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Roanoke City Public Schools will be registering children for kindergarten and first grade Thursday and Friday, March 10 and 11 between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Parents should register at the school their children will be attending. They’ll need to bring a number of documents, including birth certificates, a report of a comprehensive physical examination for the child, immunization records and proof of residency. You can get more details by clicking on the link below, or calling 540-853-2816.
The commission that will recommend new congressional and legislative boundaries for Virginia is getting down to the mapwork, and it has just over three weeks to come up with a plan. The latest from News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones.
New admission rates at the Taubman Museum of Art will take effect tomorrow. News/Talk 960’s Timothy Martin reports.
A big boulder tumbled onto Interstate 77 in Carroll County last night, and a driver was killed instantly when his car ran into it at full speed. More from News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones. (Photo at left courtesy Virginia State Police.)
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Southwest Virginia officially remains under a drought watch — for now. Rainfall for the year is still below normal. But the combination of last weekend’s rains and expected heavy downpours this week may relieve any immediate drought concerns. More from News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones.
Click here for the U.S. Government Virginia drought monitor.
There’s a new on-line tax assistance program to help more than two million Virginians file their returns this year, and if you qualify, it’s free. The details from News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones.
Click here for Virginia Free File’s web page
It’s been almost two months since an Arizona congresswoman was shot at a public event, leading many of her colleagues to reconsider security at their appearances. News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones reports Morgan Griffith is thankful to local police — and the Second Amendment.
The Better Business Bureau is urging filers to be careful this tax season. News/Talk 960’s Timothy Martin explains why.
Jeff Dupree, convicted with Tracy Nininger of a DUI traffic death three years ago is back in jail. News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones has more.