This is Red Ribbon Week. Â Schools across the region will compete for one of six Red Ribbon Week awards from the Roanoke Area Youth Substance Abuse Coalition and Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare. Â Elementary students will take part in a poster contest with middle and high school students participating in a media contest. Â
The Bedford County Board of Supervisors will vote on amending its noise ordinance. Â The new ordinance says that loud noises from certain devices will not be allowed between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. Â It increases the distance a sound can travel before being in violation from 50 feet to 250 feet.
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We have a traffic alert for you this morning. Â If you take the Franklin Road exit from U.S. 220 to get into downtown, you will need to find an alternate route starting today. Â The ramp will close so crews can build the foundation for the new bridge. Â The exit is expected to remain closed for two months.
The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing tonight about moving a polling location. Â The county is looking to move the polling location from the Christiansburg Armory to Victory Restoration Church. Â If agreed to, the change will take place next year.