Gene Marrano
Dan Bremner – Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs photo
The Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs are 3-3 on the season after a pair of wins at home last weekend. They play at the Berglund Center tonight against the SPHL’s top team right now – the Macon Mayhem. After tonight’s game the Rail Yard Dawgs are in Fayetteville tomorrow night. Hear from Dawgs head coach Dan Bremner on the link below:
Low-interest loans are now being offered in some localities that were impacted by Tropical Storm Michael last month. One of those places is the Roanoke Valley. Between today and next Tuesday – except for Sunday – the City of Salem Disaster Loan Outreach Center at 216 South Broad Street will answer questions about those loans. That’s the Salem Fire-EMS station. Sandra Lawson is with the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Disaster Assistance. She says loan interest rates are as low as 2 percent and for terms as long as 30 years – in amounts up to $200,000.
Those looking for slightly different gifts – handmade, upcycled, perhaps “odd but useful” – may want to check out the “Riot Rooster” at 16 West Marketplace on Church Avenue this weekend. WFIR’s Gene Marrano has more:
Another tall task for Liberty’s football team – after playing UVA on the road last week and losing – the Flames are playing SEC football at Auburn on Saturday. And fresh off that win over Liberty at home the Virginia Cavaliers will try to solve Georgia Tech’s triple-option offense:
We are one week away from the 13th annual Drumstick Dash 5k, when at least 13,000 runners and walkers are expected to “move their feet so others can eat” – WFIR’s Gene Marrano has more on the Roanoke Rescue Mission fundraiser:
Virginia’s Governor says if you’re not moving forward you’re going backwards – he commented this morning on the Amazon headquarters decision in northern Virginia. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano:
After a blowout loss to Pitt when they gave up 52 points, Virginia Tech will tackle Miami on Saturday. Defensive coordinator Bud Foster is preparing his young troops for battle.
Shawn Hunter
Peacemakers founder Shawn Hunter says he will file a complaint against the Bedford police department and its handling of an alleged stalking case – after Hunter had a complaint filed against HIM by a woman who claims he stalked her in a WalMart parking lot. Hunter told WFIR last week he is innocent of the charge and says he has a video proving that. He plans to release it this week when he will also hold a press conference. Hunter was previously acquitted of charges related to an intimate photo sent to a Roanoke Time reporter, he said in error.
Gene Marrano photo
We all remember the images from October 11th – the area around Tanglewood Mall in southwest Roanoke County inundated by sudden, flash flooding – with Route 419 shut down. WFIR’s Gene Marrano has more in the second part of a series on flooding issues in the county: