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Bre Peck, Emma Lemley, Cori McMillan, Rachel Castine and Trinity Martin reflected on their years playing for the #Hokies — which included towed cars, carrying logs and winning a lot of softball games.
“I’m really glad that we all ended up at Tech.” virginiatech.sportswar.com/a…
We learned something crucial about the planned data center in Roanoke County: Google is expected to be the end user.
Find more at @roanoketimes: roanoke.com/news/local/busin…
It's election season. Here goes.
Rep. Ben Cline campaigned with former Gov. Glenn Youngkin at the Shenandoah Club in Roanoke last night. Cline accused his opponent, author Beth Macy, of being too left wing –– as Macy led a group of supporters outside. roanoke.com/news/local/gover…
The most serious effects of Hurricane Isaias might not hit Southwest Virginia like it will in the deep south, but heavy rain and wind is still expected.
In @roanoketimes: roanoke.com/news/local/weath…
The parties involved in the sale of land in Roanoke County for a data center are no longer beholden to an NDA, they announced Tuesday.
The NDA and release document (obtained through FOIA requests) said they don't “constitute an admission of liability.” roanoke.com/news/local/busin…
You've heard the term "artificial intelligence" over and over again. But what actually does that mean?
“Well, that’s TBD.”
That's why AI Ready Roanoke is seeking proposals. roanoke.com/news/local/busin…
The last stop of Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi's Energy Costs Listening Tour took place Thursday evening in Roanoke.
She criticized the pending NextEra/Dominion Energy merger, data centers and more (which you can read about here). roanoke.com/news/local/gover…
There's a lot to know about the Wood Haven Technology Park data center in Roanoke County.
Here are five of those things, plus a PDF of the purchase agreement we obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
In @roanoketimes: roanoke.com/news/local/busin…
Weeks after a covert vote to sell land near the I-81/I-581 interchange, we know the land is likely to become a data center.
There is still a lot we don't know.
“I don’t know how the authority could be more transparent in the process at this point.” roanoke.com/news/local/busin…
“Sometimes, you play a game so bad, the only way to watch it back is at 10 times the speed and with the Benny Hill theme music playing under it.” -Ted Lasso
The #Commanders lose to the Cowboys, 37-20, and fall to 0-2.
Obviously, the outcome of the contest isn't really what matters right now. We'll get word from HC Dan Quinn after the game on the latest about QB Jayden Daniels' left elbow injury.
We know a vote passed to approve a land sale of the Wood Haven Technology Park near the I-81/I-581 interchange. But here's what we don't know:
-If it's for a data center
-Who bought the land
-The terms of the agreement
roanoke.com/news/local/gover…
My Roanoke Times colleagues have been doing such great work in advance of the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Check out a collection of it here –– and peruse the website and/or a print edition. roanoke.com/news/local/colle…
Shawn Osborne was conducting a training exercise on the Potomac River as American Airlines Flight 77 struck the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Now a firefighter at the Roanoke-Blacksburg Airport, Osborne reflected on his experience 25 years ago.
roanoke.com/news/local/artic…
Sam Mostow retweeted
Here's another example of our Citizens Agenda election coverage initiative in action...
@bySamMostow, at a federal candidates event Monday, focused on the issues our readers have told us they care about most in those races — including healthcare, immigration and the Trump admin
🧵I'm leading a @roanoketimes election coverage project based on The Citizens Agenda, popularized by @jayrosen_nyu.
The basic idea: focus more on issue substance and impact rather than the horse race.
Earlier this month we surveyed readers on their top issues and races...
BUENA VISTA — Historically, Labor Fest has not been a masterclass in political civility.
Monday featured less jeering than in years past, as Sen. Mark Warner, Rep. Ben Cline and their challengers (Bert Mizusawa and Beth Macy) began the push to November. roanoke.com/news/local/gover…
As the aviation world was changing forever, Mike Stewart first noticed the silence.
Stewart worked at O'Hare Airport in Chicago on Sept. 11, 2001, but now –– 25 years later –– he leads the Roanoke Blacksburg Airport.
In @roanoketimes (no paywall): roanoke.com/news/local/busin…
Something I've been thinking about for the last day: How does the Wally costume travel to store openings? It's huge! No way it fits in a suitcase. Do they have a special bag and check it on flights? Do they need to put it in a truck? Open to all possibilities.
Philadelphians and honorary Philadelphians alike piled into Wawa's soft opening in Salem yesterday, the first location in the Roanoke Valley. The store opened for all customers today. roanoke.com/news/local/busin…
Philadelphians and honorary Philadelphians alike piled into Wawa's soft opening in Salem yesterday, the first location in the Roanoke Valley. The store opened for all customers today. roanoke.com/news/local/busin…
Posting the article was just an excuse for me to share these pictures I got to take of cows.
When Dustin and Kali Henagar first thought about purchasing and taking over The Homeplace, it was as a joke.
Five years after its closing during the pandemic, the couple reopened the Catawba establishment –– and withstood a fire during the process. roanoke.com/news/local/busin…
