Brian Kelley

Roanoke

Editor at The Franklin News-Post

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Rita Bishop, retired Roanoke superintendent and innovator, dies at 81

2 weeks 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.
Volvo to lay off up to 350 more at New River Valley plant

1 month 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.
Hands Off Roanoke protests Trump policies

2 months ago | roanoke.com | Brian Kelley

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Editor's note: Getting back to normal

2 months ago | roanoke.com | Brian Kelley

Since Feb. 3, when a cyberattack shut down most systems at Lee Enterprises, the parent company of The Roanoke Times, our teams have been working day and night to bring you the complete newspaper you expect. Today, we cannot be more pleased to tell you we are back to full strength. Since last Sunday, March 23, you’ve probably noticed the newspaper has returned to its bigger size.
Shelor Motor Mile to sell Ford dealership to Duncan group

2 months ago | roanoke.com | Brian Kelley

Christiansburg-based Shelor Motor Mile auto dealership group and Blacksburg-based Duncan Ford Mazda on Tuesday announced the sale of Shelor’s Ford dealership to Duncan. Larry Shelor and David Hagan purchased the former Homer Cox Ford dealership in downtown Christiansburg in 1994 and moved it to the Motor Mile complex just off Interstate 81’s Exit 118. Both the Shelor and Duncan auto dealerships have long histories in the New River Valley.
Editor's Note: A jumbled month, but recovery continues

Feb 23, 2025 | roanoke.com | Brian Kelley

Almost two weeks ago, I wrote you about the cyberattack that affected almost all of our operations and to thank you for your patience as we were continuing to publish The Roanoke Times, though in a more compact, slightly jumbled format than usual. Last week our company, Lee Enterprises, released more details about the cyberattack in a filing with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission.
Editor's Note: Thank you to readers, for your patience, and to our staff for their perseverance

Feb 10, 2025 | roanoke.com | Brian Kelley

The first sign that last week was not off to a good start came early Feb. 3 when tech support alerted us that multiple systems were down. Those systems include the way ads are placed on pages, how pages are planned and designed and even how we communicate with customers. As our staff in Roanoke and elsewhere across the company adapted to find work-arounds to produce the printed newspapers and e-editions, we continued to cover news and sports and post articles on roanoke.com.
We heard you: Get ready to Jumble - puzzle returns today

Nov 1, 2024 | roanoke.com | Brian Kelley

We heard you. We’re pleased today to announce the return of Jumble to The Roanoke Times. You’ll find the scrambled word game, which has been challenging and entertaining generations of players since 1954, on Page B9 of today’s edition, as well as in our E-edition at roanoke.com/eedition/. Also head over to our website to find new games. Access to our digital content is included in your subscription.