Luke Weir

Waynesville

Reporter at Roanoke Times

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Wasena bridge half complete, a few months behind

1 week ago | roanoke.com | Luke Weir

The Wasena bridge replacement project is about halfway completed, officials said, as crews proceeded last week toward a milestone on the $50 million project in Roanoke. Six massive steel building blocks called tub girders completed the road trip to Roanoke from Tampa, Florida, city staff said. Josephus Johnson-Koroma is a civil engineer for Roanoke, and project manager for the bridge replacement. “We are 50% complete on the project,” Johnson-Koroma said.
Blacksburg seeking input on new community center

2 weeks ago | roanoke.com | Luke Weir

Blacksburg officials want input about a proposed new community recreation center, according to a page on the town’s public notice website. “This new facility will exist in addition to the current community center, located at 725 Patrick Henry Drive,” the notice said. “The current community center will continue to be utilized as a programming space for a variety of recreational and community programs.”An online survey is open until May 27, available at letstalkblacksburg.org.
Many undecided as Spanberger leads new Roanoke College Poll

2 weeks ago | newsadvance.com | Luke Weir

Virginians will elect a new governor in November, but more than one in four voters are undecided about who they will pick, according to newly released polling data from Roanoke College. Out of 658 voters surveyed, Democrat Abigail Spanberger polled at 43%, compared to 26% who said they would vote for Republican Winsome Earle-Sears, results show.
Many undecided as Spanberger leads new Roanoke College Poll

2 weeks ago | roanoke.com | Luke Weir

Virginians will elect a new governor in November, but more than one in four voters are undecided about who they will pick, according to newly released polling data from Roanoke College. Out of 658 voters surveyed, Democrat Abilgail Spanberger polled at 43%, compared to 26% who said they would vote for Republican Winsome Earle-Sears, results show.
Grants eyed to restore historic Washington Park cottage

2 weeks ago | roanoke.com | Luke Weir

A northwest Roanoke community group is working with a nonprofit on plans to save one of the city’s oldest buildings, but some city council members are already casting doubt. On the same day the city council approved tax increases to disincentivize ownership of blighted and derelict property, it heard an update about a city-owned property that has long been boarded up.
Roanoke to try 3-lane configuration for portion of Williamson Road

2 weeks ago | roanoke.com | Luke Weir

Roanoke’s main strip is known for delicious international flavors, but also car crashes and pedestrian perils. Williamson Road is overdue for reconfiguration, and a steering committee recommends a six-month road diet starting this fall, consultants told the city council on Monday. The intent is to test whether a three-lane setup is more effective at controlling speed and safety on the busy street, said Christopher Forinash, senior transportation planner with Nelson\Nygaard consulting.
Goodwill President thanks Roanoke paramedics who saved him

2 weeks ago | roanoke.com | Luke Weir

Until the heart attack, Dec. 14 was just another Saturday morning for Richmond Vincent. At a city council meeting on Monday, Vincent, who is president at Goodwill Industries of the Valleys, thanked the Roanoke paramedics who resuscitated him last winter. “I was down for 27 minutes,” Vincent said. “I stand before you, I’m on borrowed time right now.”The heart was not how Vincent, a former Arizona State University football player and workout fiend, would’ve ever expected to go, he said.
New emergency department opens Tuesday at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital

2 weeks ago | roanoke.com | Luke Weir

An upgraded emergency department opens Tuesday morning inside the new wing of Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. More beds, dedicated pediatric spaces and an additional helipad are features of the new emergency department at 1906 Belleview Ave. S.E., officials said during a media tour in April ahead of the original opening date at mid-month. The new facility now opens at 7 a.m. Tuesday.
Roanoke council settles on 3% raises for city employees

2 weeks ago | roanoke.com | Luke Weir

City employees in Roanoke are set to receive raises this summer, although city council members took exception to some staff increases being larger than others. Separate from employee pay, the city council itself is also receiving a raise on July 1. Most city employees are receiving 3% raises when the new government year begins in July, following a unanimous vote of the city council on Monday afternoon.
Harrison Museum packing artifacts for Melrose Plaza move

2 weeks ago | roanoke.com | Luke Weir

Moving a museum is delicate work. Many hands are carefully contributing as the Harrison Museum of African American Culture relocates from Center in the Square downtown. The museum is moving to the new Melrose Plaza in northwest Roanoke, Executive Director E.B. Smith said. “We’ve been negotiating this move for quite a long time,” Smith said.

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