6/25/09) Glancing at some Thursday morning headlines as it's just that easy.
Work set to start on stretch of U.S. 421. 'Blythe Development Co. of Charlotte was awarded the $15.2 million contract to widen the road from two lanes to four in Boone between Hardin Street and Jefferson Road.'
Search for body is called off. 'Sheriff James Williams of Ashe County said they stopped the search under Smithey Road for Jimmy Blevins about 4 p.m. and have no plans to resume.'
Wilkes County extended school days. 'By lengthening the days by 45-minutes they could shorten the school year by 18 days. This would provide for longer holidays, too, such as a week for Thanksgiving and a 4-day Memorial Day weekend.'
Fannie, Freddie asked to relax condo loan rules: report. 'In a letter to the CEO's of both companies, Representatives Barney Frank, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Anthony Weiner warned that a 70 percent sales threshold "may be too onerous" and could lead condo buyers to shun new developments, according to the paper.'
John Kerry on Sanford: Too bad Palin didn’t go missing too. '“Too bad,’’ Kerry said, “if a governor had to go missing it couldn’t have been the governor of Alaska. You know, Sarah Palin.’’'
The mystery of just how much the Big Growth now costs. 'Are we now looking at a $68 million athletics expansion?'
App State foes soon to be tilting at windmills. 'Well, at least one. Say hello to the new face on campus!'
Peppers ends stalemate, signs franchise tender. 'Peppers signed his one-year, $16.7 million tender with the Panthers on Wednesday, five months after the four-time Pro Bowl selection first announced he wanted to play elsewhere next season.'
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