“Friends” cleanup before Marathon Gene Marrano April 2, 2014 1 minute read Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway volunteers will gear up on Saturday for their second cleanup on the Mill Mountain Parkway – sprucing it up before the Blue Ridge Marathon. WFIR’s Gene Marrano has the story: Share: Post navigation Previous: Overnight fire leaves four homelessNext: Budget impasse side effect: some schools don’t know for sure when they’ll reopen later this year Related Stories Weekly political rally in downtown Roanoke evolves into community gathering Ian Price February 3, 2026 0 Employment placement agency offers help for Yokohama employees facing loss of jobs next month Gene Marrano February 3, 2026 0 Roanoke County Police investigating after multi-vehicle crash on Franklin Road Clark Palmer February 2, 2026 0