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A club in Roanoke focuses on women and their right to bear arms. “A Girl and a Gun Club” members meet every month to practice their shooting skills. WFIR’s Starr Anderson has the story.
Click here for the club’s website.
Virginia’s annual tax-free school supplies weekend starts Friday. State officials estimate shoppers will save about $4.5 million Friday through Sunday. WFIR’s Starr Anderson has more on what you can save on.
Click here for The Virginia Department of Taxation’s full list of rules and items eligible for the tax-free weekend.
It was only a test — and it was not supposed to go out to 30,000 Roanoke County land line telephones. But a warning about an escaped inmate had many county residents wondering what was going on. It is part of a “reverse 911” system Roanoke County plans to implement within the next month.WFIR’s Starr Anderson has the story.
Here is the entire telephone test message:
(Continue reading for the full Roanoke County news release)