Time to go “Old School,” for your kid’s first phone? Gene Marrano December 23, 2025 1 minute read VT photo Before your maturing adolescent child gets a smart phone for Christmas, their birthday, or just because, think about opting to reinstall a landline for your kids. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: Share: Post navigation Previous: Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall of Fame announces 5 new inductees, including RidgeYaks GMNext: Q99’s Breaking and Entering for the Holidays: its a good thing Related Stories RPD Arrests Man for Fatal Hit and Run Crash in Northeast Clark Palmer April 1, 2026 0 Art exhibit opening receptions; Roanoque Baroque Good Friday concert, Little Shop of Horrors at Radford U. Gene Marrano April 1, 2026 0 United Way of Virginia’s Blue Ridge is seeking more Local Heroes Gene Marrano April 1, 2026 0
