Friday, May 30, 2008

Coca-Cola 600

Tony Stewart in his career has tried 10 times to win the Coca-Cola 600. On Sunday it looked like he was going to win. Stewart got right up to the finish line and one of his tires blew out. He was then passed by Kasey Kahne who one the race.

Record Tornadoes

So far, this year has been a record year for tornadoes. This year has had the deadliest tornadoes since 1998 with 30 deaths. The preliminary report says that we have had 1,191 tornadoes this year.

New Carter County Jail

Carter County will soon be receiving a new jail. After years of argument the county’s commission voted 15 to 3 for the jail. The construction of the new jail is expected to cost $24.2 million.