Gene Marrano
Martha Hooker
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Martha Hooker says she is energized and ready to run for a second term on the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors, as reported here recently. The former long-time Planning Commission member applauds recent investment and job creation but she wants to see the county benefit more from the Virginia Tech-Carilion campus in the city. To date no other candidates for the Catawba district has stepped forward. Hooker made her formal announcement yesterday:
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Governor Northam is expected to sign a bill raising the age limit to 21 for purchasing tobacco or vaping products – another weapon perhaps in the fight against opioid addiction. WFIR’s Gene Marrano has more:
Complete schedule of public Community Conversations – all at 7pm:
The 20th-ranked Virginia Tech Hokies host the Duke Blue Devils tonight in Blacksburg -and the History Museum of Western Virginia is presenting a special “Black History Month” program tonight: n evening with Larry LeGrande, who played baseball during the waning days of the Negro Leagues:
The Bank on Roanoke Valley Coalition has been in place for several years – and now until March 2 comes a “Roanoke Valley Saves Week” celebration. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano. (Correction: tonight’s event is at the main downtown library at 6pm, when Roanoke Mayor Sherman Lea will help kick things off. )
