January 28, 2008
Retired Roanoke Newspaper Editor John W. Eure Dies
Eure was born in Richmond and grew up in Lynchburg. He took a job with a newspaper in South Boston after he graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in 1936, and joined The Roanoke Times a year later.
Dog Killed in Roanoke House Fire
A family loses their house and their dog to fire
Jogger Killed by Hit and Run Driver in Roanoke County
Developing Story Update: Police release the name of the jogger killed by a hit and run driver, near Cave Spring Elementary School early this morning
Last Officer in Henry County Sheriff’s Office Corruption Case Sentenced
Former Sergeant Robert Keith Adams will serve 12 months and a day in federal prison.
Danville Ranks Fourth in Loss of Population
The City of Danville ranks fourth in Virginia localities that lost population since 2000, according to a report released recently by the Weldon Cooper Center at the University of Virginia.
Liberty University Expanding Engineering Program
Halfway into its first year, Liberty University’s School of Engineering and Computational Sciences is looking to expand with new professors and majors within the next couple of years.
Body Found In Road
A body is found near Cave Spring Elementary School.
Main Roads Into and Out of Lynchburg Rank as Most Hazardous
Coming off the U.S. 460 ramp, cars spill into Lynchburg on Candlers Mountain Road. Traffic often stacks up, clogging especially at the lights around River Ridge mall. So it’s little surprise that stretch is the most accident-prone area in Lynchburg, earning the number one spot for 2007 with 21 crashes and seven people injured.
Overall Enrollment Drops at Lynchburg City Schools
Changing demographics combined with a declining enrollment puts Lynchburg City Schools in a different position than neighboring school systems.
Allied Community Pharmacy Closes Its Doors
Roger Akers owned and operated Rustburg’s only pharmacy for 37 years, six months and 10 days. After spending those years working 60-hour weeks, rarely taking a day off, the 63-year-old Akers said he was ready for a break.
January 23, 2008
Fire Spread From Car to House
Roanoke Fire-EMS says a car had caught fire on the home’s attached carport, and the flames spread to the house.
January 22, 2008
Firefighter speaks
A firefighter talks about a close call at a local Roanoke fire.
Lynchburg remembers King visit
Martin Luther King, Jr. had lunch at the Church of the Covenant’s Lodge of the Fisherman on March 27th 1962, before speaking at E.C. Glass High School.
January 21, 2008
Roanoke MLK march
Local citizens march arcross the MLK bridge in roanoke city for rememberence.
January 09, 2008
Courses of action
Oakwood Country Club has closed its golf course, leaving many to question the fate of the course’s 70 acres in the heart of the city’s Rivermont area.