115 years old and vacant for the past 15 years, the old Fire Station Number One building on Church Avenue in downtown Roanoke is back in business as an furniture retail showroom, with a bistro and boutique hotel soon to follow. A 7000 square foot showroom will allow local furniture maker TxTur to display more…… Continue Reading
The Clean Valley Council’s Fall Waterways Cleanup event returns next weekend. Ahead of this year’s event, the Executive Director of the CVC says the cleanup always makes waves. The CVC is encouraging the community to join their efforts to keep our waterways clean this Fall. WFIR’s Emma Thomas with details: 9-23 CVC WRAP1-WEB The…… Continue Reading
United Way of Roanoke Valley President and CEO Abby Hamilton was back in studio with us this morning to talk about the 2023 fundraising campaign and to provide an update on several United Way initiatives. Also joining us was Kianna Price Marshall, now the Vice President of Marketing and Communications for United Way. Hear the…… Continue Reading
Election day is 45 days away, and that means early voting begins today across Virginia. It means you can vote in person during regular office hours at your city or county’s voter registration office — and you can now request an absentee ballot, either by mail, on line or in person. More from WFIR’s Evan…… Continue Reading
Legislation championed by West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin that could be rolled into a continuing resolution needed to keep the federal government running if Congress can’t agree on a budget soon could impact the Mountain Valley Pipeline project – and one Virginia US Senator objects strongly, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: 9-23 Kaine Wrap#1 The…… Continue Reading
September 22, 2022 – Roanoke County Chief of Police Howard B. Hall today announced he will be retiring, effective January 1, 2023. “It has been an honor and privilege to serve as Chief of the Roanoke County Police Department for the past decade,” said Hall. “Everyone in our agency should be proud of the work…… Continue Reading
The Feeding Southwest Virginia food bank in Salem is finding it more difficult to keep the warehouse stocked these days for the pantries it serves. So on Hunger Action Day it rolled out a new strategic plan still being formulated with community partners. Feeding Southwest Virginia CEO and President Pamela Irvine says it involves helping…… Continue Reading
Roanoke Delegate Sam Rasoul says turning a good idea into a Virginia law is rarely easy — and for most people, the process is almost always difficult to understand. That’s why he likes to host sessions each year to help citizens learn more about it. Rasoul says even as a delegate, it took him a…… Continue Reading
Virginia Tech welcomes West Virginia to Lane Stadium tonight after losing to the Mountaineers last year on the road. The opposing head coaches offer scouting reports: WPLY-MIN The post Game time tonight in Blacksburg for Tech and West Virginia first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
“I still believe in spite of everything that people are truly good at heart,” wrote young Anne Frank in the diary she kept while her family and friends hid from the Nazis for over two years during World War II Now that story has come to life at Mill Mountain Theatre, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano…… Continue Reading