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In this roughly 5 minute interview, Danny Watson of Wintergreen Hardware in Nellysford, VA chats with Tommy Stafford about the recent sale of the family business to Jackson Cox. Danny reflects on the early days and how he got his start there. He discusses how they arrived at the decision to finally sell.

Enjoy this special radio interview from the December 2011 Christmas season as Nelson native Earl Hamner, Jr. (The Waltons TV Series Creator) talks with (Me) BRL Publisher Tommy Stafford and Memphis KWAM 990 Radio host, Earle Farrell. Earl Hamner passed away several years ago but was a close friend.

Hot & humid for the rest of Sunday, but better weather is on the way! Here's my Cville 107.5 and 1260 WCHV update for this evening and overnight. Tommy

Weekend : Becerra Lawn Care Update : Numerous Weather Advisories 2.23 & 23 - 2019 A mixed bag of weather as we head into the weekend including Winter Weather Advisories, High Wind Watches, along with A Flood Watch for varying portions of the Blue Ridge. But we round out the weekend with a very warm, breezy & partly sunny Sunday! Have a great weekend! Tommy

WINTER STORM WARNING :2.20.19 : Becerra Lawn Care Update A major winter storm affects the area through Wednesday night. Listen for more details. Stay safe! Tommy

WINTER STORM WARNING : 2.19.19 : Becerra Lawn Care Update : Tuesday will be a quiet day. Overnight into Wednesday and Wednesday night look for significant winter weather to move in. We should see snow, sleet and then freezing rain. I talk more about that in my Tuesday update here. Have a great Tuesday! Tommy

2.18.19 : Tuesday : Winter Storm Approaches : Becerra Lawn Care Update A significant winter storm is approaching the area over the next 24 hours. I talk more about that in this special weather update. Have a great Monday evening! Tommy

12.14.18 : Special Weather Update : FLOOD WATCH : Becerra LawnCare Update In this Special Weather Update I talk about the potential for flooding rains Friday afternoon into Saturday afternoon. With the very soggy summer we had combined (almost 80" of rain so far!) with the snowmelt, at a minimum it's going to sloshy! Have a great upcoming weekend! Tommy

11.14.18 : Becerra Lawncare : WINTER WEATHER UPDATE : Wed Night / Thursday Morning Various winter storm warnings, watches and advisories are in effect across the area from very early Thursday morning into the evening hours on Thursday night. I talk more about that in this special weather update. Tommy

Thursday : Mostly Sunny & Hot : Becerra Lawncare Update The mostly sunny & hot weather continues, chances for scattered showers and storms reappears by late Friday into the weekend. Tommy

Wednesday : Mostly Sunny & Dry : Becerra Lawncare Update Better weather for the next couple of days, listen now!

Tuesday : Hot & Humid Weather Returns : Becerra Lawncare Update The heat returns to the area today with an upward tick in the humidity as well. We get a brief break midweek. I talk more about that in my Tuesday audio weather update, listen now! Tommy

Weekend : 7.7 & 7.8 : 2018 : Mostly Sunny & Beautiful : Very Mild! : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! A dramatic turnaround this weekend from what we've recently been experiencing with all of the heat & humidity. Mild temps (even cool at night) with mostly sunny skies and low humidity. I talk more about that and when the heat returns in this weekend sudio weather update, listen now! Enjoy & have a great weekend! Tommy

Friday : Scattered Showers & T-Storms : Great Weekend Ahead : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! Scattered showers and thunderstorms will move through Friday and end by Friday evening. A picture perfect weekend is ahead! I talk more about that and when the heat may return. All of that in my Friday audio weather update, listen now! Tommy

Thursday : Partly Sunny & Hot : 20% PM T-Storm : Cooler Ahead : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! We have one more really hot and humid day then the chance for showers & storms will move in by Friday followed by much milder conditions with lower humidity just in time for the weekend! I talk about how long the nice weather will hang around in this Thursday audio weather update, listen now! Have a great Thursday! Tommy

Fireworks Photo By Paul Purpura : Wintergreen, VA 2018 4th of July 2018 : Mostly Sunny & Hot : Showers & Cool Down By Week's End : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! The hot weather continues for your 4th of July, but some relief is on the way pretty soon. I talk more about that in this Independence Day audio weather update. Listen now and have a Happy 4th! Tommy

Tuesday : Heat Advisory : Sunny & Very Hot: Isolated PM T-Storm : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! A heat advisory is again in effect on Tuesday from 12 noon until 8PM. Otherwise there's a tiny chance for an isolated afternoon thunderstorm. I talk more about that and the upcoming 4th of July weather in my daily audio weather update, listen now! Stay cool! Tommy

