May 4, 2019
May 5, 1989.
The first of the stormy night s three tornadoes touched down at 8:39 p.m. in Clemmons, moving northwest for half a mile.
A second hit just minutes later near Poplar Street in Winston-Salem, cutting a swath of devastation more than 10 miles long through Ardmore, Buena Vista and Old Salem.
A third tornado, this one at 8:45 p.m., virtually destroyed a hangar at Smith Reynolds airport and left planes scarred and scattered.
It would be weeks â months or years for some â before anything seemed normal again.
A Piedmont Aviation hangar at Smith Reynolds Airport was virtually destroyed by one of three tornadoes that touched down in Winston-Salem on May 5, 1989.
Apr 29, 2021
Elfriede “Ellie” A. Parker, 80, passed away on April 21, 2021. She was born on June 8, 1940 to Joseph and Anna (Biel) Gessler in Bronx, NY. While living in New York City, she attended Hunter College and worked for IBM as a translator. She married Lawrence “Larry” Parker on February 8, 1964, and relocated to his hometown, Salem, OH, where they lived for 50+ years.
The hallmark of Ellie’s life is energy fueling her love of family and friends, travel and adventure, and fun and laughter. She truly never met a stranger in Salem and throughout the travel she enjoyed around the country and the world. She gave of herself to all who knew her as Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, and Friend. Fun-loving – her ever-present smile and infectious laugh have been called out by many who knew her. She Mom-ed fiercely – living out one of her most repeated axioms to her children “I give you wings so you can fly”, orchestrating every opportunity for
Lane restrictions planned for northbound I-83 near Harrisburg: PennDOT
Updated Apr 13, 2021;
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Motorists in Dauphin County are advised nighttime lane restrictions are planned on northbound Interstate 83 near Harrisburg during the next week.
Weather permitting, lane restrictions will be implemented Thursday night and Sunday night on northbound I-83 just north of Route 22 (Jonestown Road) so the contractor can perform mechanical grooving on the I-83 bridge spanning Valley Road. The restrictions will be in place from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night.
Motorists should be alert and drive with caution through the work zone.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.