
AAA: Prepare how, as Hurricane Florence takes aim
As Hurricane Florence intensifies with the potential for impact on the East Coast later this week, governors in Virginia and North and South Carolina have declared states of emergency.

As Hurricane Florence intensifies with the potential for impact on the East Coast later this week, governors in Virginia and North and South Carolina have declared states of emergency.

With Virginia under a state of emergency, and forecasts showing Florence zeroing in on the Mid-Atlantic, the time for all Virginians to prepare is now.

Highway work in the Lynchburg District requiring road/lane/structure closures is scheduled, weather permitting.

Governor Ralph Northam has declared a state of emergency in anticipation of the potential impact from Florence, currently a tropical storm.

Highway work in the Lynchburg District requiring road/lane/structure closures is scheduled, weather permitting.

Highway work in the Lynchburg District requiring road/lane/structure closures is scheduled, weather permitting.

Hurricane preparedness just doesn’t seem like a priority to most people until we start hearing about one circling around in the ocean making its way towards landfall.

Highway work in the Lynchburg District requiring road/lane/structure closures is scheduled, weather permitting.

Regardless of the old adage, it is possible to teach old dogs new tricks. In fact, if old dogs are to survive in a modern world characterized by rapid change they must adopt many new tricks of survival and adaptation.

The City of Staunton has been notified by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation that it will receive a $75,000 grant to conduct a flood study in parts of the west end of the City.
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