Monday : Sunny & Continued Hot : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! The hot & dry weather continues for the first few days of July and the start of this week. We do moderate a a little by the 4th of July with the chance for a hit or miss storm later in the week. Have a great Monday! Tommy

Weekend :Sunny & Very Hot! : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! The word for the weekend is HOT! - The word for the next week doesnt' really change much! In my weekend update I talk about whether there any chance for rain in the next seven days and if the heat breaks. Take a listen now and have a great weekend! Tommy

Friday : Hot & Humid : Much Hotter Moving Forward : Becerra Lawncare Update Download The Blue Ridge Magazine smartphone app today! For droid or Iphone. It's Free! The word for the next several days will be hot! You can add muggy to it as well! I talk about how long the heat stays around and when we can expect it to break in my Friday weather update. Listen now! Have a great Friday! Tommy

Thursday : Becoming Mostly Sunny : Much Hotter Days Ahead! : Becerra Lawncare Update Download the Blue Ridge Magazine Smartphone app today. It's free! Showers and thunderstorms finally are coming to an end on Thursday. Other than a lingerring shower in the morning, we go mostly sunny by the afternoon. Temps are on the increase along with humidity for the coming days. I talk more about that in this Thursday audio weather update. Listen now! Have a great Thursday! Tommy

Wednesday : Scattered Showers & T-Storms : Hot Days Ahead : Becerra Lawncare Update Download the Blue Ridge Life smartphone app now. It's free! Scattered showers anf thunderstorms hang around for Wednesday into Wednesday night. By Thursday we are on the back side of this system and mostly sunny skies will return with some hot temps ahead, I talk about when they arrive and how long they stay in this Wednesday audio weather update. Have a great Wednesday! Tommy

Tuesday : Mostly Cloudy : Showers By Wednesday : Becerra Lawncare Update Download the free Blue Ridge Life Magazine smartphone app for Iphone or Droid now! One more fair day before we see the chance for scattered showers return to the forecast by tomorrow afternoon. After that, the heat is back on once agan! I talk more about that in my Tuesday audio weather update, listen now! Have a good one! Tommy

Monday : Milder. Hot By Week's End : Becerra Lawncare Update Download the BRL Smartphone App for Iphone oor Droid Today - It's Freel! We finally get a break from the rain for the next day or two, I talk more about that and when the hot summertime weather returns later this week. Listen now! Have a great Monday! Tommy

Weekend : Scattered Showers : Milder & Drier Next Week : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! Though chances for showers diminish over the next 2-3 days there's still a good shot at them over the coming weekend. By next week we enter a drier pattern with milder temperatures to boot! Have a great weekend! Tommy

Thursday : FLASH FLOOD WATCH : Locally Heavy Rain This PM : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! Heavy rains possible this afternoon into the evening for the first day of Summer. I talk more about that in the Thursday audio weather update. Tommy

Wednesday : Warm & Humid With Scattered T-Storms : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! Looks for temps to be a little less today vs Tuesday but still mighty warm and humid. We'll see scattered storms develop, especially afternoon, with some of them possibly containing heavy rain and strong winds. Have a great Wednesday! Tommy

Tuesday : Hot & Humid : Scattered PM T-Storms : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! One more hot & humid day, then milder with increasing chances for showers and storms. Take a listen now! Have a great Tuesday! Tommy

Monday : Hot & Humid : An Isolated Afternoon T-Storm : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! The next couple of days will be hot and humid. But we do return to some cooler weather with increasing chances for organized showers and storms by mid-week. Listen now as I talk about how cool we get and the rain chances. Have a great Monday! Tommy

Weekend : Sunny & Hot : Very Hot Monday Near 100° - Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! We'll see a mostly sunny weekend with temps getting hotter each day. By Monday some of us will be nearing or right on the 100° mark! I also talk about when rain is back in the forecast. Have a great weekend and listen now! Tommy

Friday : Mostly Sunny & Warm : Very Hot Weather On Way! Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! We're in a pretty long stretch of a dry pattern and about to be a very hot runs of days as well. I tlak more about that in my Friday weather audio update. Listen now! Tommy

Thursday : Sunny & Warm : Very Hot Ahead : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! We're in a nice long dry stretch now, but the temps will be warming up with just plain hot weather in the near future. In my Thursday weather update I talk about when it arrives and how long it stays around. Take a listen now! Tommy

Wednesday : Scattered PM T-Storms : Warmer : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! Once more afternoon of widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms (not everyone will see these) on Wednesday afternoon. But it will be much warmer and more humid. The a nice dry spell is ahead! I talk more about that in this audio weather update! Listen! Have a great Wednesday! Tommy

