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From the Publisher: 50 Years, 500 People, Countless Blessings
The story below is from our September/October 2024 issue. For more stories like it, Subscribe Today. Thank you!. In a world where print journalism faces challenges that have eliminated or severely diminished most magazines that were around in 1974, The Roanoker celebrates its 50th in fine form and with a strong eye toward its future.
Nuclear Fuel Producer BWXT Faces Potential Penalty for Safety Violation
LYNCHBURG, VA – A Lynchburg business that handles nuclear fuel production for the U.S. Navy could face punishment for an apparent safety violation. A hearing today focused on an issue reported by BWXT last October about the capability of a system used to detect potential hazards. The Nuclear Regulatory...
Pinpoint Weather: Showers and storms for Labor Day weekend
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — An unsettled weather pattern will occur in Southwest and Central Virginia for the Labor Day weekend. Scattered showers and storms are possible over the next few days. Isolated strong to severe storms may develop. A nearby front will keep showers and storms in the forecast for Friday. Most of the activity […]
Permit areas provide cool mountain streams and summer trout opportunities
CARROLL COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources operates permit-fee fishing areas to provide year-round trout fishing. Trout are generally considered cool water species, and many bodies of water in Virginia can not sustain them during warm summer months. However, waterways in permit fishing areas are cool enough to provide a trout […]
VA Eyes Next Steps Since Joint EHR Rollout
It’s been five months since the Department of Veterans Affairs launched its electronic health record jointly with the Defense Department at their North Chicago facility, and program officials said they are keying in on continuous user experience improvements. “In the past year, more than 1,500 system configuration changes have...
U.S. Attorney Kavanaugh Leaving At End Of Year
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia Chris Kavanaugh is leaving at the end of the year, after his wife assumes a position on the bench. The UVA Law grad has been in the position since October 2021. In announcing his departure, Kavanaugh cites that the end of the year is “the commencement of my wife Jasmine Hyejung Yoon’s service as a United States District Court Judge this September”.
Advocates ask the EPA to oppose air permit in Virginia
The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) and environmental groups are asking the federal government to object to an air permit that the state of Virginia recently issued to a chemical manufacturing plant. AdvanSix Resins and Chemicals LLC, located south of Richmond in Hopewell, VA, has for years been seeking to...
Men's Soccer Opens With Two Games In Three Days Starting Friday
RALEIGH, N.C. – William Peace ventures to Averett for its men's soccer season opener on Friday, Aug. 30. The non-conference game is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Danville, Va. It will be the first of two games in three days for the Pacers, who visit Guilford on Sunday, Sept. 1, in Greensboro, N.C., at 1 p.m.
Jury finds man guilty of 2022 murder of Gretna man, sheriff says
PITTSLYVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – The Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office announced a man has been convicted for the murder of Gretna man, 51-year-old Charles Va Hooker that occurred in February 2022. On Wednesday, August 28, a Pittsylvania County Jury found Daniel Wayne Neal guilty of Murder in the First Degree, Statutory Burglary, and Use of […]
Hurt mayor takes a look at Staunton Plaza progress one year after purchase
Once upon a time Staunton Plaza in Hurt was booming with stores, customers, and sales. Through the years it has gone through something of a decline although seven businesses currently inhabit the facility. All of that is about to change thanks to a vision and a business plan from Mayor...
Two-vehicle crash in Roanoke results in motorcyclist with life-threatening injuries
ROANOKE, Va. – There was a two-vehicle crash in Roanoke that resulted in a motorcyclist with life-threatening injuries, said Roanoke City Police. Authorities said around 5:25 p.m. on Thursday, police were dispatched to the intersection of Winsloe Dr NW and Trinkle Ave NW to investigate a crash. RCPD said...
Former police officer talks use of tasers, deadly force
ROANOKE, Va. – Virginia State Police are investigating after Roanoke Police shot and killed a suspect after he stabbed a woman and refused to put down a knife. VSP says the suspect was 26 years old, but have not released his identity. They also said the woman is out of the hospital and recovering.
Mother remembers Avriel Hooks one year after her death; husband charged
AMHERST, Va. (WDBJ) - It’s been one year since a Lynchburg woman was found dead in Amherst County. This was after Avriel Hooks’ family reported her missing just days before. Her estranged husband Michael Perry III is behind bars in connection with the murder. Now, her mother Ashley...
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