Evan Jones
The details must still be worked out, but plans are in the works to build a paved exercise path on William Fleming High School property. This follows complaints from nearby residents that they’ve been barred from using Fleming’s new running track — even though taxpayer funds paid for it. News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones has more on the controversy and the plans to address it.
The Roanoke School Board has given its initial go-ahead to apply for state-funded pay-for-performance teacher bonuses. It’s a pilot program next year for schools deemed “hard to staff”. The latest from News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones.
Click here for the complete Virginia Department of Education news release and statewide list of schools included in this pilot initiative.
Roanoke Police are turning increasingly to technology to fight crime — and to sometimes predict where and when it is likely to occur. More on “geographic profiling” from News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones.
Time is running out to file your federal taxes without facing a penalty. And if you send yours in the mail, keep in mind that post offices no longer stay open late on tax day. More from News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones.
A Salem high school senior hopes to head to national wrestling competition this summer in California — and use another talent to help him get there. News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones has the unusual story.
You can contact Travis’ mentor Bill Lininger by email at blinin0502@hotmail.com or by phone at at (540) 598-6874.
Roanoke Valley home foreclosures may be heading downward. They certainly were for March — RealtyTrac reports the number of homes in the foreclosure process was down 28% last month from one year earlier. Overall real estate transactions remain far fewer than in past years, but as News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones reports, one Roanoke County office is taking advantage of that slowdown.
Forecasts of heavy rain Saturday have led the National College Blue Ridge Marathon to change part of the course. They’re moving a three-mile stretch that was supposed to run alongside the Roanoke River late in the race. As News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones reports, organizers have many other things keeping them busy.
Close to 1,000 runners are converging on Roanoke this weekend for the second National College Blue Ridge Marathon. By any measure, it is one of the most challenging road marathons in the country, but there’s a friendly battle brewing over which one is really the toughest. So which is it: the Blue Ridge Marathon or the Mt. Lemmon Marathon in Tucson, Arizona? News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones compares the two.
The scheduled Poff Building renovations — and their $51 million price tag — received attention in Washington today at a House subcommittee hearing. More from News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones.
Nancy Stafford
An actress best-known for her starring role alongside Andy Griffith is in Roanoke for much of the week, and you have the chance to meet Nancy Stafford this weekend. The story from News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones.
[audio:https://wfirnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/04-14-Stafford-Wrap1-WEB.mp3|titles=04-14 Stafford Wrap1-WEB]Click here for Nancy Stafford’s web page