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Southwest Virginia at center of America’s 250th anniversary of independence

Jan 15, 2025 | wvtf.org | Craig Wright

The Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission (VA250) is in charge of coordinating events throughout Virginia that will celebrate the key moments leading to The American Revolution and Independence Day. The year-and-a-half long celebration officially kicks off on Saturday, January 18 in downtown Roanoke at the O. Winston Link and Roanoke History Museum with the "Salute to Southwest Virginia".
Fairy Stone State Park offers blend of exploration, science, and folklore

Dec 3, 2024 | wvtf.org | Craig Wright

Liam, and his sisters Charlotte and Aurora have come to Fairy Stone State Park in Patrick County with the hopes of finding their own fairy stones. And they’ve come to one of the few places where they can be found. Park Manager Adam Layman talks about the park's namesake, “The stones are formed naturally here in a vein on the eastern edge of the park.
A wealth of items (and bargains) to be found at Virginia Tech surplus auctions

Oct 17, 2024 | wvtf.org | Craig Wright

Most universities have a means for selling old or surplus items. In the 1980s, Virginia Tech began holding auctions. Computers, lab and shop equipment, furniture, and even vehicles – they’re all part of common lots available through the auctions. Ron Barrett is surplus property manager at Virginia Tech and oversees the procurement and sale of items through the auctions, “Most of the items we bring in here have useful life left. And that’s our main goal, is to get items back into use.
The paper ballot remains at the heart of voting process

Sep 11, 2024 | wvtf.org | Craig Wright

Regardless of how and when you vote, the process of getting the ballot into the hands of the voter is more involved than you might think. Anna Cloeter, Director of Elections for Roanoke County, says in each election, there’s a lot to do in a short amount of time, “Due to the condensed timeframe for candidate certifications, we have about a week to prepare and proof ballots for the upcoming presidential election."Ballots may contain national, state, and local races, propositions and referenda.
National D-Day Memorial debuts Distinguished Speakers Series

Sep 2, 2024 | wvtf.org | Craig Wright

While dates such as D-Day, Memorial Day, and Veterans Day are natural draws for the memorial, events, such as the Lunch Box Lectures, have also proven popular. D-Day Memorial President and CEO April Cheek-Messier told me about their latest offering, the Distinguished Speakers Series, which will educate and entertain. “Where our Lunch Box Lectures are usually at noon, the distinguished speaker comes in an evening event where we have a dessert reception.
What it’s like for a dad to stay at home with their child as the primary carer

Aug 29, 2024 | afr.com | Craig Wright

Craig WrightAug 30, 2024 – 5.00am or Subscribe to save articleEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? “I’ll be home for bath time.”Following the birth of our first child, this was not an uncommon message that I would send my wife as the end of the office day approached.
Program hopes to attract educators of color to Rockbridge County area school systems

Aug 16, 2024 | wvtf.org | Craig Wright

The disparity of educators of color in Rockbridge County can be traced all of the way back to the 1950s when schools first became integrated. The picture has remained the same for decades. But now the Irma Thompson Educators of Color Program is taking a pro-active approach to diversifying the makeup of teachers there. Tinni Sen is co-chair of the board for the program.
Taking stock of Virginia's Indoor Clean Air Act after 15 years

Aug 13, 2024 | wvtf.org | Craig Wright

It’s been long enough now, that for some people, smoking in restaurants has always been off limits. For others, just a distant memory. Virginia’s Indoor Clean Air Act didn’t take effect until some 14 years after California became the first state to ban smoking in restaurants. It’s hard to quantify the cause and effect of the law on consumer habits, but statistics in the years since the law took effect do point to a definite trend.
Route 58 Project a massive undertaking over Lovers Leap Mountain

Jun 27, 2024 | wvtf.org | Craig Wright

A recent day trip took me from Hillsville eastward on Route 58 toward Martinsville. What I wasn’t aware of, was the construction project that lay ahead of me. It began with a section reduced to one lane where I waited for several minutes with a healthy queue of other vehicles to proceed up Lover’s Leap Mountain. Now, I’ve driven through my share of road work zones, but nothing close to this. As I navigated each twist and turn up the mountain, the scale of this project became more and more apparent.
The Trump Store is the stage for one story about civility and neighborly respect

Jun 20, 2024 | kuow.org | Craig Wright |Susanna Capelouto

The Trump Store is the stage for one story about civility and neighborly respectAt an intersection in rural Virginia a store that sells Trump souvenirs has become a lesson in tolerance for its neighbor.