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Roanoke awarded $525,000 in grants to address gun violence
‘I see a change in how we do community’
Roanoke awarded $525,000 in grants to address gun violence
ROANOKE, Va. – The City of Roanoke was awarded more than half a million dollars in grants from the Department of Criminal Justice Services to address gun violence.
Councilman Joe Cobb, who serves on the city’s Gun Violence Prevention Commission, said the money has immense implications.
“Down the road, we want to see generational changes,” said Cobb.
The first grant is for $25,000 to conduct a youth and gang violence community assessment. The city will spend the next six months reaching out to kids in the community to hear their stories and what changes they’d like to see.
Tim Harvey
One of the greatest assets Roanoke offers its residents is the unique combination of urban living with a small-town feel.
Whether weâre enjoying dinner in our revitalized downtown, meetings friends in one of our many neighborhoods, schools, parks, or miles of greenway, or spending time in the mountains that surround our city, we understand how blessed we are to call Roanoke home.
It comes as no surprise, then, that we would find the recent rise in gun-related violence both concerning and even somewhat disorienting.
These acts of violence seem more like âbig cityâ problems and offend our hometown sensibilities. Whether the gun violence is related to gang or drug activity, domestic abuse, or involves a child who finds an unsecured gun and accidentally harms himself or a friend, we wonder how life would be different had cooler heads and common sense prevailed.
What’s News Today: Budget hearings, vaccine clinics
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The Town of Vinton holds a ribbon cutting today for the second phase of the Glade Creek Greenway. The trail was extended from Walnut Avenue to Gus Nicks Boulevard. The ribbon cutting is this morning at 9 a.m. in downtown Vinton.
Alleghany High School will offer a COVID-19 vaccine clinic today. Faculty, staff and students over the age of 12, will be able to get the Pfizer vaccine between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The second dose will be given on June 15. There’s a mobile vaccination clinic today in Franklin County. West Piedmont Health District will be at the Franklin County Animal Shelter from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Central Shenandoah Health District will hold a vaccine clinic, aimed at 12 to 15-year-olds. It runs from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the old Peebles store i
What’s News Today: I-81 construction, new cigarette tax
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If you travel Interstate 81 in Botetourt County, you can expect delays during the evening and overnight hours. Work will take place nightly between 7 p.m. and 9 a.m. this week. There will be alternating lane closures between mile markers 168 and 169 as crews pave. This work is part of the I-81 Safety Improvement Project. Exit 168 will be closed tonight.
Martinsville City leaders will present the city’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year to city council. Council will hold work session later this week and next with with a public hearing scheduled for May 25th. Council could vote to approve the budget on June 8th.