America's Most Wanted, together with Sprint, is honoring All-Star first responders -- law enforcement officers, fire fighters, EMTs and other -- who go above and beyond to keep our communities safe every day of every year.

Of the 8 finalists, 2 are from our listening area. Martin Lawing of Morganton, NC and Darrin Helton of Marion, NC. You can vote  to make one of these men the 2008 AMW All-Star! Click here to vote.

Hear the interview with Dale Galloway, whose son Conner, died in October due to the dangerous Choking Game fad. The game is popular among teens and has caused hundreds of unnecessary deaths. Here is the interview.

The Festival of Flowers at Biltmore is always cause for celebration because it heralds spring's arrival. Come see a "ton of tuplips" through May 18.

Matt and Carol got some great stories and gave away several pairs of tickets and here are the winners. Click on them to read their garden story:

Grand Prize: Tatyana Buksh
1st RunnerUp: Gigi Miller
2nd RunnerUp: Chris Horn

Send us a tape of your class reciting the Pledge and we may play it on the air. Send us your recording, name of your school, grade and teachers name to:

106.9 the Light
Pledge of Allegiance
PO Box 159
Black Mountain, NC 28711 

 

180 Boxes. That's the number of boxes it takes to move Matt Stockman's family. The winning entry was submitted by Robert Cornette of Concord. Robert's guess of 178 boxes won him a box of books, cds and four tickets to Casting Crowns on March 29 in Charlotte with Meet and Greet passes.

Thursday morning (3/20), Matt & Carol spoke with author/speaker Carol Kent. Ms. Kent will be a featured speaker at next weeks Extraordinary Women Conference. You can hear the entire interview here.

Matt & Carol spoke with Kendra Graham on Tuesday Morning (3/18) to discuss her run for the My Hope Project. Kendra is encouraging 1000 runners to run a race while raising money for the Project. Listen to the interview and sponsor Kendra or start your own fundraising page  for the My Hope Project.

Angela Thomas is one of the speakers for the upcoming Extraordinary Women Conference at the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, SC. Matt & Carol talked with Angela Thursday, March 13. You can listen to Part 1 and Part 2 of the entire interview.

You can help teens make memories of their own by donating new or gently used prom attire to the Hickory High School prom closet. READ MORE

Tickets go on-sale Friday, February 29 for Avalon's "We Will Stand" concert on April 17th at Pritchard Memorial Baptist in Charlotte. The concert also features Michael English, Cadia and The Daniel Doss Band. Order your tickets today!

The National Military Family Association announced today that United Methodist Camp Tekoa was chosen to host a popular Operation Purple Summer Camp in 2008.  NMFA developed this free summer camp program in response to the need for increased support for military children, especially those whose parents are or will be deployed. READ MORE

Many thanks for your support!! You can still donate at www.firstgiving.com/carol_davis.

Jay & Laura Laffoon of Celebrate Your Marriage joined Matt & Carol on Friday morning to talk about their Ultimate Date Night event coming up next weekend in Charlotte and Winston-Salem. Listen to the interview or get more information about this event.