Tuggle Gap News Today

With increased fire danger in western North Carolina and southwest Virginia, the Blue Ridge Parkway is temporarily banning backcountry campfires effective immediately. To ensure public safety and to provide the highest degree of protection to park resources, this fire restriction will be in effect until further notice.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency for two large wildfires. Shenandoah National Park implemented a fire ban.

The long-running festival brings about $4 million to Floyd and neighboring counties each year, but businesses say tourism is so big in Floyd that its absence won't hurt much.

Live music and more in the valleys and beyond …