National Night Out is about building bridges, strengthening neighborhoods Gene Marrano August 6, 2019 1 minute read Since the early 1980’s “National Night Out” has been celebrated in neighborhoods – focused on community awarewness and forging stronger bonds with public safety departments. It returns tonight and WFIR’s Gene Marrano has the story: Share: Post navigation Previous: Descendants of Rockbridge County’s first settler return to honor and rememberNext: BBB warns of debt consolidation scams Related Stories 4 minutes read Roanoke business owners push back against proposed special events policy changes Clark Palmer January 21, 2026 0 1 minute read This weekend Theatre that makes think at The Bear … the 1956 wreck of the 611 at VMT … and The Brothers Grimm youth show coming to Attic Gene Marrano January 21, 2026 0 3 minutes read Virginia’s largest business program and competition readies for another year Denise Membreno January 20, 2026 0