26 young women vying for the Miss Virginia crown in Roanoke Gene Marrano June 25, 2014 1 min read Its the 79th year for the Miss Virginia scholarship pageant … There’s more than 300-thousand dollars in college scholarship money up for grabs this year, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Share: Continue Reading Previous: Roanoke College poll: Virginians mostly optimistic about housing market, less to in SW VANext: Nationally-known landscape artist is coming to Roanoke this weekend Related Stories 1 min read FEDUP gala welcomes Trayvon Martin’s mother as keynote speaker Gene Marrano June 3, 2025 2 min read New fiber option coming to Roanoke County following Lumos rebrand Web Staff June 3, 2025 1 min read Toll scam warnings and ways to protect your data before the fake text Ian Price June 3, 2025