The four career firefighters and three volunteers headed south earlier this summer, as wild fires scorched thousands of acres in Florida. Yesterday, the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors recognized the firefighters for those efforts. The seven Roanoke County firefighters were dispatched to Bay County near Panama City, where they helped local crews fight a 600- acre blaze. Brain aneurysms afflict about 100 people in the Roanoke region each year. Now a new therapy could help patients avoid surgery.
Doctors describe the coil as a microscopic slinky.
The therapy is not for everyone, and doctors say there will still be a need for traditional treatment. Doctor Mathis is the only surgeon in the area right now who will be performing the new coil therapy. The Tabasco 35 car has a new driver, and it's no other than three time Winston Cup champion Darrell Waltrip. Waltrip began driving for Dale Earnhardt's Penzoil number one car at Bristol this past March as a fill-in for Steve Park. Waltrip fared well, posting 7 top-15 finishes and a 6th at Pocono.