Keep eyes safe while viewing Monday’s eclipse Gene Marrano August 18, 2017 1 minute read The “Great American Solar Eclipse” will be close to totality in the Roanoke area on Monday – but there are some precautions for those that will be looking as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Share: Post navigation Previous: Roanoke native says violence in Charlottesville feels like verge of “race war”Next: Charlottesville mayor wants General Assembly special session to take down Lee statue Related Stories Its back again this weekend – the 68th annual Sidewalk Art Show Gene Marrano May 27, 2026 Sidewalk Art Sale, VA 250 play at Attic Productions, VMT’s rockabilly Gene Marrano May 27, 2026 Griffith cites Roanoke Valley ALS deaths in push to renew federal research funding Ian Price May 27, 2026
