Roanoke

Source: www.roanoke.com --- 5 hours ago
Many came to Obama's speech to hear his policies on increasing employment. MARTINSVILLE -- Brian McGhee is waiting on a change. He's looking for a change in laws that allow manufacturing companies to send jobs overseas. He's looking for a change in the lack of resources available to laid-off workers. ...

Source: www.roanoke.com --- 5 hours ago
The candidate made stops in Martinsville and Lynchburg on Wednesday. MARTINSVILLE -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama began a two-day Virginia campaign swing Tuesday in a community with the state's highest unemployment rate, telling a Martinsville audience that he will take aggressive steps to improve the plight of economically-distressed communities that are reeling from plant closings and layoffs. ...

Source: www.roanoke.com --- 5 hours ago
James Reginald Jones II's girlfriend says he shot a man during a robbery attempt. RADFORD -- The key witness in the capital murder case against James Reginald Jones II testified against him Wednesday, saying that she and Jones together planned to rob Ken Henry but that it was Jones who fatally shot him. ...

Source: www.roanoke.com --- 1 day ago
The facility, which transfers freight between rail and trucks, could be ready in 2010. It's official. The commonwealth announced Tuesday it is backing Norfolk Southern's plan to build an intermodal rail yard in Elliston. Virginia Transportation Secretary Pierce Homer called it "a major announcement for the commonwealth and the greater Roanoke area and, frankly, for the entire United States of America." ...

Source: www.roanoke.com --- 21 hours ago
Two people from Christiansburg were killed Tuesday evening when their car crashed on U.S. 460 in Rich Creek. Vickie Lynn Rule, 46, and Donald Floyd Thompson, 58, died at Carilion Giles Memorial Hospital shortly after the crash occurred about 6 p.m., said Sgt. Michael Conroy of the Virginia State Police. ...

Source: www.roanoke.com --- 1 day ago
The availability of public funding for the project in Elliston was announced. The placement of an intermodal hub in Elliston has big potential to improve Southwest Virginia as a business location, state leaders and business people said Tuesday. ...

Source: www.roanoke.com --- 8 hours ago
TODAY Party in the Park A fundraising event for local nonprofits with live music and entertainment. Featuring the Domino Band and a swing dance exhibition. $6, general; ages 12 and under free. 5:30 to 8 p.m. Elmwood Park. 342-2640, pitp.org . ...

Source: www.roanoke.com --- 1 day ago
Cindy McFarland says a sheriff and three deputies could have prevented her husband's shooting. CHRISTIANSBURG -- The widow of the Montgomery Regional Hospital security guard killed by inmate William Morva two years ago has filed a lawsuit against a Montgomery County sheriff and three deputies, claiming they could have prevented Derrick McFarland's death. ...

Source: www.roanoke.com --- 1 day ago
The candidate will talk trade policy in Martinsville and then speak in Lynchburg. RICHMOND -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will discuss trade policy today at an invitation-only gathering in Martinsville, bringing his campaign message to a community that has been battered by plant closings and job losses over the past decade. ...

Source: www.wusa9.com --- 22 hours ago
Chief David Hoback from RoanokeVa.govLate yesterday afternoon we sent an email to Roanoke Fire-EMS Department Chief David Hoback about the recent banning of the blog RoanokeFire.com from fire station... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

Source: www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com --- 22 hours ago
Image via Wikipedia I get a lot of announcements and offers passing through my email each week as I’m sure you do, and most of it, I don’t give a second thought before hitting the delete key. But when I learned from a local Floyd Countian about the Society of Environmental Journalists and particularly about [...] ...

Source: www.fwicki.com --- 5 hours ago
Original, mellow acoustic rock. Guest picker Hunley is among the Roanoke Valley's finest. ...

Source: www.fwicki.com --- 5 hours ago
An exhibit of works by artist and poet Dorothy M. Doss. Contact: leagueofroanokeartists.org -- today -- LIVE THEATER l "Anything Goes" An energy-filled summer musical. ...

Source: www.aam-us.org --- 9 hours ago
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Source: blogs.roanoke.com --- 2 hours ago
I have news about nTelos’ plans for additional stores and service in the Roanoke and New River valleys. In September, this wireless service provider will open a retail location at the Kroger Square at Bonsack, a new center in Roanoke County. Also that month, it plans to open its doors in Blacksburg at 1326 South Main St. In October, nTelos will locate a store at Keagy Village, a shopping center under construction on Electric Road in Southwest Roanoke County. These openings will bring nTelos’ total to 10 locations in the Roanoke and New River valleys. The company also has launched a nationwide mobile broadband service, which covers Southwest Virginia. It offers wireless access from laptops, PDA/Smartphones and cell phones to the Internet. The speed is comparable to wired broadband connections, and it’s ten times faster than dial-up, nTelos claims. NTelos added 20 new cell sites in the Roanoke Valley earlier this year. Speaking of wireless retailers, an AT&T store in Christiansburg is celebrating its grand opening this Saturday. The store on Spradlin Farm Drive is offering a variety of special discounts, including 50 percent off flip phones and free ring tone cards. And since we’ve talked about icy treats lately, I couldn’t resist telling you that there will be free Cold Stone Creamery ice cream there. ...