
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, July 11, 1990                   TAG: 9007110418
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: STATE 
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DATELINE: ROCKY MOUNT                                LENGTH: Short

FRANKLIN OKS OPEN-FIRE BAN

Franklin County has declared a ban on all open fires because of dry conditions.

Emergency Services Coordinator David Laurrell said the ban was necessary because of the heat and wind combined with the lack of rainfall in recent weeks.

"It's dried things out to the point that if we got something going it will be tough to stop," Laurrell said.

The ban will be in effect until weather conditions change, he said.

by CNB