Tuesday : Mostly Cloudy & Cool : Much Warmer Wednesday! : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! Tuesday will be mostly cloudy & continued cool, but with few if any showers around. By Wednesday and beyond, things start a major improvement! Have a great Tuesday! Tommy

Monday : Cooler With Scattered Showers : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! Though not a washout any given day this week, we do have decent chances for showers and storms for the entire coming week. In my Monday audio weather update I talk more about that and what we can expect temperature wise too. Listen now! Have a great Monday! Tommy

Weekend : Warm With Scattered T-Storms : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! Chances for scattered thunderstorms is in the forecast for the weekend and chances for rain continues into the extended outlook. In this weekend weather audio update I talk more about how long the rain will stay around. Have a great weekend! Tommy

Friday :Hot & More Humid : An Isolated PM T-Storm : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! Heat & humidity return Friday with the chances for some renegade type of afternoon & evening thunderstorms. In this Friday audio weather update I talk about why there's better chances for showers and storms this weekend. Have a great Friday! Tommy

Thursday : Partly Sunny & Mild : PM Storms By Friday : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! We have one more quiet day with partly sunny skies and mild temps before we return to chances of scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms - along with warming temps. Have a great Thursday! Tommy

Wednesday : Beautiful - Sunny & Mild! : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! We have a couple of incredibly nice days ahead! Chances for showers and storms returns by the weekend. Have a great Wednesday! Tommy

Tuesday : Mostly Sunny & Nice : An After Isolated T-Storm : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! What a great Monday we had! Tuesday will be almost as nice with mostly sunny skies, but there is a chance for a isolated showers and storms as a cold front drops through late in the day Wednesday looks very nice and significantly cooler, especially for early June. I talk more about that in this Tuesday weather audio update - listen now! Tommy

Monday : The Dry Out Begins : Mostly Sunny & Nice! : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! After very long stretch of wet weather the drying finally begins! This week will consist of mostly sunny weather with less humidity and pleasant temps. Enjoy! Tommy

Weekend : Scattered Showers & Storms Then Cooler : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! There's light at the end of the tunnel, we just have to wait a few more days for any real transition. The weekend still holds chances for some showers and storms, then by next week we start cooling down and trending drier by the midweek. Have a great weekend! Tommy

Friday : Hot & Humid With Scattered Showers & Storms : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! Friday will be hotter and more humid with continued chances of scattered showers and thunderstorms, especially afternoon. In my Friday audio weather update I talk more about when the rain finally comes to an end. Listen now and have a great Friday! Tommy

Thursday : More Rain & Storms Expected : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! After major flooding overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning, more rain and storms are expected this afternoon. I talk more about that and how long we can expect this sort of weather to hang around. Listen to my Thursday audio weather update now. Have a great Thursday! Tommy

Wednesday : Mostly Cloudy With Scattered PM Storms : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! Replay the record, we're stuck in this rut for many more days. Scattered showers and storms, especially in the afternoons right into the first of June. I talk more about that in my Wednesday weather update. Listen now! Tommy

Tuesday : Scattered T-Storms In Afternoon : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! Though the week won't be a complete washout, there's plenty of chances for showers and storms all week long. I talk more about that in this Tuesday audio weather update. Have a great Tuesday! Tommy

Memorial Day : 5.28.18 : Humid Scattered Afternoon T-Storms : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! Rinse & repeat. Scattered thunderstorms for Memorial Day Afternoon. Chances for showers and storms will continue for most of the week. Have a safe Memorial Day! Tommy

Memorial Weekend : 2018 Scattered Showers & Storms : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! Chances for numerous scattered showers and thunderstorms through the Memorial Day holiday weekend. I talk more about the chances and what the temperatures are like in this weekend audio weather update. Have a good one! Tommy

Friday : Mostly Sunny & Nice! : A Look Ahead To Weekend : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! Other than a very isolated mountain shower late in the day we're sunny & nice for Friday. In this audio weather update I talk about why that's not the case unfortunately for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend. Listen now. Have a great Friday! Tommy

Thursday : May 24, 2018 : Sunny & Warm : Becerra Lawncare Update The Blue Ridge Life Magazine Smartphone App for Iphone or Droid is here. Download yours for free. Now! We have a really nice couple of days ahead with almost zero chances for rain. Plenty of sunshine and nice temps! Also in this Thursday audio weather update I take a look ahead at Memorial Day weekend. Take a listen! Have a great Thursday! Tommy