Local Government, Civic Affairs and Education
A Second Amendment Sanctuary resolution vote in Bedford County today has the approval of a local congressman. WFIR’s Ian Price has more: Continue reading
It is down to the final two candidates to be Salem’s next City Manager, and both will be present at a public “meet and greet” session tonight. Jay Taliafierro is Salem’s Interim City Manager and very well known in the city. Lowell Crow has managed two Illinois cities after a 30-year Navy career. Both Taliaferro and Crow will be present at a meet-and-greet tonight at Salem City Hall from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. WFIR’s Evan Jones has more:
Mayor Foley says a date is not yet scheduled to name a permanent successor to Kevin Boggess. A Salem City Council majority asked him to resign last January.
Tonight is the kickoff for “Dickens of a Christmas” which runs on Friday nights through the 20th. The City of Roanoke Christmas tree lighting is tonight at 6:15 at the Wells Fargo Plaza. Live in studio this morning Roanoke City Manager Bob Cowell was also thinking of the bottom line. Hear the complete conversation on a wide variety of issues with City Manager Bob Cowell below – or watch it on Facebook.
Some may recall December 4 – today – as the promised date for the completion of the 10th Street northwest Roanoke paving project. But its not quite done and Jason Bond with VDOT says blame it in part on bad weather. Bond says VDOT is reducing their payment to the contractor for missing today’s deadline. The paving and utility replacement project has tested the patience of many local residents in the northwest community around 10th Street.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A new report by the Virginia State Board of Education says there remains a persistent achievement gap for certain student groups and the state faces a growing shortage of high-quality teachers. The report was officially presented to lawmakers and Gov. Ralph Northam on Sunday, and it calls for elected officials to rethink how schools are funded. The report says the increasing reliance on local funds versus state money to pay for public schools is “inherently inequitable.” The report said Virginia is one of the wealthiest states in the country but has a “regressive” system deprives high-poverty school systems of adequate money. The report also highlighted declines in reading proficiency by Virginia students on a national test compared to two years ago.