Good morning and welcome to the Morning Sprint. I’m Brittany
Weir bringing you some of the
top stories of the day. As
always, questions, comments,
feedback, put that in the
comment section below and I’ll
take a second to look at those
but I want to start today
talking about that wild weather
we had last night and leading
into this morning. Last night,
I was woken up by the storm. I
don’t know if you guys had it
or what it’s like in your area
but let us know. Put that in
the comment section below.
Also, if you have any storm
pictures, feel free to add
those to the comments as well.
We are getting of some power
outages near that
Christiansburg area. Um so, we
will keep you updated on that
but just keep us updated on
what you guys are seeing near
you. The first story today
comes out of Bedford County.
The Bedford County Fire
Department confirmed they have
found the body of a missing man
last seen on a lake in Monita
around 1 AM on Monday. Well,
authorities have confirmed the
man was 63 years old. They say
he was fishing on his family’s
private property, was supposed
to return home but when he did
return, that’s when his family
called nine one one. No
additional information has been
released and this is a
developing story and we will
continue to bring you the
latest information on air and
online at com but we are
reaching out and trying to get
you those updates. So, again,
those will be available for you
on our website and humans
remains found by a hiker in
Colorado in 2020 have been
identified as a Roanoke native.
During a press conference
yesterday morning, officials in
Colorado Identify the remains
of Gregory Woodford. Woodford
served in the Navy and was 30
years old at the time of his
death. Uh a software company
was able to match Woodford’s
DNA with his sisters after
finding a family tree. So, a
wild story there. Uh again,
remains found out in Colorado.
They had a connection here to
Roanoke. And the end of school
means the start of summer but
for some parents, the end of
school can bring stress and
worry. Food and is a problem
that many families face
especially during the summer
months. Um many schools in
Southwest Virginia including
Pulaski County and Lynchburg
and Roanoke cities have
returned to their free summer
meals program. These programs
provide students with two free
meals a day, handed out at
various distribution centers.
Very crucial to families and to
those children that rely on
school meals during that 180
day academic year. For the full
list of school systems
participating in summer meal
programs, you can always visit
our website. We have a full
list available for you. If you
are someone in your family who
needs that help or if you know
someone who’s looking for that
help. So, we do have that list
available available for you
right there and every 2
seconds, someone in the US
needs blood and the demand for
blood is greater now than ever
before. I’m sure you’ve heard
of this meet for blood. We’ve
been talking about it for
months now. pandemic caused
blood donation centers to close
and people became more hesitant
to donate. But today you could
make a difference and save
someone’s life. Because today
is National Blood Donors Day.
This is a day to raise
awareness of the need for blood
and blood products. This year
we want to have a variety of
things. We want to thank our
volunteer donors. We want to
highlight the need for year
round donations. Recognize the
value of volunteer donors and
then raise awareness for
organization that support blood
donations including the
American Red Cross. And you can
help out by donating at a local
blood drive today or by making
an appointment at your American
Red Cross. Jackie Grant says
the need for blood is dire Now
more in the summertime because
people are going on vacation,
less schools are hosting blood
drives because they’re not in
session. So they really do need
that blood right now. Again,
also if you’re someone who
can’t donate, always
volunteering is a good way to.
Um So, that helps out as well.
Uh let us know if you’re
someone who frequently donates
blood or if you never done it
before and you plan on donating
today to help out, put that in
the comment section below. So,
it’s a great day to do so and
to give back and to take a
second, see some comments
coming through. We’ve got a
good morning from Diana. Thank
you so much for tuning in.
Lloyd, good morning to you as
well. Mary, good morning. Thank
you guys so much for tuning in.
Couple more good morning. Good
morning from Lynn. Lots. Uh
Mary says, lots of lightning
near North in North Carolina
right now. So, seeing some of
that storm heading south of us.
So, thank you guys so much for
tuning in and the Good morning
comments. Always appreciate
that. Hope everyone is having a
good morning and staying safe
out there with that weather as
well. We still continue to
track that heat we’ve been
talking about. Could see some
triple digits this week. So,
always stay hydrated and keep
cool, keep the pets cool too as
well but thank you guys for
tuning in and make sure to tune
in every single morning at 9 AM
where I’ll bring you the top
stories of the day.