Less than a week after the Franklin County School Board announced the cutting of 10 family liaison positions, two of those liaisons defended their work to the board.
- JASON DUNOVANT The Roanoke Times
The Start on Success program provides seniors real-world skills through paid jobs at Ferrum College. But with money running out, the program faces an uncertain future.
- JASON DUNOVANT The Roanoke Times
As a drought lowers the level of Smith Mountain Lake, less water is being released for the dam system. Officials on the lake are also seeing more boaters running aground.
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The Smith Mountain Arts Council has announced the two recipients of its 2026 Martha Bowers Memorial Scholarship for graduating high schoolers.
- BILL WYATT Martinsville Bulletin
A Rocky Mount-based nonprofit that provides early childhood education and family services across the region has received new federal funding to support its Head Start programs.
- DAMIEN SORDELETT The Roanoke Times
Tech enjoyed plenty of achievements across most of the university’s 22 NCAA-sponsored sports during Whit Babcock's tenure. The university’s marquee attraction — football — not reaching its potential certainly clouds the perspective of those who are critiquing how Babcock will be remembered.
- CATIE HARPER Daily News-Record
Billy Napier jokes that he learned how to ride a bike on a football field with his dad, Bill Napier, right there beside him.
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Attorneys for the Palmer family and the defending VHSL and Roanoke County School Board stated their cases before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Dillon in court Monday
Babcock said the job has taken "a tremendous toll" on him.
In the transfer portal era of college football, Virginia hasn't given up on trying to develop a quarterback from high school recruit into college starter. Just look at Cole Geer.
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North Main Street eastbound lanes will close for a waterline replacement project starting May 18, with one lane open each way and motorists advised to expect delays.
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Westbound lanes on Route 40/Franklin Street near the Tractor Supply development will close May 14, with traffic shifted eastbound between CVS and Schewels Home Store.
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Orange County warns residents about email scams impersonating county staff, urges verification of charges, and provides tips and contacts to avoid fraud.
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Building Safety Month is an international May campaign promoting modern building codes and awareness of safe, sustainable structures, including the 2026 theme “Built to Last.”
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