Roanoke City educator is Regional Teacher of the Year Gene Marrano September 6, 2018 1 min read (Jamie Nichols) G Marrano photo/WFIR A Roanoke City Middle School Teacher was surprised with an award this morning at an assembly. Now she will compete for a state title as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Share: Continue Reading Previous: Historic bike tour Saturday based on city councilman’s paper routeNext: Virginia state senator returns to Syria to praise Assad Related Stories 1 min read Roanoke gears up for annual Freedom Festival & Fireworks on Thursday Web Staff July 2, 2025 1 min read Rapper Flavor Flav offers condolences to family of Smith Mountain Lake drowning victim Clark Palmer July 2, 2025 1 min read Two plays coming soon, Mo Willems is interactive at the Taubman – and a new director at SWVA Ballet Gene Marrano July 2, 2025