Good morning and welcome to the Morning Sprint. I’m Brittany
Weir bringing you some of the
top stories of the day. As
always, we are streaming live
on Facebook, YouTube, and our
website and if you have any
questions or comments, please
post them in the comment
section below and I’ll take a
second to look at them. We’re
going to start this morning
with some breaking news
overnight out of Roanoke. Well,
Roanoke Police say Catawba
Valley Drive is back open after
a deadly crash last night.
Police tell us around 9: 13 PM,
sixty-six-year-old Louis Lester
was crossing the road When a
two 00 3 Mazda traveling
northbound hit her. Walt Lester
was pronounced dead at the
scene and police say the driver
of the Mazda is cooperating
with the investigation and do
not believe speed or drugs were
a factor in this crash. We have
the full details available for
you on our website and again,
if you have any details or
information, you are asked to
contact the police. And the
Campbell County Sheriff’s
Office is investigating a
suspicious death. Deputy say
they found the body of
57-year-old man while
responding to a welfare check
on Magron Lane just before 4 PM
and you can see the map right
there of where this occurred.
Well, no other information has
been released but we are
working for you to keep you
updated on the latest and as we
learn more details, we will
have those available for you on
our website at com. And we all
know it’s almost time for back
to school and so what it can’t
be easy for everyone but in
Franklin County, students the
same can’t be for getting them
there. Well, the system is in
dire need of bus drivers right
now. Some families might be
asked to drop their kids off
and then pick them up. Well,
some might be asked to meet
drivers at a closer stop but
all routes have been
consolidated, meaning longer
ride times and more students on
board. So, something to keep in
mind for this year. We’re we’re
going to be good on the first
day again. That’s with six or
seven of us driving out of the
office, four driving out of the
garage. Um but we we’re
planning on making those ends
meet. What’s scary is when
someone gets sick or has to
have surgery. Just life. Life
happens.
and they need your help to fill spots and are willing to make
accommodations. A link to apply
is on WS Les. com. But so many
places are seeing a shortage of
bus drivers that start
happening. Last year we brought
you a lot of stories of those
and again, it will continue for
this year. So, if you’re
somebody who is looking for a
job or looking for a way to
help out, again, we’ll have how
you can apply on our website
and if you’re looking for
something fun to do this
weekend, Lewis Salem Civic
Center has you covered. The
Virginia Vintage Comics Comics
and Collectible Show will be
celebrating its 25th
anniversary this Saturday. If
you’re somebody who likes
comics, superheroes, comic
books, write in the comments,
let me know what your favorites
are and if there’s any specific
that you’re looking for, the
show will take place at the
Salem Civic Center starting at
10 AM on Saturday and during
the past quarter century, the
show has come to be known as
one of the best venues to find
rare and collectible comics.
There will be about 45 vendors
from over six different states
and you will be able to spend
the searching through stacks of
your favorite comics. Uh the
show is known for focusing
though primarily on older comic
books from the late thirties to
the 1970s. Um also, this is the
25th year that the show is
happening. So, to celebrate
their silver anniversary, they
will be giving out some fun
prizes including a 25-dollar
gas gift card. Uh so, a lot of
fun to be had this weekend
there. Again, that’s from 10 to
four and we have the
information on how you can get
those tickets available for you
on our website. take a second
see if we have any comments
coming through at the moment
just to read them. Uh we have
one good morning comment from
Norman. Uh another wet day.
Yes, very rainy today. So, make
sure you guys bring your
umbrella but other parts of our
area could be really dry. Uh
meteorologist Chris Michaels
had that full forecast for you
this morning and he’ll also
have another one for you at
noon but thank you Norman for
writing in and Debbie said,
good morning and it’s raining
in Dublin right now. Yes, rain
at the top of everyone’s mind
today. Um I didn’t bring my
umbrella today. So, hopefully
that stops by this afternoon by
the time I leave work. We’re
also going to be pretty soaking
wet going home. Uh so we don’t
want that but yes, you can keep
your eye on the forecast on our
website as well and on our
weather app too but those are
all the comments we have coming
in this morning. So, thank you
guys so much for writing those
in. Again, as always, if you
want to follow up on these
stories, we do have them
available for you online but
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