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Community gardens bring fresh food closer to Roanoke
“You look around in this area, if you ride around for a while, you're not gonna find a supermarket,” one gardener said.
Reaching past the classroom in Montgomery County
Montgomery County schools had 189 homeless students at the end of the just-finished academic year. The school system is putting a new focus on helping them.
Radford University gets grant to collaborate on IT and cybersecurity
Radford University is getting a a $202,872 grant to support an initiative to grow the regional economy though IT and cybersecurity education programs.
Roanoke neighbors: Obituaries for June 10
Read through the obituaries published today in Roanoke Times.
Smith Mountain Lake group receives state grant to study harmful algal blooms
The Smith Mountain Lake Association kicked off its second annual A Day at the Lake Saturday by announcing $150,000 in state funding to study harmful algal blooms. The news came as a part of the day-long event promoting lake health and safety.
CASEY: Election denier won’t oversee Roanoke city ballot-counting in 2024
Following the 2020 presidential election, Al Bedrosian said he believed Donald Trump “actually” won the election, “probably by millions of votes.” Roanoke Republicans later nominated him to the Roanoke City Electoral Board – and a Circuit County judge approved.
CFNRV accepting grant applications
The Community Foundation of the New River Valley is accepting applications for its annual responsive grant program and is introducing a new education grant initiative to benefit public schools.
Officials: MVP gas could fuel industrial expansion in Franklin County, region
Now that the controversial and heavily-litigated pipeline is about to being operations, officials say it can benefit the region.
Roanoke neighbors: Obituaries for June 9
Read through the obituaries published today in Roanoke Times.
Virginia Tech hopes to address accessibility concerns with ongoing construction
People with disabilities say there is plenty of room for improvement based on what's occurred in the past.
Names and changes: Business recognitions and promotions for the week of June 9, 2024
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Ax-wielding man shot, killed by police in Roanoke after repeated threats
A man was fatally shot by an officer with the Roanoke Police Department while attempting to serve warrants on Saturday.
Newly listed homes for sale in the Roanoke area
Browse through recently listed homes in the Roanoke real estate market and find your next home!
Appalachian Power requests to lower customer transmission rate
Appalachian Power this week filed a request with the Virginia State Corporation Commission to lower the electric transmission cost for customers, the power company announced Friday.
Miles of Blue Ridge Parkway to be resurfaced this summer in Virginia
More than 38 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia will be resurfaced this summer, the National Park Service announced Friday.
Roanoke neighbors: Obituaries for June 8
Read through the obituaries published today in Roanoke Times.
New judge to hear challenge of Virginia's withdrawal from clean-air initiative
A Floyd-based conservation group is claiming that Virginia illegally withdrew from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Roanoke speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of Jun. 7, 2024
Our weekly round-up of letters published in the Roanoke Times.
Good Samaritan opens the region’s first hospice house on Cove Road
The Sheila S. Strauss Hospice House plans to welcome patients this fall.
Photos and video: Roanoke celebrates its 2024 high school graduates
Roanoke City Public Schools staff, students and their families celebrated the graduation of more than 750 students from its two high schools in ceremonies at the Berglund Center held Thursday for Patrick Henry High and Friday for William Fleming.
Roanoke department welcomes first ever third-generation firefighter
Brayden Bradbury is the son of a current Roanoke Fire-EMS lieutenant and grandson of a retired Roanoke Fire-EMS deputy chief.
Roanoke woman convicted of murder has plea deal reversal denied
"I feel like I was tricked into signing the deal," Charlotte Saunders wrote in a March 22 letter to Judge David Carson.
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Luxury homes on the market in Roanoke
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Roanoke police report early Friday shooting
A man was found shot on Tazewell Avenue Southeast.
Roanoke Parks Foundation announces Mill Mountain trail project
Four miles of new trail is planned.
Roanoke neighbors: Obituaries for June 7
Read through the obituaries published today in Roanoke Times.
Giving: Celebrating Seniors Health Fair happening today in Elmwood Park
The Local Office on Aging is kicking off summer with a free “Celebrating Seniors Health Fair” in Elmwood Park from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. today.
Business Cycle: Tea plant still brewing for Franklin County
A tea company in early 2020 said it would construct a $30 million manufacturing and processing center in Franklin County, but halted those plans after the pandemic that began a few months later took hold.
Bells toll in Bedford to close ceremonies marking 80th anniversary of D-Day
BEDFORD — From the courthouse here to churches worldwide, bells tolled on Thursday evening for soldiers who fell during D-Day 80 years ago.
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