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UPDATED: Boil water advisory lifted in Lynchburg
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefUPDATED: 9/29 11:45 a.m. People living in Lynchburg no longer need to boil their water. The water main break that occurred on Thursday has been repaired and the drinking water has been tested and is safe to drink. Here's the full press release: The...Tags: Georgetown, Milford (New Haven, Connecticut), Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut), Robin Hood, Westbrook
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UPDATE: Company that man was driving for when he was killed in Bedford County is raising money for his family
WDBJ7 ReporterThe company a man was working for when he was killed is raising money for his wife and two young children. Adam Henry died in the accident Monday night. He was driving an oil tanker for Watts Petroleum, when it tipped. Crews are still cleaning up...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Bedford County (Virginia), Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), American Red Cross, Transportation Accidents
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UPDATE: Boil water advisory notice in Lynchburg put in place after "major" water main break
The Lynchburg Department of Water Resources has issued a boil water advisory notice following a water main break in the Old Forest Road. Everyone in the following areas is cautioned to boil all drinking water: Acorn St, Amelia St, Anthony Pl, Ardmore...
Tags: Georgetown, Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut), Milford (New Haven, Connecticut), Robin Hood, Westbrook
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Downed limbs could serve as kindling for forest fires
WDBJ7 ReporterThis weekend's storm may have a longer lasting effect than the power outages. You've no doubt seen downed limbs and even whole trees in neighborhoods. Imagine what it's like in the forest. All of that wood now on the ground could serve as kindling if...Tags: Forests, Environmental Issues, Forestry and Timber
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UPDATE: Funeral arrangements set for Boones Mill firefighter killed in Friday's storm
Arrangements have been made for a memorial service honoring fallen firefighter John Echternach, Jr. It will be held on Saturday, July 7 at Franklin Heights Baptist Church Sanctuary. It's located at 110 Hilltop Drive in Rocky Mount. The service begins...
Tags: Forests, Health, Politics, Injuries and Wounds, Safety of Citizens
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Dry weather means extra caution this July 4th
As dry conditions continue across the state, Virginia Department of Forestry is urging extra caution this July 4th when it comes to outdoor flames and setting off individual fireworks displays. The lack of rain, combined with the recent downed trees...
Tags: Weather, Forests, Agriculture, Environmental Issues, Natural Resource Industry
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Power disaster, restoration: A recap of a week in the dark
WDBJ7 ReporterPower crews called it the storm of the century, and still thousands of you are literally starting to see the light once again. With electricity now restored to hundreds of thousands of people we want to catch you up on some of the events associated...Tags: Forests, Appalachian Power Company, Environmental Issues, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Route 220 south in Roanoke County is Back Open
Update 11:52pm - All lanes of Franklin Road are back open. ---------------------------------------- Update: 11:00pm - Both southbound lanes of Franklin Road are temporarily closed due to tow trucks attempting to pull out the tractor-trailer. Both...
Tags: Forests, Environmental Issues
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6/9 * 5947 Merriman Road * Roanoke * 24018
8 am - ? Estate Sale. 1 mile from New Roanoke County Library between Pondersa Park and Chaparral Drive. Women's clothes - sizes 6 - 10. Piano, living room funiture, Kitchen misc. Snowmen; pocketbooks, lots of misc Must sell
Tags: Forests, Environmental Issues, Forestry and Timber
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UPDATED: Tree falls on Route 220 in Henry County
Update 5:52 a.m. - Both lanes of Route 220 have re-opened. Police say they probably won't ever know what caused the tree to fall. ----------------------- Virginia State Police are trying to move a tree from a road in Henry County. Henry County...
Tags: Forests, Environmental Issues, Henry County
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Fallen tree closes road in Roanoke
A busy road is closed in Roanoke because a tree fell in the road. It fell on Brambleton Avenue in Roanoke on Thursday evening. Police officers have blocked the road near Fishburn Park until the tree can be removed. Drivers are asked to avoid the...
Tags: Forests, Environmental Issues
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Blacksburg Country Club agrees to pay $18,964 for 2007 fish kill
The Blacksburg Country Club has settled a civil complaint filed by a federal agency over a 2007 fish kill in the North Fork of the Roanoke River. Under a consent decree, the country club agreed to pay $18,964 to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It...
Tags: North Fork, Clubs and Associations, Environmental Issues, Lifestyle and Leisure, Wildlife
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