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NCAA Division III Championships in Salem this weekend **OLD** Salem D3 MBB

NCAA Division III Championships in Salem this weekend

Gene Marrano March 21, 2014

The NCAA Division I men’s college basketball tournament will tighten its grip on people’s attention this weekend,...

Regional Chamber of Commerce holds legislative wrap-up session **OLD** General-Assembly

Regional Chamber of Commerce holds legislative wrap-up session

Gene Marrano March 20, 2014

The Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce invites legislators every year after the General Assembly session is over...

“Hope is Fireproof” is the name for an American Red Cross campaign

Gene Marrano March 20, 2014

Roanoke’s newest community garden may soon take root in the Gainsboro neighborhood **OLD** Community Garden

Roanoke’s newest community garden may soon take root in the Gainsboro neighborhood

Gene Marrano March 19, 2014

Fans of the board game Scrabble will pack Fitzpatrick Hall for a good cause **OLD** wfir-link - NOT FOR NEWS STORY USE ON WEB SITE

Fans of the board game Scrabble will pack Fitzpatrick Hall for a good cause

Gene Marrano March 19, 2014

Fans of the board game Scrabble will pack Fitzpatrick Hall at Jefferson Center tomorrow night…stretching their vocabularies...

Two colleges in Roanoke make it easier to pursue a bachelor’s degree in health care fields **OLD** Jefferson College articulation

Two colleges in Roanoke make it easier to pursue a bachelor’s degree in health care fields

Gene Marrano March 18, 2014

Sentencing hearing under way for Shane Padgett; death penalty possible

Gene Marrano March 17, 2014

A sentencing hearing began today for a convicted murderer facing the death penalty. Shane Padgett plead guilty...

Brain Injury Services of Southwest Virginia holding benefit “awareness reception” **OLD** wfir-link - NOT FOR NEWS STORY USE ON WEB SITE

Brain Injury Services of Southwest Virginia holding benefit “awareness reception”

Gene Marrano March 17, 2014

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month and a non-profit that deals with that issue is holding an...

Roanokers get their first look at City Council candidates **2014** Raleigh City Council Forum

Roanokers get their first look at City Council candidates

Gene Marrano March 17, 2014

The Greater Raleigh Court Civic League’s candidate forum last Thursday gave voters in Roanoke a chance to...

Roanoke Valley now part of “High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas” program **OLD** Heaphy

Roanoke Valley now part of “High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas” program

Gene Marrano March 14, 2014

The Roanoke Valley is now part of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program…looking to target big...

CHIP FIT program receives a shot in the arm **OLD** wfir-link - NOT FOR NEWS STORY USE ON WEB SITE

CHIP FIT program receives a shot in the arm

Gene Marrano March 14, 2014

A ten-thousand dollar grant awarded to CHIP – The Childhood Investment Partnership of the Roanoke Valley –...

8th District Delegate Greg Habeeb looks back at the General Assembly session

Gene Marrano March 12, 2014

8th District Delegate Greg Habeeb says S-O-L and ethics reforms, changes that could mean more judges and...

Boones Mill races to save historic train depot

Gene Marrano March 11, 2014

The Town of Boones Mill has announced a matching grant opportunity that will help move the historic...

A popular Roanoke County coffee shop slated to close stays open **OLD** Froth - Michael Carroll

A popular Roanoke County coffee shop slated to close stays open

Gene Marrano March 11, 2014

Its a small business story with a happy ending … a popular coffee shop that was slated...

Roanoke must decide how to deal with the AirBnb concept **2014** River Laker - AirBnb

Roanoke must decide how to deal with the AirBnb concept

Gene Marrano March 11, 2014

AirBnb started in California’s Silicon Valley – through a website people rent out rooms in their homes...