Terrence and his mother Clare spent most of their day on Monday watching weather reports and keeping an eye on Hurricane Gustav.

The event featured music by the Rock’N Cruisers and contestants from Star of the Blue Ridge.

Organizers tells us Friday and Saturday were the busiest days.

Galax Native Lisa Horton: “The best part is the food.“

Call it her favorite mistake.  Ivanhoe resident Kathy Cregger was standing in Robin’s Get and Go last Thursday with what she thought was a $1,000 winning scratch-off lottery ticket.  Turns out, though, that she was a couple of zeros off.

Alexandra tells 10 on your side that she is disappointed, but will be okay.

Today, a jury handed down its verdict for one of the men charged with shooting into the off-campus apartment of Virginia Tech Cornerback “Macho” Harris

Virginia Tech football star Victor “Macho” Harris testified Wednesday that shots fired at his apartment in November missed him by no more than five feet.

Police say the men won’t be going back to North Carolina anytime soon.  They’re being held without bond on a slew of charges.

Bill Weisiger, member of Wytheville’s Town Council and the public works committee, informed council that Smyth and Pulaski county governments have expressed interest in participating in a regional water study

Weather Alert:

Flash Flood Warnings: Patrick Co. until 1:45 p.m.; Danville, SW Pittsylvania Co. until 2:15 p.m.
Flash Flood Watches: Most of area until this evening
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VDOT says a truck hit and damaged the bridge that carries Interstate 81 traffic over Rt. 611 on Tuesday.

The tractor trailer is in the median near the New River Bridge

Volvo Trucks North America sent a letter to local UAW 2069, advising them that temporary layoff from May will become permanent

Officers arrested William Music early this morning in Fancy Gap

The theme of this year’s contest, called “Crazy for the Hokie Homes,” is to decorate their house in a manner that would make every Hokie in the neighborhood proud

Gobblerfest, a welcoming event for Virginia Tech students will be September 5th

The Carroll Co. Sheriff’s Office has arrested two of the three men they’ve been looking for in a manhunt that started this afternoon.

The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors decides to take legal action against the Intermodal Facility planned for Elliston.

25-year-old Sgt. Kenneth Gibson of Christiansburg was laid to rest today. He died August 10th when an IED went off near his unit in Iraq.
 

Traffic Alert: Inspectors say an vehicle that was too tall hit the bridge, and damaged several beams.  Rt. 611, Newbern Road near Rt. 643 Cougar Trail Rd., is closed.

This will not impact 911 calls, but will affect non-emergency calls throughout Wednesday and at least into early Thursday.

The Hillsville Labor Day Flea Market and Gun Show kicks off on Friday.

Sgt. Kenneth Gibson graduated from Christiansburg High School in 2001.

Okay, lets be honest. No one likes the hassle of moving in and the new freshmen at Virginia Tech are no exception, but thanks to some football players things definitely moved a lot faster for incoming students this morning.

Floyd County failed to meet minimum standards for recycling, according to a report released recently by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Researchers started working on the teen driving program a few months ago after Bedford and Montgomery counties asked them to design some kind of program to save young lives on the road.

According to the Commonwealth’s attorney, Deborah Palmer filed fake travel expenses for the agency to reimburse her for which totaled more than $144,000 over the course of about six years.

Investigators found Jeffrey Johnson with a bag that contained 44.5 grams of crack cocaine.

22-year-old Radford University Senior Elizabeth Chitwood was chosen to attend this year’s democratic national convention as a delegate.