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Public Safety Rockingham posts active storm-recovery alert for outages and downed trees Weather NWS flags Southside storm risk for damaging wind and heavy rain Transportation Route 58 Vesta meeting gives Patrick County a construction lookahead Traffic Roanoke closes 24th Street tunnel block through Friday Workforce Danville OSHA graduates put workforce safety in focus Government Greensboro council reconvenes June 23 after adjourned meeting Public Safety Patrick County burn ban remains active until further notice Traffic Blue Ridge Parkway closure shifts to Explore Park segment Public Safety Rockingham posts active storm-recovery alert for outages and downed trees Weather NWS flags Southside storm risk for damaging wind and heavy rain Transportation Route 58 Vesta meeting gives Patrick County a construction lookahead Traffic Roanoke closes 24th Street tunnel block through Friday Workforce Danville OSHA graduates put workforce safety in focus Government Greensboro council reconvenes June 23 after adjourned meeting Public Safety Patrick County burn ban remains active until further notice Traffic Blue Ridge Parkway closure shifts to Explore Park segment
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