Harrison Museum hires new executive director
2024年12月24日 · The new executive director just announced at the Harrison Museum of African American Culture won't start officially until January 1st, but E.B. Smith already is envisioning what the relocation to Melrose Plaza from Center in the Square sometime in 2025 might look like. Smith's work with the H.C. Smith consulting group often involved clients from
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Fresh ice, frigid temps cause overnight outages across region
Posted 9 AM 1/7/25 — ROANOKE, Va. (WFIR) – Appalachian Power crews are braving bitter cold and icy roads Tuesday as they work to restore electricity to approximately 75,600 customers left without power by Winter Storm Blair. Additional outages occurred overnight as accumulating ice brought down tree limbs onto power lines. As of 9 a.m., Virginia has the highest number of …
Local attorney hails Poff building renaming for Rueben Lawson
2024年12月19日 · The federal office and courthouse in downtown Roanoke now known as the Poff Building will soon be named for the late Rueben Lawson, a pioneering African-American civil rights attorney in Roanoke. Attorney John Fishwick Jr., worked with politicians on the renaming and today celebrated it being approved by Congress as part of a much larger
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Roanoke looking to grow more bustling Main Street corridors
2024年12月27日 · Roanoke City already has several vibrant "Main Street" corridors and now a new program will help explore how they can be enhanced, and how other neighborhoods might also become bustling Main Streets, as WFIR's Gene Marrano reports:
A new name for United Way of Roanoke Valley: United Way of …
2025年1月8日 · A New Year, and a new name for United Way of Roanoke Valley – its now United Way of Virginia’s Blue Ridge.United Way President and CEO Abby Hamilton, and Kianna Price Marshall, Vice President of Advancement, joined us live in studio this morning to talk about the name change, and to provide an update on United Way services.
Habitat #292 is this year’s “Women Build House”
2024年12月19日 · Habitat for Humanity in the Roanoke Valley has cut the ribbon on completed project number 292, this time the renovation of a century-old house on Dale Avenue Southeast. The Dale Avenue Habitat property in the 1600 block was the 2024 "Women Build House," where most of those doing the sweat equity were female. This rehabbed
58 years of family fun as the rodeo returns to Salem
2025年1月9日 · Get ready for a weekend of non-stop exciting family fun as The Kroger Ram Truck Salem Stampede Championship Rodeo overtakes the Salem Civic Center for the 58th year. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has a preview. A family friendly tradition continues this weekend at the Salem Civic Center. For the 58th year the Kroger Ram Truck
Expert highlights ways to reduce wildfire risks in Virginia
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