Communities on the U.S. Gulf Coast distributed sandbags and closed beaches before Tropical Storm Bertha brings flooding and wind from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana.

Metallica was just in town and this week is graduation; that means for the past two weeks businesses in the town of Blacksburg have been busy.

Folks in Blacksburg are seeing renovations all throughout downtown this summer, and one area in downtown was converted into a pedestrian area a few years ago, and officials said they plan to make it easier for businesses there by improving current conditions.

Blacksburg businesses are prepping for an influx of people as the NCAA Women's tournament makes it's way to Blacksburg.