Roanoke College Poll: Consumer Sentiment and Price Expectations in Virginia Sacramento Bee 10, 2012 -- SALEM, Va., Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Virginians remain relatively optimistic about the future, finds a new survey by The Roanoke College Institute for Policy and Opinion Research (IPOR). IPOR surveyed 616 Virginians on their finances, ... |
Fitch Rates Roanoke, VA's GO's 'AA+'; Outlook Stable MarketWatch (press release) ECONOMIC HUB FOR WESTERN VA: Roanoke is a regional economic hub, with a diverse economy that leverages the city's employment sector strengths in health care and transportation. Growing opportunities in biomedical research spearheaded by a joint ... |
 Roanoke Times | Steger is dismissed from lawsuits tied to '07 Virginia Tech shootings Roanoke Times 25 and obtained this week by The Roanoke Times. Alexander further ruled, however, that negligence claims brought by the families against the commonwealth may go forward. A jury trial in the case is set for March 5 to 9 in Montgomery County Circuit ... Judge dismisses Virginia Tech president from 2 wrongful death lawsuits over ... VT pres. dismissed from shootings suits Virginia Tech's President Is Dismissed From Lawsuits Stemming From 2007 Shootings |
Mike Scott perfect as Virginia rolls over Wake Forest Boston Herald By Doug Doughty / The Roanoke Times, Va. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Virginia men's basketball coach Tony Bennett had no ulterior motives Wednesday night when he decided to rest center Mike Scott for the final 12:41 against Wake Forest. Up to that point, ... |
Roanoke Democrats may have some competition for mayor, council Roanoke Times (blog) The Blue Ridge Caucus, as written by Roanoke Times reporters Mason Adams and Michael Sluss, will cover all things politics, especially west of Virginia's Capitol, with historical perspective on issues and positions, and money and campaign finance. |
Longtime Western Virginia Land Trust director steps down Roanoke Times During that time, the land trust worked with the Roanoke City Council to establish conservation easements on Carvins Cove Natural Reserve and Mill Mountain Park. Holnback also helped the Western Virginia Land Trust win national accreditation with the ... |
No Snow Could Affect Education WSET Roanoke, VA. - School administrators around the region say not having any snow days could cause future problems for kids in the classroom. The problem is that districts rely on snow days to allow them the legal ability to start school before Labor Day. |
 Globe and Mail | Virginia legislation advances to let private adoption agencies bar adoption by ... Washington Post RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia state Senate passed legislation Thursday allowing private adoption agencies to deny placements that conflict with their religious or moral beliefs, including opposition to homosexuality. The mostly party-line 22-18 vote ... Virginia Gay Adoption Faces Major Hurdle |
 The Virginian-Pilot | Doug Doughty's College Notebook The Virginian-Pilot Collectively, they virtually shut out the rest of the ACC in the state of Virginia. Going by The Roanoke Times rankings, the highest-rated in-state player to select an out-of-state ACC program was No. 19 Win Homer, an offensive lineman from ... |
Apco seeks OK to build $25M power line in Va. WTOP ROANOKE, Va. - Appalachian Power is seeking state approval to build a $25 million electric transmission line that would serve Montgomery County, Christiansburg and Blacksburg. The company says it filed an application for the project Thursday with the ... |
