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“This building is not just a home for our administrative team,” said Superintendent Verletta White. “It is a hub of support for every school, every classroom and every student in Roanoke City Public Schools.”

A project to capture and convert methane into natural gas at Smith Lake Landfill could net the Roanoke Valley Resource Authority more than $800,000 in its first year, officials said.

After three generations as a family-owned business in Roanoke, menswear mainstay Davidsons is selling to someone who will uphold the store's reputation for service, owner Larry Davidson said.

“I absolutely believe to my core we are on the cusp of a huge breakthrough," said Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va, during a visit to Roanoke on Wednesday.

Interview with Larry Davidson, third-generation CEO of Davidsons Clothing

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“Don't let today's challenges steal our students’ choices for tomorrow,” said School Board Chair Eli Jamison.

“And there’s still more trash to be gotten out of the river," a nonprofit spokesperson said.

On left, Tony Smith, founder and CEO of Secure Solar Futures, presents a check to Roanoke City Schools officials Chris Perkins, Jeff Shawver, Verletta White and Michael Cherry. The company

A 200-panel rooftop solar array is generating about 44% of the energy for Roanoke Schools' 136,000 square-foot William B. Robertson Administration Building, which recently opened on Campbell Avenue downtown, officials