With supplies good, Red Cross tries to stay ahead Timothy Martin March 19, 2013 1 minute read After a difficult summer and fall last year, blood supplies are back up across the Roanoke Valley. But that doesn’t mean Red Cross officials are taking it easy. WFIR’s Timothy Martin explains why. Share: Post navigation Previous: It took months of winter rains, but all of VA is now off U.S. Drought MonitorNext: No love for present Roanoke city seal: so far, about 90% of responses favor the original Related Stories Radford professor offers March Madness bracket strategy ahead of NCAA Tournament Ian Price March 17, 2026 0 Greater Williamson Road Area Business Association rolls out Restaurant Week Gene Marrano March 17, 2026 0 Roanoke under tornado watch as severe storms, 40-degree temperature drop loom Ian Price March 16, 2026 0