Jim | January 26, 2010
Softened by more than three inches of rain on Sunday night, a small section of Railroad Grade Road collapsed into the New River on Monday morning. The flooding incident drew mention in Tuesday’s edition of the Winston-Salem Journal. The DOT tells the Journal that the section was about 8 feet wide and 20 yards long. [...]
Jim | January 17, 2010
The ice which has covered miles of the New River for the last 10 days broke free Sunday morning after two inches of rain overnight, causing some flooding along Railroad Grade Road. The ice was caught at the first low-water bridge below Todd until about 9:30 when the dam gave way. Water and millions of [...]
Jim | January 11, 2010
The newly opened Museum of Ashe County History in Jefferson is now working on an HO-scale model of the Virginia Creeper. West Jefferson and Todd will be featured in this project and photographs are now being sought of Todd as it was during the railroad era in Todd. The Virginia-Carolina ran to Todd from 1915 [...]
Jim | January 8, 2010
In case you’ve missed it, the South Fork of the New River has frozen over for more than two miles along Railroad Grade Road. Due to the cold and high water levels, the ice has piled up and pushed ice over the Castle Ford bridge at Todd Island Park. A photo taken by Todd’s own [...]