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3 weeks ago |
newsadvance.com | Brian Kelley
Congressman Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, on Thursday honored Roanoker Bob Slaughter and other D-Day veterans in remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives in advance of the 81st anniversary of the Normandy landings. In a five-minute address, Griffith noted the location of the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford and its link to the loss of 20 soldiers from the town on June 6, 1944, in the first wave of landings at Omaha Beach.
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3 weeks ago |
roanoke.com | Brian Kelley
Congressman Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, on Thursday honored Roanoker Bob Slaughter and other D-Day veterans in remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives in advance of the 81st anniversary of the Normandy landings. In a five-minute address, Griffith noted the location of the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford and its link to the loss of 20 soldiers from the town on June 6, 1944, in the first wave of landings at Omaha Beach.
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1 month ago |
roanoke.com | Brian Kelley
Rita Bishop, who brought stability and a dramatic improvement in graduation rates and test scores to the Roanoke City Public Schools following a turbulent period, died Friday at age 81. Bishop served two times as a leader in the city school division, first as an assistant superintendent for instruction in the 1990s, and then returning as superintendent of schools from 2007 to 2020.
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2 months ago |
roanoke.com | Brian Kelley
Volvo Group North America has informed workers it will lay off up to 800 employees at three East Coast facilities, including 250 to 350 at its Volvo Trucks New River Valley plant, a company spokeswoman confirmed Saturday. The company cited the negative impact on heavy truck orders because of market uncertainty about freight rates and demand, possible regulatory changes and the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs.
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2 months ago |
roanoke.com | Brian Kelley
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