Friday, May 17, 2013
Dignitaries and volunteers were among the 75 or so guests at the ribbon cutting Thursday for the 7000 square foot Harrison Museum of African American Culture now relocated to the Center in the Square. The Square will have its grand opening on Saturday May 18. With scissors in hand Mayor David Bowers said “We have [...]
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell today issued Executive Order No. 63, establishing the Governor’s Teacher Cabinet. The Cabinet, comprised of teachers from across the Commonwealth, will advise the Governor and Secretary of Education on policies related to the status of teaching in Virginia. The Cabinet will focus on strategies for enhancing teacher quality, leadership and professionalism [...]
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
After much gnashing of teeth and consultation with the city attorney Dan Callaghan Roanoke City Council decided that the replacement of school board chairman Dave Carson will be advertised and applications taken until May 3 and reviewed by council on May 6. Carson has been appointed to the 23rd District Circuit Court and will take [...]
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Nine months after the Derecho and other severe storms brought 80 mile-per-hours winds to Roanoke, a new Environment Virginia Research & Policy Center report finds that weather-related disasters are already affecting hundreds of millions of Americans, and documents how global warming could lead to certain extreme weather events becoming even more common or more severe [...]
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Monday, April 8, 2013
A funding push by area legislators have saved judgeships vacated by retiring judges in the 23rd District Circuit Court. David Carson was one of two area judges elected with Carson replacing Judge Jonathan Apgar who is retiring. Leisa Ciaffone was selected as a judge in Roanoke’s Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court replacing Judge John Ferguson. [...]
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan rolls over for passenger rail /Mayor Bowers’ fiscal cliff for Roanoke City Public Schools comes to fruition In January Mayor Bowers and Vice Mayor Court Rosen had a bit of a tiff. Bowers saw a fiscal cliff looming for RCPS and the arts. Rosen on the other hand was confident that [...]
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Governor McDonnell sent amendments to the General Assembly on the Opportunity Educational Institution bill to further improve and clarify the legislation. This student-centered legislation places the interests of the student first and ensures students facing some of the most difficult challenges will have access to the best resources to accelerate school improvement. The legislation will [...]
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
In a press release Roanoke’s Community High School of Arts and Academics’ Board of Trustees announced that they have unanimously voted to drop the tuition for 2013-14 from $10,200 to $5,000 per student. In addition to this reduction, CHS will continue to have ample financial aid reserves, according to Josh Chapman, Academic Director. Community High [...]
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Monday, March 18, 2013
Jim Rollings, executive director of the Science Museum of Western Virginia announced that on March 15 they closed their temporary Tanglewood Mall location as they begin the move back to the renovated Center in the Square. A Grand Reopening is scheduled to take place on May 18. What they need now is almost $600,000 to [...]
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
In Roanoke City receiving Distinguished Achievement awards were Fishburn Park Elementary, Grandin Court Elementary and Wasena Elementary. In Roanoke County receiving Distinguished Achievement awards were Back Creek Elementary, Cave Spring Elementary, Clearbrook Elementary, Fort Lewis Elementary, Glenvar Middle, Green Valley Elementary, Penn Forest Elementary and W.E. Cundiff Elementary. RICHMOND—Governor Bob McDonnell and the Board of Education announced [...]
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Friday, March 1, 2013
The Democratic candidate and former DNC chair Terry McAuliffe listened intently and took notes as he toured the Technology Department in Webber Hall at Virginia Western Community College Wednesday. He plans to visit all 23 community colleges. There is a need to invest in community colleges.”Education is not an expense – it is an investment,” [...]
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
It was a packed house for both workshops held at the Taubman Museum of Art Tuesday. There were 60 computers sitting ready for two sessions aimed at getting small businesses with no Internet presence online for the first time. Extra tables had to be set up to accommodate as many as 100 people for the [...]
