Despite national decline, Bedford County poultry farmer sees uptick in Thanksgiving sales
Some are dealing with a decline in poultry sales this Thanksgiving. While the gathering at the Thanksgiving table may be smaller this year, buying local seems to be on the rise. Brent Wills, the owner of Bramble Hollow Farm, is seeing an uptick in sales. Wills said local customers took out their wallets in support of local farmers back in the spring, so heโs not shocked to see the same support now. โItโs really important for small, family-owned diversified farms to stick together because they have power together, in the collective,โ Wills said.
US 460 reopens amid flooding in Bedford County
BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. โ If you have to be out driving in this weather, be careful. In the Montvale area, U.S. 460 was temporarily closed in both directions due to flooding and a mudslide. Now, the road is open again:Where flooding was:Where the mudslide was:
Faint 'hailbow' developed over northern Roanoke County Thursday afternoon
ROANOKE, Va. - Storms this time of year can contain heavy rain, lightning and even some small hail. That was the case Thursday afternoon in places like Covington and near Montvale. Within this storm, you could see a faint 'hailbow.' When you see a rainbow, the sun's light is being reflected off the raindrop to produce the ROYGBIV color scheme. In this storm, the sun's light was bouncing or refracting off tiny hailstones falling from the cloud.