Today on the show we "Get It Off Your Chest" what is bothering you, you Monday Intel, Good News, 3 Things You Need To Know, plus now you can pay for your Door Dash order in payments!?!
SHOW NOTES:
INTEL FOR MONDAY MARCH 31ST 2025 . . .
*Today is National Tater Day
*There are 20 days left until Easter
*1932, Ford introduced the V-8 engine
*1995, Selena was murdered her in Corpus
*HBD actor Christopher Walken (82)
*Men's College basketball 4 teams left standing are Duke, Florida, Auburn and Houston...they face off in San Antonio this weekend
*The Jason Statham thriller "A Working Man" topped the box office
*Legendary actor Richard Chamberlain, star of 1980s mini-series The Thorn Birds had died at 90
*And congratulations to my daughter Leighann Franklin. She is on the rowing team at the University of Central Florida (Go Knights!) and her team won gold at the Sarasota 2K beating Univ of Miami, Alabama and others. Yes I'm a proud Dad. I was posting on socials like a crazy Dad this weekend, too.
THREE THINGS TO KNOW . . .
#1 - TxDOT sent word out Friday that a ceremonial ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Harbor Bridge will take place May 10th. It replaces the legendary bridge which has been a part of the Corpus Christi skyline since the 1950s. As far as the bridge opening to traffic, KIII 3 NEWS reports that additional details will be released on when that will take place.
#2 - Great to get rain, but not great to get an increase in mosquitos. Vector Control will start spraying today in Calallen and Annaville, and will spray around the area in the coming days. Make sure you're doing your part to drain any standing water outside, and try those mosquito dunks if you have it ponding up.
#3 - I'd be remiss if I didn't mention it was 30 years ago today that Selena was murdered. a day that many of us remember. “The Queen of Tejano” music died at the peak of her popularity. At only 23 years old, she became the first female Tejano artist to win a Grammy. I remember driving back from Corpus Christi that day, picking up a paycheck from a radio station I was working for, and then heading back, being on Business 77 between Bishop and Kingsville, turning on to FM 1355 and crossing the rail road tracks and hearing the news reported here on K-99, and then flipped over to KSAB Tejano 99.9. Tragic day. Her music lives on.
GOOD NEWS STORY . . .
After her truck driver owner passed away, Honey, a 14-year-old yellow lab, was taken in by an Indianapolis nonprofit who are on a mission to give the best possible farewell. Over a hundred volunteers responded to a social media post and Honey was treated to several truck rides, honoring her late owner's memory. She also reunited with the owner's family for her final ride and enjoyed her favorite special treats, surrounded by love in her final days.