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| Pedestrians were swept along in a fast-moving crowd that jammed Virginia Avenue on Saturday at Clarksville’s |
| 33rd annual Virginia Lakefest. Most visitors got an early start to avoid the late-day heat, and kept right on walking |
| when a brief shower passed… |
| A one-day symposium in Clarksville slated for Aug. 19, will provide citizens and public officials throughout the |
| Roanoke River Basin the opportunity to learn more about why the Kerr Reservoir is managed the way it is, how…. |
| Guests and locals alike will have an opportunity to celebrate a new round of festivities when Lakefest returns to |
| Clarksville starting Thursday night. |
| The Roanoke Wildwood Volunteer Fire Department responded to two vehicle accidents within an hour and one- |
| half of each other on Monday night, July 12. |
| In a couple of months, The Virginia Peanut Festival will celebrate its 48th anniversary. The month of September is |
| earmarked for recognition of the Virginia Peanut and the Virginia Peanut Farmers in Southeastern Virginia so it is |
| no surprise that Emporians |
| No rain and temperatures pushing and passing 100 degrees is taking its toll on local farmers. The lack of rain over |
| the last month and the extreme heat have taken its toll on the crops, with much of the corn crops destroyed, and |
| officials say the farmers will feel the effects in the pocketbook. |
| A weekend of fun is just around the corner as the town of Clarksville hosts its 33rd annual Lakefest held on |
| Thursday, July 15 through Sunday, July 28. |
| The Lake Gaston Association says many residents have contacted them inquiring as to the reason for low lake |
| levels. The Association sent an email saying we are in a mild drought situation, which has reduced flows into and |
| A 20-foot pontoon boat with 12 persons on board struck the steel floodgate structure of the Lake Gaston Dam at |
| approximately 1:30 a.m., July 4. The pontoon boat was moving fast enough to force its way up onto the |
| A bright sun in a cloudless sky made for a perfect day as 36 boats participated in the Lake Gaston's 26th Annual |
| Independence Day Boat Parade on Sunday, July 4. The boaters and their friends .. |
| Mecklenburg County property owners hit with higher assessments will have an opportunity to appeal to the |
| Board of Equalization at a series of hearings scheduled for July 13-August 31. |
| Cmdr. Steven Whitehead, of the U.S. Coast Guard, had only nice things to say about the Coast Guard Auxiliary at a |
| recent meeting of the Lake Gaston Water Safety Council. |
| Alcohol and water did not mix this Independence Day weekend, that is the word from Sgt. Carl Hatcher of N.C. |
| Wildlife. According to Hatcher, Anthony Pitrelli Jr., 23, of Burke, Va., and 11 of his friends enjoyed the fireworks |
| on the lake Saturday evening, then traveled to the south end of the lake. |
| The Lake Gaston Volunteer Fire Department marked their first 20 years in service with a milestone. At midnight, |
| July 1, the Department implemented its First Responder program. |
| As of Thursday, July 1 new boating laws concerning personal watercraft (PWC) have taken effect in the |
| Commonwealth. "As of July 1, all operators of a PWC, age 35 and younger must meet the state's Boating Safety |
| Education Requirement to operate a PWC," said… |
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