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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom...... After a sunny weekend, the forecast turns cloudy and wet today with a chance of showers and storms.
Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner has the complete outlook, coming up.




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Last week the congregation of High Street Baptist church voted out its minister of four years.
Now the Reverend Floyd Davis is focusing his energies on a new ministry.
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Davis preached from the pulpit of Melrose 7th Day Adventist Church Sunday after being fired from High Street Baptist five days earlier.
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About hundred members from High Street followed Davis on Sunday. But the remaining members of the church say the church wasn't growning under Davis' leadership, and see his departure as an opportunity for a positive change.
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[IN Q=This church is not...]

((LANVAN REID: THIS CHURCH IS NOT GOING TO BE SPLIT, NOT TO A DEGREE THAT WOULD TAKE THIS CHURCH DOWN AND WE'RE ALL SAD, CAUSE WE'VE TALKED, AND WE DIDN'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN, BUT THE CHURCH WASN'T GROWING.))
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[OUT Q=...church wasn't growing.]
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Davis says he's NOT angry about having to leave High Street, and while he's not certain where he will preach next Sunday, Davis is confident the right door will open.
Davis says he will spend the next few weeks finding a place for his new God's House Ministries.
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More information has been released about the mother and daughter killed in a traffic accident over the weekend.
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State Police say six-year-old Betty Marie Sirry (Surry) and her mother, 44- year- old Joyce Marie Sirry were killed after being hit by a car as they walked down Route 460 in Shawsville. State Police have charged the driver, 21-year-old Christopher M. Hight of Christiansburg with driving under the influence of drugs. Additional charges are pending a review by the Commonwealth's Attorney.
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If your traveling through Vinton today, you may want to find a new route. The town has announced -- weather permitting -- it will be performing some road work starting at 8:30 this morning.
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[TAKE "ROAD WORK" MAP FS] A lane will be closed as crews work on sewer and water lines near the new Cardinal Park Drive intersection less than a tenth of a mile near Temple Drive and Hardy Road. Officials say drivers should use caution and expect delays.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
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Work is expected to be completed Tuesday evening.

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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom......
The potential for wet weather returns to the forecast today...and off and on this week.
Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner has the seven day outlook, coming up.

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More information has been released about the mother and daughter killed in a traffic accident over the weekend.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Montgomery Co./Saturday;]

State Police say six-year-old Betty Marie Sirry (Surry) and her mother, 44- year- old Joyce Marie Sirry were killed after being hit by a car as they walked down Route 460 in Shawsville. State Police have charged the driver, 21-year-old Christopher M. Hight of Christiansburg with driving under the influence of drugs. Additional charges are pending a review by the Commonwealth's Attorney.
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Last week the congregation of High Street Baptist church voted out its minister of four years.
Now the Reverend Floyd Davis is focusing his energies on a new ministry.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

Davis preached from the pulpit of Melrose 7th Day Adventist Church Sunday after being fired from High Street Baptist five days earlier.
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[IN Q=I received word on Tuesday...]
[SUPER=01-Rev. Floyd Davis/Former High Street Baptist Pastor;]
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[OUT Q=...on what's happening.]
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[VO-NAT]

About hundred members from High Street followed Davis on Sunday. But the remaining members of the church say the church wasn't growning under Davis' leadership, and see his departure as an opportunity for a positive change.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=This church is not...]

((LANVAN REID: THIS CHURCH IS NOT GOING TO BE SPLIT, NOT TO A DEGREE THAT WOULD TAKE THIS CHURCH DOWN AND WE'RE ALL SAD, CAUSE WE'VE TALKED, AND WE DIDN'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN, BUT THE CHURCH WASN'T GROWING.))
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[OUT Q=...church wasn't growing.]
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[VO-NAT]

Davis says he's NOT angry about having to leave High Street, and while he's not certain where he will preach next Sunday, Davis is confident the right door will open.
Davis says he will spend the next few weeks finding a place for his new God's House Ministries.
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If you're traveling through Vinton today, you may want find an alternative. The town has announced -- weather permitting -- it will be performing some road work starting at 8:30 this morning.
(++++++++++)

[TAKE "ROAD WORK" MAP FS] A lane will be closed as crews work on sewer and water lines near the new Cardinal Park Drive intersection, which is less than a tenth of a mile from Temple Drive and Hardy Road. Officials say drivers should use caution and expect delays.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
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Work is expected to be completed tomorrow evening.

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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom......
Look for an increase in clouds today, along with a good chance of scattered showers and storms.
Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner has the Monday forecast, right after the news.





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A Roanoke daycare is taking a broader approach to education. It is focusing on more than just the A-B-C's.
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Marian Ware started the The Village learning center, a daycare center where the rules are tough and the work is even tougher.
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((SOME PEOPLE MAY CONSIDER B/C IT'S SO ACCELERATED,THAT IT MAY BE TOO HARD ON CHILDREN THIS AGE. BUT I DON'T THINK SO -- I THINK IF CHILDREN CAN GET SOME OF THOSE RAP SONGS, AND SOME OF THAT MUSIC THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND, THEN IT'S EASY FOR THEM TO GET THE PHONICS AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.))
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The kids are learning more than accelerated math and phonics.
Each week, Ware gives them an accelerated lesson on black history, which Ware says leads to another important lesson- community involvement.
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((I THINK THAT A LOT OF PROBLEMS THAT OCCUR, SPECIFICALLY IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY HAVE TO DO WITH THE CHILDREN NOT FEELING LIKE THEY'RE APART OF THE COMMUNITY. SO WE TRY TO START THEM OUT YOUNG AND FEELING APART OF THE COMMUNITY AND BEING ABLE TO MAKE A CHANGE WHERE THEY SEE THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE CHANGE. ))
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[VO_NAT] The kids have partnered with a number of community organizations, including the Red Cross.

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The congregation of Roanoke's High Street Baptist Church let its pastor go last week-- but the Reverend Floyd Davis says he won't let that stop him from spreading his message.
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Davis preached from the pulpit of Melrose 7th Day Adventist Church Sunday after being fired from High Street Baptist five days earlier.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=I received word on Tuesday...]
[SUPER=01-Rev. Floyd Davis/Former High Street Baptist Pastor;]
[RUNS=:14]
[OUT Q=...on what's happening.]
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[VO-NAT]

About hundred members from High Street followed Davis on Sunday. But the remaining members of the church say the church wasn't growing under Davis' leadership, and see his departure as an opportunity for a positive change.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=This church is not...]

((LANVAN REID: THIS CHURCH IS NOT GOING TO BE SPLIT, NOT TO A DEGREE THAT WOULD TAKE THIS CHURCH DOWN AND WE'RE ALL SAD, CAUSE WE'VE TALKED, AND WE DIDN'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN, BUT THE CHURCH WASN'T GROWING.))
[SUPER=01-Lanvan Reid/]
[RUNS=:12]
[OUT Q=...church wasn't growing.]
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[VO-NAT]

Davis says he's NOT angry about having to leave High Street, and while he's not certain he will preach next Sunday, Davis is confident the right door will open.
Davis says he will spend the next few weeks finding a place for his new God's House Ministries. (-------------)
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