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Smith Mountain Weekly Bridge Report results posted
The Smith Mountain Bridge Club meets at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays at the Community Center, located north of downtown Moneta at 4860 Rucker Road, behind and below the Moneta Pharmacy and Family Dentistry. Duplicate bridge is played and a partner is required. All bridge players are welcome. Please arrive with your partner no later than 12:10 p.m.
Pinpoint Weather: Wet pattern continues
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Daily chance for showers and thunderstorms will continue this week as a warm front remains to our north and warm, humid air from the Gulf of Mexico continues to stream into the region. The main threat this week appears to be heavy rain, with one to two inches expected. Locally higher […]
Roanoke animal shelter to hold fundraiser for adoptable pets
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Angels of Assisi is holding their third annual Bowwow Brunch Fundraiser on August 18 at Big Lick Brewing Company. The event is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets start at $40. Director of Development, Carol Jessee, speaks with 7@four about this event. For more updates...
Salvation Army selling Red Sox tickets to support Turning Point Shelter
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Salvation Army of Roanoke is selling Salem Red Sox Pack-the-Park baseball tickets. The game is August 22 at 7:05 p.m. against the Lynchburg Hillcats. Tickets are $14 and 50% of each ticket sold goes directly to the Army’s Turning Point shelter. The Salvation Army’s...
Juvenile charged in connection with Roanoke shooting
ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke Police were dispatched to the 3800 block of Frontage Road NW last Sunday after reports of a shooting. Police say a juvenile was charged with shooting into the city, possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a firearm as a juvenile. The second juvenile was not charged and released to parents.
State grant to fund renovations at Jersey Park Apartments
A Maryland developer of affordable housing has received $2.3 million in state funding to acquire and renovate Smithfield’s Jersey Park Apartments on West Main Street. Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced on July 10 that the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development had awarded Affordable and Special Needs Housing funds to Salisbury-based Green Street Housing for […]
Majority of JMU class of 2023 employed within six months, report finds
HARRISONBURG, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – James Madison University announced this morning that over 2,500 undergraduates from the class of 2023 found work within six months of receiving their degrees, and more than 1,500 of them filled jobs in Virginia. That is according to the university’s annual career outcomes report....
VDOE looks for input on cell phone restrictions in classrooms
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is looking for input on Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order 33. Youngkin issued the order earlier this month to “establish a cell phone free education.” It will be the first statewide initiative to eliminate or severely restrict cell phone use for all the state's public schools.
Family and consumer sciences teachers Professional Development Institute held at Hotel Madison
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - The Virginia Association for Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences (VATFACS) is holding its annual Professional Development Institute conference at Hotel Madison in Harrisonburg this week. The conference aims to empower family and consumer science teachers around Virginia by providing them with resources and lesson plans...
North Carolina will receive over $50 million from EPA to address climate change and support conservation
The grant is intended to reduce greenhouse gas admissions across North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, and Virginia, and preserve and restore thousands of acres of coastal wetlands and forests.
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