Public schools change lunch menus, preparation in efforts to fight obesity Web Staff August 1, 2012 1 min read The statistics show childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years, and many school systems are trying to help bring that number down. WFIR’s Starr Anderson reports on what they are doing in Roanoke County schools. Share: Continue Reading Previous: Mistaken alert is part of a new Roanoke County emergency warning systemNext: Endangered VA artifacts: area midwife’s records and rail sleeping car on list you can vote on Related Stories 1 min read President of Goodwill Industries of the Valleys thanks paramedics who saved his life Clark Palmer May 21, 2025 1 min read Northern Virginia Democratic Congressman Gerry Connolly dies after battle with cancer. Clark Palmer May 21, 2025 1 min read Last call for Showtimers, Attic Production plays; new exhibit at the Taubman Gene Marrano May 21, 2025
