11:30 a.m. Tuesday - High water is being reported in several locations as rain, sometimes heavy at times, continues to fall in the Rockbridge area.

According to Rockbridge Alert, Country Club Road and Collierstown Road at Deer Crossing Lane has water across the roadways as of 11:21 a.m.

The area is under a flash flood watch until 6 p.m. today, with showers and storms in the forecast through the night.

Area residents are being invited to participate in a new fundraising event for the American Heart Association called HeartChase.

The event, which will be held this Saturday, June 22, in Richardson Park in Lexington, features small teams of two to five people racing and chasing each other through 10 different challenges. Those challenges include building a literal food pyramid, racing to fill a water bucket with everyday items, and finding things in the area that participants never knew existed.

Participants will use a smartphone to find the challenges and track points

Check-in for the competition begins at 10 a.m. with the chase starting promptly at 11.

To sign up, go to www.heartchaselexington.org.

Remarkably, no one was injured when two vehicles plunged 30 to 40 feet down a wooded embankment on Lincoln Road before the intersection of U. S. 11 north. The accident occurred Friday around 2 p.m.  According to Virginia State Police, both vehicles were northbound on Lincoln Road at the time of the incident.  The News-Gazette will have further details about the accident after State Police have finished their investigation.  (Roberta Anderson photo)

Friday, June 14 - There will be northbound single lane closures in Rockbridge County on Interstate 81 in the truck climbing lane project area starting tonight and continuing during the nights next week. These closures are for paving work.

A left-lane closure between mile markers 200 and 202, northbound, has been scheduled for tonight from 10 until 9 in the morning.

Left lane closures are also scheduled between mile markers 195 and 202, northbound, on June 17, June 18, June 19 and June 20, from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m.

All work is weather permitting.