Evan Jones
Now that the renovated Roanoke City Market Building is starting to fill up again, it has a full-time Building Director. Sara Guerry is no stranger to Roanoke: a Patrick Henry High school grad before going to Virginia Tech and embarking on a career in event planning and management. She’s wrapping her first week managing the City Market Building. And as WFIR’s Evan Jones reports, she wants to make the building more of a destination.
[audio:http://wfirnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/11-04-City-Market-Wrap1-WEB.mp3|titles=11-04 City Market Wrap1-WEB]
The deadline for absentee voting in person for next week’s election is Saturday, so city and county registrars’ offices will be open both today and tomorrow. But as WFIR’s Evan Jones reports, not everyone who wants to vote early is permitted by law to do so.
[audio:http://wfirnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/11-04-Absentee-Wrap1-WEB.mp3|titles=11-04 Absentee Wrap1-WEB]
Click here for full State Board of Elections absentee voter information or continue reading for the qualifying reasons to vote early in person.
A morning power outage disrupted Roanoke DMV operations, but the department says the office is once again able to handle all customer services. The outage also knocked out power just as County Supervisor Butch Church was delivering his “State of the County” address at the Greenridge Recreation Center. The center has been closed all day and is scheduled to open at 4:00 pm.
Hundreds of people will board passenger trains from Roanoke this coming weekend, excursions that also serve to help preserve and restore Roanoke’s rail history. More from WFIR’s Evan Jones.
(Continue reading for a link to full excursion information)
A meeting date and place are now set for Shenandoah Life policyholders to vote on the company’s acquisition. Information and voting materials have been sent out in advance of the meeting; it is December 15th at the Holiday Inn Tanglewood. And as WFIR’s Evan Jones reports, the prospective owners say they will keep the company based in Roanoke.
[audio:http://wfirnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/11-03-Shenandoah-Wrap1-WEB.mp3|titles=11-03 Shenandoah Wrap1-WEB] Continue reading
Nationwide standardized test results show Virginia students performing better in reading and math than the country as a whole, but most are not considered grade level-proficient. WFIR’s Evan Jones has more.
[audio:http://wfirnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/11-02-Student-Tests-Wrap1-WEB1.mp3|titles=11-02 Student Tests Wrap1-WEB]
Continue reading
The Virginia Lottery expects a busy day at its outlets across the state now that tonight’s Powerball jackpot has grown to an estimated $245 million dollars — or a cash option of $146 million. More from WFIR’s Evan Jones.
[audio:http://wfirnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/11-02-Lottery-Wrap1-WEB.mp3|titles=11-02 Lottery Wrap1-WEB] Continue reading
Roanoke Police say they expect to arrest a lot of drug dealers soon, dealers they’ve been watching for months in one small neighborhood. But what’s new this time is the option they’ll offer about one-third of them — instead of a permanent record for a felony arrest. WFIR’s Evan Jones has the story.
[audio:http://wfirnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/11-01-DMI-Wrap-WEB.mp3|titles=11-01 DMI Wrap-WEB]
Continue reading
Election officials across the state are getting ready for this year’s general election and finding there’s some confusion on the date. More from WFIR’s Evan Jones.
[audio:http://wfirnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/10-31-Elections-Wrap2-WEB.mp3|titles=10-31 Elections Wrap2-WEB] Continue reading
The arrival and departures of several passenger excursion trains to Roanoke serves as a reminder of state plans to restore Amtrak service within the next five years. One of the questions that must be answered is where to put the station. More from WFIR’s Evan Jones.
[audio:http://wfirnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/10-31-Rail-Station-Wrap1-WEB.mp3|titles=10-31 Rail Station Wrap1-WEB] Continue reading