News, events, & weather for the New River Valley of southwest Virginia.
APCo requests decreases & increases
Appalachian Power’s interim fuel factor rate went into effect November 1. This will mean a modest decrease in your power bills starting next month. Under
Student Overdoses Lead to Executive Order
In response to nine student overdoses at a Loudoun County high school just last month, Governor Glenn Youngkin today issued Executive Order Twenty-Eight. While the Loudoun County
Girls Basketball Announcements
Registration for girls basketball has been extended through November 17. To register, visit www.blacksburg.gov/recprograms or call 540.443.1100. Girls basketball placement practice dates have been changed due to a
Sinkland Farms Wine Festival
Join Sinkland Farms for our first annual Wine Festival on a beautiful fall weekend. This November weekend will be the closing weekend of the 2023
Freeze Warning until 10 am
FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures, as low as the low 20s in the mountains
Monday Wildfire Update
The Virginia Department of Forestry estimates 491 acres have been burned in a wildfire in Pulaski County. The wildfire is 25% contained, according to Pulaski
Specialty Crop Block Grants Awarded
Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced more than $550,000 in federal Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funding has been awarded to seven agricultural-related projects to help
11/4-12: Claytor Lake Drawdown
Drawdowns occur when the Appalachian Power Company, at the request of The Friends of Claytor Lake (FOCL) and in consultation with local government, and state
Claytor Lake Mussel Salvage
Volunteers are needed to get mucky in search of mussels that may have been left high and dry on the shoreline as a result of the Claytor Lake drawdown.
Update on Wildfire
The Virginia Department of Forestry reports the fire on Parrott Mountain has expanded to more than 300 acres and is roughly 25 percent contained. The
Freeze Warning For Tonight
FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures, as low as the mid 20s in the mountains and
Freeze Watch in Effect
FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING… * WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures possible. * WHERE…Portions of northwest North Carolina and central, south central,