After a widely opposed 'non-discrimination ordinance', Houston's first openly homosexual mayor Annise Parker has just issued subpoenas to over 400 pastors, requiring them to turn in all sermons or internal communications that might relate to homosexuality, gender identity, or Annise Parker herself. Any pastor who fails to submit their sermons could face hefty fines or jail time.
“The city’s subpoena of sermons and...
The state of Georgia is shelling out $8.9 million to re-pave a 42-mile stretch of Interstate 20 in an $8.9 million contract with the Georgia Department of Transportation.
The section will be through most of Augusta going south down I-20 between Ga. 44 in Greene County and the Thomson Bypass in McDuffie. All of the sections of concrete will be either repaired or...
Wyman-Gordon, a subsidiary of Fortune 500's Precision Castparts Corp., is now building a $155 million plant in South Carolina for post-forging operations including heat treating, machining, and parts assembly. The national aerospace and power generation company will be bringing 400 jobs to Dillon County over the next few years.
Their new 60-acre plant near the juncture of Interstate 95 and S.C. Highway 34, just outside Dillon, has...
Many think that the iPhone is the greatest piece of technology to come along since the PC, but many of those same people also have plenty of money for constant upgrades.
Have you ever wondered why your iPhone tends to slow down after a couple years, or why it starts to struggles to perform basic tasks or load apps seemingly out of nowhere?
The...
Tazewell County was one of the major recipients of more than $4.8 million in federal funds that was distributed to multiple local government agencies to increase emergency preparedness throughout the state of Virginia.
The money was given out by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, and came from the State Homeland Security Grant program.
“These critical funds, provided by our partners at the U.S. Department of Homeland...
The #1 high school in North Carolina and #203 in America is located right here in the greater Charlotte region. Six of North Carolina's high schools were named in Newsweek's recent rating of the top 500 high schools in the nation in terms of preparing students for college.
According to Newsweek, Gray Stone Day School ranks first in North Carolina, and...
In a bold move to advance faster than their rivals, financial giant USAA is now working on using flying drones to fast-track insurance claims.
The company has just asked the FAA for permission to use unmanned drone aircraft to survey accident sites, if approved, it would make them the first insurance company to fly to disaster insurance claims at a moment's notice.
The exemption they are seeking...
A story about a Red Bull advertising settlement went viral today. The story claims that if you purchased a Red Bull in the last 10 years you will get money back. The only problem is the number don't add up.
The Facts
The Red Bull company has indeed agreed to pay out $13 million after settling a US class action lawsuit,...
If you missed the blood moon earlier this year, be sure to set your alarm because another total lunar eclipse will return to the sky early Wednesday morning.
The historic series of lunar events continues with the second and last blood moon of 2014. This will be the first time in over 400 years that 2 blood moons were visible...
The total value of the Chesapeake Bay is currently estimated to be about $107 billion according to a new study by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. The study also points out that it could be worth much more if the bay is cleaned up.
The new comprehensive report by the environmental advocacy group represents the first effort to quantify the value...