A recent high school graduate who will enter Hollins University this fall is competing for the title of “Miss America’s Outstanding Teen”. Ella Strickland is from Warrenton, and thanks to winning local and state titles, she is already set to graduate debt-free. The national title competition is being conducted in Orlando and concludes Friday. NEWS…… Continue Reading
Washington Football Team head coach Ron Rivers says he is “beyond frustrated” by the number of players that have not been vaccinated yet as training camp gets underway: WPLY-MIN The post WFT head coach: not enough players are vaxxed first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins come to life on the stage at Mill Mountain Theatre, tonight through August 22. More on the return to live theater and “Million Dollar Quartet,” from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: 7-28 Million Dollar Wrap#2-WEB The post Mill Mountain Theatre returns with “Million Dollar Quartet” first appeared…… Continue Reading
In what is bound to be an unpleasant reminder of the past year for some, the CDC has just issued a new guidance, suggesting that even those who are vaccinated wear mask inside public spaces where the COVID infection rate has spiked. Dr. Anthony Baffoe-Bonnie is medical director of infection prevention and control at Carilion…… Continue Reading
Masks are required on school buses due to federal mask mandate for public transportation ROANOKE County– The students and staff of Roanoke County Public Schools will not be required to wear a mask indoors when the 2021-2022 school year begins on August 12. Roanoke County Public Schools will comply with all federal and state mandates…… Continue Reading
Local health officials are urging parents and guardians to be sure their school-age children are properly vaccinated — and this has nothing to do with COVID-19. Among so many other things, the pandemic has resulted in fewer regular medical visits, and that includes those for school-age children to receive required vaccines. Officials say with limited…… Continue Reading
Governor Northam plans to use more than $862 million in federal COVID relief funding to replenish Virginia’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, which took a big hit paying benefits during the pandemic. Northam also proposes another $147 million for upgrades and improvements to help the Virginia Employment Commission better handle unemployment claims. By many measures, Virginia…… Continue Reading
A southwest Virginia man will serve a 12-year federal sentence for filing almost a half million dollars in fraudulent pandemic unemployment benefits. 28-year-old Gregory Tackett was sentenced today. Back in April, he pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to file for and receive benefits they knew they were not entitled to. NEWS RELEASE: ABINGDON, Va.…… Continue Reading
Still under development, the 550-acre Summit View Business Park in Franklin County will eventually feature recreation amenities like trails and event space. Today however the first business to open there – Stik-Pak Solutions – cut the ribbon to make their opening official. Stik-Pak Solutions is a contract packaging firm and relocated to Franklin County from…… Continue Reading
Republican leaders in the General Assembly say they are being entirely excluded from the process of determining how Virginia should allocate more than $4 billion in federal COVID relief money coming to Virginia.. State lawmakers will decide where that money should go in a special session that begins Monday. WFIR’s Evan Jones has more: 07-27…… Continue Reading