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Lawmakers Reconvene to Tackle Governor’s Changes; Set Budget Special Session Date
The General Assembly reconvened April 17 for legislators to address 116 of the governor’s bill recommendations, and decide how to tackle his 242 budget amendments.
Democrats did not attempt to...
Fralin Biomedical Institute Takes Aim at Tobacco Use, Cancer Rates and Informing Policy
Open-water swimming requires athletes to take into account a wide number of variables. Roberta Freitas-Lemos...
Roanoke County Taxes / Budgeting Play Role In Vinton GOP Primary
Many now feel the pain of inflation while buying daily items like gas, restaurant meals...
DMV Urges Virginians to Prioritize Pedestrian Safety Behind The Wheel
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is asking for drivers to help keep pedestrians...
Forest Service / Partners Release Elk From Kentucky Into West Virginia
Elk have been a staple at Kentucky’s Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area for...
Renaming Stonewall Jackson Middle School in Hands of School Board
Several public meetings in March will solicit information from Roanoke City residents on the possible renaming of Stonewall Jackson Middle School in southeast –...
City Council Race Moves Toward May 1 Election
Three Democrats – Joe Cobb, Djuna Osborne and Robert Jeffrey Jr. – are running as a ticket; two incumbents (Ray Ferris, Bill Bestpitch) are...
New Fallon Park Elementary School Begins to Take Shape
The new Fallon Park Elementary School is scheduled to be completed by the summer of 2020, with the first of three phases set to...
Feeding America SWVA Anounces $1.4 million Campaign to Support Community Solutions Center
Feeding America Southwest Virginia has announced the final phase of a $1.4 million campaign for the food bank’s new program facility in Northwest Roanoke...
Civil War Weekend to Explore The Power of Place
The stillness of a long-ago battlefield, the suffering of soldiers in a prison camp, and the unexpected origins of a historic cemetery will all...
Roanoke College Poll Reveals Consumer Sentiment Close to Historic Record High
The Virginia Index of Consumer Sentiment is up almost 10 points since last quarter, coming in at 98.0, one tenth off its historical high....
