Gene Marrano
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) – The mayor of Roanoke has announced plans to rename the city’s courthouse in honor of civil rights pioneer Oliver Hill. News outlets report that Mayor Sherman Lea made the announcement Friday after helping unveil a new state historical marker in front of Hill’s childhood home. Hill was lead counsel in a case later known as Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that struck down racially segregated public schools. He died at age 100 in 2007.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement today following the news that George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States of America, has died at age 94. “I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former President George H.W. Bush. He led an amazing life of public service. He guided our nation and the world with his leadership during the end of the Cold War and the first war in Iraq. In 1988, I had the honor of chairing his campaign for President in the 6th District of Virginia and attending the Republican National Convention in New Orleans as a delegate. President Bush will be remembered as a dedicated public servant. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.”
NASCAR driver and Liberty University student William Byron accepted the NASCAR Rookie of the Year award in Las Vegas on Wednesday. And Virginia tech must beat Marshall tomorrow at home to become bowl-eligible:
Selfless acts of kindness and lessons about giving – all wrapped up in this year’s holiday play at Mill Mountain Theatre. WFIR’s Gene Marrano spoke with the director of “The Christmas Cup,” which opens next week.
The third annual Brambleton Area Business Association Christmas parade on Saturday is also an opportunity for “newcomers” to check out retail and restaurant options there. WFIR’s Gene Marrano has that story.
Dan Bremner – Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs photo
The Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs have two big home games at the Berglund Center tomorrow and Saturday night against the Macon Mayhem – which is tied for the top spot in the SPHL. Dawgs head coach Dan Bremner says its a good yardstick for his 5-and-6 squad. Macon comes into tomorrow night’s game at 10-and-2. The Dawgs now have their third number one goaltender – Jacob Caffrey gets that nod after Brad Barone and now Tanner Creel were called up to the higher level ECHL. Hear from the coach below – including comments on assistant coach Michael Harris:
Buying a house or avoiding foreclosure – weighty subjects that many would like more guidance on. The Total Action for Progress “Housing Counseling Program” offers those services – and TAP wants more people to know about it, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports:
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