Come out for a night of holiday fun at Roanoke Countyโs annual Christmas Tree Lighting
Roanoke County is inviting the community to join together to begin the holiday season. The county is hosting its ceremonial Christmas Tree Lighting Monday, Dec. 5.
Christmas tree lifted on crane for hospital patients, staff at Lynchburg General Hospital
If you're traveling past Centraโs General Hospital in Lynchburg, be sure to look across the street, then look up.
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UK nixes Christmas gatherings, shuts London shops over virus
Shoppers wear face masks as they walk in Regent Street, ahead of the new Tier-4 restriction measures, in London, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Christmas gatherings cannot go ahead and non-essential shops must close in London and much of southern England as he imposed a new, higher level of coronavirus restrictions to curb rapidly spreading infections. โIt is with a very heavy heart that I must tell you we cannot proceed with Christmas as planned,โ Johnson said. While London fared relatively well in controlling the virus throughout the fall, the city now has the highest infection rates in England. The move will largely scrap Christmas gatherings in line with the rules for southern England.
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Christmas tree recycling underway at Claytor Lake State Park
โAnything in that 7-10 ft. range, and of course smaller, is what weโre looking for,โ said Claytor Lake State Park assistant park manager Brody havens. Live Christmas trees dropped off at the Claytor Lake State Park marina through Jan. 23 will be sunk in designated areas on the lake to create habitats for fish. "When we sink the Christmas trees, the limbs will stay on and the needles will stay on for quite a while. He likes fishing at Claytor Lake as it is, but the trees definitely help make the pastime more enjoyable. The city of Danville offers curbside tree collection for residents or you can drop off your tree at the cityโs mulch collection site.