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Roam NRV bikes are abandoned after company silently ceases operations
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Thousands of college students and cyclists around Montgomery County took advantage of a local bike share program,…
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Roanoke Valley public schools team up for Load the Bus for Kids drive
During Virginia’s tax-free weekend, Aug. 5-7, the school divisions of Roanoke, Roanoke County and Salem are teaming up to collect…
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Guns & Hoses softball benefit postponed
BUENA VISTA, Va. – UPDATE: The Guns & Hoses Softball game scheduled for Friday evening at Buddy Secrist Athletic Field…
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$1.85 million invested in Melrose Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project
ROANOKE, Va. – A new milestone is now complete in the Melrose neighborhood in Roanoke. On Friday, Roanoke City leaders…
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Ribbon-cutting for Buena Vista business a first for new innovation center
BUENA VISTA, Va. – A ribbon-cutting in Buena Vista was a milestone for a new business there, and a preview…
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Lynchburg back-to-school event to provide free school supplies, shoes, haircuts
LYNCHBURG, Va. – On Saturday, there will be a special back-to-school event to help families get the supplies they need.…
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Lynchburg barbershop offers support to struggling families
LYNCHBURG, Va. – When Ted & Ted’s Barber Shoppe opened in Lynchburg five years ago, Ted Jennings Sr. said the…
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Rockbridge organizations fighting food insecurities
LEXINGTON, Va. – Food insecurity is a significant problem in the United States, and Rockbridge County leaders said that it’s…
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Memorial golf outing held in memory of little girl
ROANOKE, Va. – A life-saving legacy: the inaugural Layla Jo Walters Golf Outing teed off on Friday at the Blue…
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Roanoke Valley’s Fill the Bus to provide students with school supplies
ROANOKE, Va. – It’s almost time for students to head back to school and it’s important they will have all…
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