Roanoke City Public Schools (RCPS) has launched its new 52 Weeks of Reading program for the 2023-2024 school year, which promotes literacy, critical thinking…
Lucy Addison Middle School and Lincoln Terrace Elementary School were placed on a brief "hold and secure" until authorities determined that there was no danger to the public.
Amid growing questions, concerns and criticism of Roanoke’s Gun Violence Prevention Commission, the group came together with city leaders to share their progress and mission on Monday for a gun violence prevention framework meeting.
File – An election officer passes out stickers. (Heather Rousseau/The Roanoke Times via AP)
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Susan Wright is advancing to the runoff election to take up the House seat of her late husband Rep. Ron Wright. The special election, held Saturday, showed Wright garnering the most votes out of the 23 candidates looking to take the spot in the House of Representatives.
Wright led the race while receiving around 19 percent of the vote in her bid for the seat. Meanwhile, GOP state Rep. Jake Ellzey came in second with around 14 percent of the vote.
Wright even scored the endorsement of President Trump before the special election. He released a statement on the candidate, suggesting she would be a terrific congresswoman for the great state of Texas.