
Bear Creek is title sponsor of Team AFP coverage of Belk Bowl
Bear Creek will be the title sponsor of Augusta Free Press’ coverage of the 2018 Belk Bowl featuring Virginia and South Carolina.

Bear Creek will be the title sponsor of Augusta Free Press’ coverage of the 2018 Belk Bowl featuring Virginia and South Carolina.

Winter arrived early for Virginia residents after winter storm Diego dumped significant snowfall of 12 inches or more throughout the Commonwealth yesterday.

Road conditions in the Shenandoah Valley and Alleghany Highlands are steadily improving as of mid-day Monday. The region received up to 18 inches of snow, with the highest totals in Alleghany, Rockbridge, Bath and Augusta counties.

Snow is tapering off in central and southern portions of the Shenandoah Valley leaving many roads snow covered. Travel is not advised in the area.

Snow continues through many areas in the Commonwealth of Virginia today. In the Shenandoah Valley no snow has fallen in the Winchester and Frederick County area and in the Lexington Rockbridge County area heavy snow has fallen for most of the day.

Moderate to heavy snowfall is making roadways slick in the central and southern Shenandoah Valley. By late morning Sunday, some areas have reported four inches of snow.

The following is a list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton District during the coming weeks. The Staunton District consists of 11 counties from the Alleghany Highlands to the northern Shenandoah Valley.

VDOT crews have pretreated roadways ahead of a winter storm expected to bring significant amounts of snow and freezing rain to parts of the Commonwealth beginning Sunday, Dec. 9.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) secured unanimous Senate passage of the Ashanti Alert Act, legislation that will create a new federal alert system for missing or endangered adults between the ages of 18-64.
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