But its about to get a lot more active and a lot more dangerous. Meteorologist robin reed begins with radar views and flood watches. Youwe got both and if you look at the rate alright i think you should not all that impressive in fact theres not much rain here at all and youd be absolutely correct but underneath the radar beams are zipped on a drizzle theres a fair amount of fog as well in the light showers do continue through the hill city right now for martinsville south boston as well so why the light stuff at the moment i think he could pretty well see why it is so much cooler and are part of the world right now than outlying areas like charleston the 50 bristol at 50 roanoke onforti to lynchburg and forty were staying in this cold air wedge which is actually good news for us but we will have a heavy rains by tomorrow afternoon that has instituted a flood watch for our entire viewing area its because of the kind of rain weve had it been here for a while and get all that melting sno
For waking up with thank you for waking up with good day virginia. Im kyle benjamin. And im january keaton. We begin in Botetourt County with a rally. Held by a group trying to stop the relocation of what were once slave houses. Members say county leaders are planning to build a Shell Building on the hill. And as wfxrs Sophia Borrelli tells us, ralliers think that would disgrace the memories of their ancestors. 0 13 0 220 56 1 061 07 1 17 nats of amazing gracesongs nat of poemsand poems to celebrate those who lived on this hill long before any of us were born. Stephen clinton support of not moving houses to show respect and admiration and honor a society that had a lot more to do with the building of this country than weve acknowledged in the past. The friends of greenfield preston Plantation Group held a ceremony. Some like Stephen Clinton are hoping county leaders will see the support and reevaluate their decision to move these historic slave homes. Stephen clinton support of not mov
Thank you for choosing good day virginia. Its and im kyle benjamin. Wfxrs paris holmes is monitoring Road Conditions for as paris as paris just mentioned, vdot crews are urging drivers to stay off the roads crews and contractors are working 12hour shifts on the roads right now. This is a live look along interstate 81 in montgomery county. Crews have pretreated some major roads and interstates with a mixture of brine and liquid calcium chloride in advance of those flakes falling. Crews will not plow or treat lowvolume secondary roads or neighborhood streets until the snow stops and the interstates and main roads are plowed and treated. For the latest Road Conditions, you can follow vdots 511 app. Weve got a link to that on our website, just head to new this morning Virginia State police say they arent dealing with any major incidents this morning in our area. Troopers responded to 16 crashes between midnight and 2 a. M in division 6they are still working on 3 of those crashes. 13 are cl
Crashed earlier tonight. This is a live look from a vdot camera at mile marker 192 north in lexington the right lane is still closed. The wreck happened just after 5 and now you can see crews are still trying to get the wreck cleaned up. Emergency Officials Say the truck was hauling meat and there was one injury from the crash. And traffic is backed up for 7 miles. This is video just after the crash earlier tonight when the traffic back up was just 2 miles long. Police are continuing to detour traffic around the wreck tonightwe will keep you updated with any new developments. In Pittsylvania County the Hargrave Military School in chatham will be closed tomorrow after the school was threatened on social media. Officials believe it may be connected to isis. According to the Washington Post the private military School Canceled events through the weekend and is boosting security. Police there say theyre treating it as a legitimate. It as a legitimate. In salem tonightparents are parents ga
Historic slave homes. Stephen clinton support of not moving houses perhaps we can stop the action that is preceding right now and Work Together for a solution that suits all of the parties invo of ceremony Shirley Johnson lewis says she is a decendant of slaves and is leading the fight to save this historic land. Shirley Johnson Lewis organizer of event i think the slaves didnt have a say and so i kind of feel like im working for them now. I think they are depending on members of the group say they want to attend the next Botetourt County board of supervisors meeting on february 23rd. An organization in amherst county is starting to develop a strategic economic plan, with for the first time the help of an outside consulting firm. Officials with the Economic Development authority of amherst county held their kickoff meeting yesterday to start developing the Strategic Plan. The development of the plan is being funded through federal, state and private grants. Officials say the plan is ne