WASHINGTON — FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the Commonwealth of Virginia to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Tropical Storm Helene from Sept. 25, 2024, and continuing. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Giles, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington and Wythe counties and the independent…… Continue Reading
Residents of Southwest Virginia are coming together to support local communities affected by recent storms and flooding. The #SouthwestVAStrong Food & Water Drive will take place this Thursday, October 3, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Salem Civic Center parking lot. Several counties in the region, including the New River Valley, have been…… Continue Reading
A total of $400,000 dollars over two years has been committed by the Roanoke Economic Development Authority, or EDA, for their new Business Equipment Incentive Program to increase business growth in the City of Roanoke. WFIR’s Alex Torres has details: The post Roanoke EDA commits $400,000 to Business Equipment Incentive Program first appeared on News/Talk…… Continue Reading
Earlier this month the Roanoke City School Board extended Superintendent Dr. Verletta White’s contract. As Denise Allen Membreno reports the extension as made Dr. White reflect on what her administration has already accomplished. Dr. Verletta White says Roanoke City Public Schools has made a lot of progress in her first four years but she still…… Continue Reading
From The American Red Cross – Western North Carolina was hit extremely hard by Helene. Search and rescue operations remain underway, and supplies are being flown in by air to small mountain towns that are cut off from everything by conditions like these downed trees in the Boone area making many roads impassable. September 29,…… Continue Reading
1 of 4 | Elsie Hicks looks at the destruction of the home she has lived in for 25 years, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Read More 2 of 4 | Jonah Wark, right, kisses his wife Sara Martin outside their flood-damaged home on the Pigeon River…… Continue Reading
A Jim Crow-era segregated school for African American children in Pulaski known then as the Calfee Training School that shut its doors 58 years ago is coming back to life as a cultural and community center, beginning with a ribbon cutting tomorrow. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: The post Repurposed Calfee Center holds open…… Continue Reading
Virginia Western Community College has moved some of its healthcare courses to the Greenfield Education and Training Center. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more. Virginia Western Community College is expanding its workforce training programs at the Greenfield Education and Training Center. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports. The post VWCC moves healthcare course to Greenfield first…… Continue Reading
The Roanoke Higher Education center has honored former Democratic State Senator John Edwards with a portrait. They unveiled the portrait yesterday afternoon. Edwards spent 28 years in state government. He was instrumental in getting the necessary General Assembly funding to create the higher education center in the former headquarters of Norfolk and Western Railway. Edwards…… Continue Reading
A quadrant of Roanoke City that has not had nearby access to a traditional grocery store for many years will see that change in November. Meanwhile the “Market on Melrose,” needs to recruit people to work there. More about a couple of hiring events coming up, from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: Apply here starting October…… Continue Reading